Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 916)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
250279002622	391	Curley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	493 Centre St.	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8176	912	104	8.8		301 (33.0%)	159 (17.4%)	345 (37.8%)	40 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.2%)	$28,561			$2,289			$26,272	57.9	53.3	443	52
250399000531	392	Great Oak	Public	K-5	76 Pickering Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-2533	300	22	13.3		223 (74.3%)	20 (6.7%)	42 (14.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$16,570			$1,049			$15,521	57.9	61.3	370	22
250165000006	393	Woodsdale Elementary School	Public	3-4	120 Chestnut Street	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2180	352	21	16.8		248 (70.5%)	25 (7.1%)	55 (15.6%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$14,611			$1,123			$13,488	57.9	66.7	306	87
250987001220	394	Clifford H Marshall Elementary	Public	K-4	200 Moody St Ext	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8721	529	41	12.8		133 (25.1%)	82 (15.5%)	82 (15.5%)	200 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$17,819			$1,682			$16,137	57.7	42.9	540	146
250483000665	395	James Tansey	Public	K-5	711 Ray Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8206	306	19	16.3		182 (59.5%)	24 (7.8%)	58 (19.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.1%)	$16,570			$1,411			$15,159	57.7	49.8	475	80
250450000604	396	Mapleshade	Public	3-5	175 Mapleshade Avenue	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5485	287	23	12.4		197 (68.6%)	16 (5.6%)	49 (17.1%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$17,968			$950			$17,019	57.7	39.1	574	178
250297000841	397	Eddy Elementary	Public	3-5	2298 Main Street	Brewster	02631	Barnstable County	Brewster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 896-4531	205	20	10.3		156 (76.1%)	5 (2.4%)	26 (12.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$23,827			$1,092			$22,735	57.6	59.6	382	15
250972001542	398	Indian Brook	Public	K-5	1181 State Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4370	543	42	12.9		487 (89.7%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$18,010			$549			$17,461	57.4	58.8	393	5
250219000089	399	Hill-Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-4	80 Roy Avenue	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 399-7560	418	31	13.6		249 (59.6%)	35 (8.4%)	77 (18.4%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$13,894			$1,049			$12,845	57.3	46.5	509	110
251293001497	400	Indian Head	Public	K-4	720 Indian Head Street	Hanson	02341	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7065	498	34	14.6		431 (86.5%)	15 (3.0%)	25 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$15,290			$844			$14,446	57.3	62.2	362	38

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.