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)
250711001068	871	Cobbet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Franklin Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7341	602	52	11.6		19 (3.2%)	46 (7.6%)	509 (84.6%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$15,668			$1,775			$13,893	8.8	7.3	893	22
250711001070	872	E J Harrington	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Dexter Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7380	590	52	11.3		53 (9.0%)	52 (8.8%)	445 (75.4%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,035			$1,608			$14,427	8.8	7.9	885	13
250843001341	873	Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	611	55	11		187 (30.6%)	122 (20.0%)	241 (39.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	$18,023			$1,302			$16,721	8.6	12.4	840	33
250843001331	874	John Avery Parker	Public	PK, KG-5	705 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	257	24	10.7		63 (24.5%)	50 (19.5%)	118 (45.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$19,540			$873			$18,667	8.3	22.1	725	149
250279002839	875	Shaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	429 Norfolk Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8777	187	19	9.8		3 (1.6%)	111 (59.4%)	62 (33.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$28,247			$2,293			$25,953	8.1	10.9	857	18
250279000220	876	Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8257	318	36	8.8		16 (5.0%)	101 (31.8%)	195 (61.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$27,935			$2,808			$25,127	8.1	6.1	905	29
250477001521	877	Parlin School	Public	K-8	587 Broadway Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-2480	1,014	68	14.9		82 (8.1%)	101 (10.0%)	785 (77.4%)	35 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	$14,506			$835			$13,671	8.1	9.5	870	7
250279002677	878	Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Public	3-8	131 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8137	177	23	7.5		4 (2.3%)	60 (33.9%)	103 (58.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$31,329			$2,188			$29,140	8.1	5.1	915	37
250483002650	879	Mary Fonseca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Wall Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8210	636	38	16.5		204 (32.1%)	85 (13.4%)	275 (43.2%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.8%)	$16,314			$1,502			$14,812	7.8	8	884	5
250963001535	880	Silvio O Conte Community	Public	PK, KG-5	200 West Union Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9660	357	35	10.2		120 (33.6%)	74 (20.7%)	109 (30.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.6%)	$20,522			$2,226			$18,296	7.8	7.7	889	9

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.