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)
250483002644	801	Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Slade Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8300	696	50	13.9		271 (38.9%)	64 (9.2%)	266 (38.2%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.8%)	$15,873			$1,592			$14,281	15.1	15.4	804	3
250279000302	802	Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	343 Saratoga Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8466	264	26	10.1		16 (6.1%)	6 (2.3%)	239 (90.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,921			$2,307			$24,614	15	25.5	686	116
250489002775	803	McKay Elementary School	Public	1-5	67 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 665-3187	727	66	11		146 (20.1%)	42 (5.8%)	448 (61.6%)	37 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.4%)	$15,579			$1,211			$14,368	15	13	825	22
250711001079	804	Lincoln-Thomson	Public	K-5	115 Gardiner Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7460	189	22	8.5		39 (20.6%)	7 (3.7%)	109 (57.7%)	25 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$18,527			$889			$17,638	14.9	14.7	810	6
250987001582	805	Snug Harbor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Palmer Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8763	400	37	10.7		123 (30.8%)	56 (14.0%)	63 (15.8%)	127 (31.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	$18,767			$2,326			$16,441	14.9	23.2	711	94
250008701997	806	Holyoke Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Northampton St	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke Community Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 533-0111	685	42	16.5		31 (4.5%)	9 (1.3%)	634 (92.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,957			$2,715			$14,242	14.9	12.8	830	24
251323002610	807	City View	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Prospect Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3670	430	38	11.4		77 (17.9%)	61 (14.2%)	263 (61.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$16,659			$1,585			$15,074	14.8	13.6	818	11
250000201859	808	Wire Village School	Public	K-4	60 Paxton Road	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8524	417	34	12.2		294 (70.5%)	14 (3.4%)	89 (21.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$16,097			$789			$15,307	14.8	17.1	781	27
251113001807	809	Hiram L Dorman	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Lydia Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7554	271	22	12.3		24 (8.9%)	40 (14.8%)	190 (70.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$19,827			$1,871			$17,956	14.5	16.9	783	26
250279000343	810	Trotter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Humboldt Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8225	297	32	9.1		13 (4.4%)	162 (54.5%)	101 (34.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$26,196			$2,055			$24,141	14.5	14.5	812	2

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.