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)
251080001720	171	Shutesbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23 West Pelham Rd	Shutesbury	01072	Franklin County	Shutesbury	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 259-1212	124	17	7.2		105 (84.7%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$25,048			$1,139			$23,909	80.9	67.1	304	133
250327000020	172	Cambridgeport	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Elm Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6587	255	27	9.5		131 (51.4%)	42 (16.5%)	17 (6.7%)	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.3%)	$31,938			$484			$31,454	80.8	89.5	81	91
250279000283	173	Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8422	289	27	10.7		113 (39.1%)	19 (6.6%)	131 (45.3%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	$26,760			$2,152			$24,608	80.8	73.3	250	77
251143001884	174	Hadley	Public	K-4	24 Redington Street	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8847	350	31	11.2		254 (72.6%)	12 (3.4%)	55 (15.7%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	$16,944			$792			$16,151	80.6	83	153	21
250735001144	175	South River	Public	K-5	59 Hatch Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5030	257	24	10.5		243 (94.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,452			$455			$16,997	80.6	71.4	275	100
250294000368	176	Liberty	Public	K-4	49 Proctor Rd	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0210	371	28	13.1		202 (54.4%)	11 (3.0%)	21 (5.7%)	124 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	$16,362			$523			$15,839	80.5	85.3	133	43
250756002049	177	Brooks School	Public	PK, KG-5	388 High Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2166	547	43	12.8		401 (73.3%)	23 (4.2%)	41 (7.5%)	35 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$19,026			$707			$18,319	80.4	71	277	100
250495000864	178	Charles Taylor Elementary	Public	K-4	196 South Street	Foxboro	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1607	254	23	11.2		198 (78.0%)	15 (5.9%)	20 (7.9%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$19,361			$736			$18,625	80.4	77.9	207	29
250699001017	179	Center	Public	K-5	837 Longmeadow Street	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4290	424	35	12		348 (82.1%)	11 (2.6%)	35 (8.3%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$15,243			$713			$14,530	80.3	84	145	34
250834001291	180	Bennett-Hemenway	Public	K-4	22 East Evergreen Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6580	480	37	12.9		326 (67.9%)	9 (1.9%)	44 (9.2%)	74 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$16,339			$619			$15,720	80.3	83.6	149	31

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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:

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

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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.