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)
250294000363	291	Donald Ross	Public	K-4	20 Hayward Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0240	206	19	10.8		95 (46.1%)	25 (12.1%)	24 (11.7%)	56 (27.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$17,567			$1,103			$16,464	68.7	64	340	49
250312000413	292	Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Central Street	Brookfield	01506	Worcester County	Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 867-8774	291	24	12.1		256 (88.0%)	7 (2.4%)	15 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$16,206			$707			$15,499	68.5	55.6	424	132
250006700627	293	Essex Elementary	Public	K-5	12 Story Street	Essex	01929	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 768-7324	231	22	10.3		217 (93.9%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$24,199			$1,498			$22,701	68.5	49.4	478	185
250507001852	294	George R Austin Intermediate School	Public	4-5	112 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3506	453	31	14.6		402 (88.7%)	12 (2.6%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$14,619			$1,114			$13,505	68.5	62.1	364	70
251125001866	295	Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1322 Central Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 344-7005	312	27	11.7		141 (45.2%)	60 (19.2%)	80 (25.6%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.4%)	$17,984			$1,457			$16,526	68.4	75.6	232	63
250987001568	296	Charles A Bernazzani Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Furnace Brook	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8713	340	23	14.6		195 (57.4%)	14 (4.1%)	15 (4.4%)	95 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$16,397			$508			$15,889	68.4	62.9	354	58
251113001809	297	Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	434	31	14		69 (15.9%)	93 (21.4%)	239 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$18,033			$1,666			$16,367	68.3	66.8	305	8
250735001137	298	Daniel Webster	Public	PK, KG-5	1456 Ocean Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5045	371	29	12.7		326 (87.9%)	14 (3.8%)	12 (3.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,433			$677			$14,756	68.3	65.2	324	26
251284002103	299	Academy Avenue	Public	K-5	94 Academy Avenue	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-4717	344	23	14.8		237 (68.9%)	25 (7.3%)	40 (11.6%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	$14,681			$512			$14,169	68.1	73.8	247	52
250405000552	300	Oakdale	Public	1-5	147 Cedar Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-6000	245	21	11.8		177 (72.2%)	23 (9.4%)	24 (9.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$21,736			$1,046			$20,690	68.1	71.6	271	29

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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

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.