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)
250180000027	491	Benjamin J Phelps	Public	K-4	689 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0587	308	17	17.6		255 (82.8%)	7 (2.3%)	25 (8.1%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$18,046			$1,206			$16,840	48.3	52.4	451	40
251320002189	492	Mary D Altavesta	Public	K-5	980 ½ Main Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8235	203	17	12.2		105 (51.7%)	30 (14.8%)	30 (14.8%)	27 (13.3%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$18,654			$1,492			$17,163	48.2	49.5	477	15
250528000781	493	West Parish	Public	K-5	10 Concord Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 281-9835	374	29	12.8		324 (86.6%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	$19,664			$1,807			$17,857	48.2	44.2	526	33
250945000406	494	Helen R Donaghue School	Public	3-6	24 Union Street Ext.	Merrimac	01860	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 346-8921	250	22	11.2		223 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,470			$1,409			$15,060	48	52.3	455	39
250436002518	495	Heritage School	Public	2-4	34 Oxford Rd	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-4884	453	34	13.2		373 (82.3%)	5 (1.1%)	50 (11.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$15,901			$701			$15,200	47.8	49.4	480	15
250003400567	496	Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	224	23	9.8		166 (74.1%)	14 (6.3%)	25 (11.2%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$18,965			$1,488			$17,477	47.7	59.9	378	118
251089001739	497	Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park	Public	PK, KG-8	290 Washington Street	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5460	544	44	12.4		241 (44.3%)	28 (5.1%)	194 (35.7%)	40 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	$19,380			$1,058			$18,322	47.5	39.4	569	72
250936001821	498	John E. McCarthy	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Lake Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5625	338	25	13.4		230 (68.0%)	14 (4.1%)	65 (19.2%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.0%)	$12,681			$931			$11,749	47.5	47.4	496	2
250669000969	499	Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Greylock Street	Lee	01238	Berkshire County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 243-0336	341	36	9.4		285 (83.6%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$22,126			$1,504			$20,622	47.3	39.4	570	71
250279002458	500	Lyon K-8 School	Public	K-8	50 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7945	126	21	5.9		28 (22.2%)	31 (24.6%)	45 (35.7%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	$41,336			$5,103			$36,233	47.2	34.5	622	122

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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.

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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.