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)
250483000677	811	Samuel Watson	Public	K-5	935 Eastern Avenue	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8240	242	14	17.1		93 (38.4%)	28 (11.6%)	77 (31.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.9%)	$17,397			$2,387			$15,010	14.4	14.6	811
250843001335	812	Carlos Pacheco	Public	K-5	261 Mt Pleasant Stre	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	328	31	10.5		84 (25.6%)	50 (15.2%)	170 (51.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$17,249			$1,850			$15,399	14.4	12.4	839	27
251323002241	813	Quinsigamond	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Blackstone River Rd.	Worcester	01607	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3502	713	49	14.5		195 (27.3%)	95 (13.3%)	361 (50.6%)	36 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$16,072			$1,324			$14,748	14.2	13.5	820	7
251323002242	814	Rice Square	Public	K-6	76 Massasoit Rd	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3556	458	29	15.7		112 (24.5%)	86 (18.8%)	203 (44.3%)	36 (7.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$15,809			$1,179			$14,630	14	17.5	777	37
250309000386	815	Brookfield	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Jon Drive	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7257	431	33	12.9		91 (21.1%)	222 (51.5%)	86 (20.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$18,253			$1,477			$16,776	14	13.3	822	7
251113001805	816	Glenwood	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Morrison Terrace	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7527	288	27	10.6		33 (11.5%)	17 (5.9%)	228 (79.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$19,608			$2,093			$17,516	13.8	16.5	792	24
251113000896	817	Milton Bradley School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Mulberry Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7475	515	43	11.9		19 (3.7%)	78 (15.1%)	398 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$17,736			$1,894			$15,842	13.8	16.7	787	30
250549002578	818	Newton School	Public	K-4	70 Shelburne Rd	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1370	203	20	10.2		120 (59.1%)	7 (3.4%)	63 (31.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$16,572			$1,237			$15,335	13.7	9.1	875	57
251113000341	819	Rebecca M Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6687	579	54	10.7		23 (4.0%)	133 (23.0%)	407 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$19,156			$2,086			$17,070	13.7	17.7	774	45
250309000387	820	Downey	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Electric Avenue	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7221	592	42	14		91 (15.4%)	350 (59.1%)	103 (17.4%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.1%)	$18,720			$1,351			$17,368	13.3	13.1	824	4

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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.