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)
250561000815	241	Halifax Elementary	Public	K-6	464 Plymouth Street	Halifax	02338	Plymouth County	Halifax	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 293-2581	561	39	14.5		509 (90.7%)	10 (1.8%)	30 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$12,640			$48			$12,591	75.3	67.9	297	56
250888001438	242	Marguerite E Peaslee	Public	K-5	31 Maple Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7035	251	23	10.7		151 (60.2%)	6 (2.4%)	37 (14.7%)	27 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	19 (7.6%)	$19,097			$264			$18,833	75.2	83.3	151	91
250831001102	243	Florence Sawyer School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mechanic Street	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2821	735	62	11.8		623 (84.8%)	8 (1.1%)	37 (5.0%)	33 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	$18,584			$752			$17,832	75.2	79.1	193	50
250537002576	244	Millbury Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	105 Millbury Street	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 839-0757	595	51	11.7		417 (70.1%)	11 (1.8%)	41 (6.9%)	106 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$15,352			$504			$14,848	75.1	73.6	249	5
250906001463	245	F A Cleveland	Public	1-5	33 George Willett Parkway	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6522	313	30	10.4		201 (64.2%)	28 (8.9%)	50 (16.0%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$19,378			$1,063			$18,314	75	72.7	258	13
251191001944	246	Greenwood	Public	K-4	1030 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6460	219	16	14		185 (84.5%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	$16,296			$639			$15,657	74.9	73.2	251	5
251251002044	247	John R Fausey	Public	1-5	784 Amostown Rd	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3314	411	38	10.8		257 (62.5%)	21 (5.1%)	84 (20.4%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$15,087			$991			$14,096	74.8	71.6	274	27
250453000607	248	Eastham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Schoolhouse Road	Eastham	02642	Barnstable County	Eastham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0808	186	19	10		143 (76.9%)	19 (10.2%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	$26,632			$866			$25,766	74.8	77.2	215	33
250351000472	249	Byam School	Public	K-4	25 Maple Road	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5144	501	39	12.7		333 (66.5%)	19 (3.8%)	57 (11.4%)	68 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$16,986			$872			$16,114	74.7	65.9	313	64
250870001399	250	Thomson	Public	1-5	266 Waverly Rd	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 794-1545	301	26	11.5		211 (70.1%)	6 (2.0%)	60 (19.9%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$15,262			$915			$14,347	74.7	64.5	332	82

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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.