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)
250609002671	41	East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Collins Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	No	(781) 741-1570	500	42	11.9		461 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$18,553			$545			$18,008	92.7	88.1	96	55
250195000048	42	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Lovejoy Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-9700	331	28	11.8		202 (61.0%)	10 (3.0%)	33 (10.0%)	64 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$20,116			$751			$19,366	92.7	92.6	52	10
250861001373	43	Memorial Spaulding	Public	K-5	250 Brookline Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9600	397	36	11.1		216 (54.4%)	22 (5.5%)	36 (9.1%)	102 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$21,634			$1,153			$20,482	92.7	85.9	126	83
250684000998	44	Harrington	Public	K-5	328 Lowell Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 860-0012	396	38	10.2		144 (36.4%)	26 (6.6%)	22 (5.6%)	177 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$19,771			$453			$19,318	92.6	86.1	120	76
250753001155	45	Dale Street	Public	4-5	45 Adams Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-5538	389	33	11.6		333 (85.6%)	8 (2.1%)	14 (3.6%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$16,222			$879			$15,343	92.5	93.3	44	1
250315000422	46	Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 730-2583	705	55	12.8		328 (46.5%)	40 (5.7%)	73 (10.4%)	176 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.9%)	$23,559			$905			$22,654	92.4	91.4	60	14
250762001198	47	Winthrop	Public	K-5	162 First Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2280	383	25	15		317 (82.8%)	11 (2.9%)	13 (3.4%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$11,470			$283			$11,187	92.4	93	46	1
250798001259	48	Collicot	Public	K-5	80 Edge Hill Rd	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4282	584	41	14.1		446 (76.4%)	18 (3.1%)	25 (4.3%)	62 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$15,805			$734			$15,071	92.3	94.4	28	20
250903001458	49	William G Vinal	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Old Oaken Bucket Road	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8820	531	36	14.7		483 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$14,640			$187			$14,453	92.2	82.5	159	110
251134001876	50	Josiah Haynes	Public	K-5	169 Haynes Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1093	370	26	14.5		286 (77.3%)	12 (3.2%)	18 (4.9%)	32 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$19,817			$584			$19,233	92.1	90.2	74	24

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.