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)
251113001808	851	Benjamin Swan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Union Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7526	405	36	11.2		11 (2.7%)	95 (23.5%)	275 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$18,842			$1,905			$16,936	11.2	17.9	768	83
250498000727	852	Barbieri Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dudley Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9187	696	52	13.3		94 (13.5%)	12 (1.7%)	565 (81.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$18,894			$1,230			$17,664	11.1	11.4	853	1
250627000908	853	Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Kane Rd	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2062	337	31	11		91 (27.0%)	8 (2.4%)	220 (65.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$18,920			$1,998			$16,921	11	6.8	897	44
251323002219	854	Grafton Street	Public	K-6	311 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3478	427	23	18.1		110 (25.8%)	80 (18.7%)	210 (49.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$14,920			$1,177			$13,744	11	13.5	819	35
250279000693	855	Young Achievers K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Outlook Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6804	483	45	10.6		6 (1.2%)	206 (42.7%)	249 (51.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$27,472			$2,201			$25,271	10.4	7.7	888	33
250004500817	856	Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	667	32	20.9		31 (4.6%)	302 (45.3%)	312 (46.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$15,381			$1,971			$13,410	10.4	9.2	873	17
250843001326	857	Alfred J Gomes	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S Second Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	496	48	10.2		63 (12.7%)	60 (12.1%)	355 (71.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$18,886			$2,344			$16,542	10.3	12.7	835	22
250279000304	858	Dever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8694	374	43	8.7		40 (10.7%)	81 (21.7%)	235 (62.8%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$29,042			$2,339			$26,704	10.3	14.2	814	44
250843001321	859	Charles S Ashley	Public	K-5	122 Rochambeau Street	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	278	22	12.5		145 (52.2%)	16 (5.8%)	89 (32.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$19,895			$1,179			$18,716	10.2	20.1	746	113
250279000213	860	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1060 Morton Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8731	358	40	9		6 (1.7%)	269 (75.1%)	70 (19.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$29,665			$2,231			$27,435	9.9	8.7	878	18

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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.