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)
250279000323	901	Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Glenway Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8710	374	34	11		5 (1.3%)	47 (12.6%)	318 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$27,481			$2,171			$25,310	5.7	6.9	896	5
250309000388	902	Dr W Arnone Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Belmont Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4440	745	53	13.9		54 (7.2%)	433 (58.1%)	199 (26.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.7%)	$17,421			$1,447			$15,975	5.7	5.2	914	12
250666002777	903	Arlington Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	579	63	9.1		11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	556 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,757			$1,592			$15,165	5.7	8.3	882	21
250007001667	904	Codman Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	637 Washington Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Codman Academy Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 287-0700	336	50	6.7		1 (0.3%)	250 (74.4%)	82 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$27,954			$1,877			$26,077	5.1	9.2	872	32
250627002795	905	H.B. Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Cabot Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2075	173	20	8.8		12 (6.9%)	10 (5.8%)	146 (84.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$19,604			$2,954			$16,650	5.1			(n/a)
250279000273	906	Lee K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Talbot Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8687	541	58	9.3		23 (4.3%)	291 (53.8%)	180 (33.3%)	26 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$31,540			$2,241			$29,299	5.1	3.5	925	19
250627000909	907	Maurice A Donahue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Whiting Farms Road	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2069	360	35	10.3		37 (10.3%)	16 (4.4%)	299 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$19,685			$2,227			$17,458	5	2.5	928	21
250666002799	908	Oliver Elementary School	Public	1-5	303 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8170	433	44	9.8		8 (1.8%)	7 (1.6%)	416 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,487			$1,695			$14,792	4.9	4.1	921	13
251113001815	909	Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7314	448	37	12.1		20 (4.5%)	45 (10.0%)	374 (83.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$17,430			$1,852			$15,579	4.5	3.4	926	17
250666001626	910	Gerard A. Guilmette	Public	1-4	80 Bodwell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-8150	481	53	9		12 (2.5%)	7 (1.5%)	452 (94.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$16,977			$1,635			$15,342	4.3	4.8	916	6

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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.