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)
251125001858	481	Helen Hansen Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Central Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7006	252	21	11.7		130 (51.6%)	51 (20.2%)	32 (12.7%)	16 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.9%)	$18,586			$922			$17,664	48.9	52.3	454	27
250006201446	482	River Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2 Perry Way	Newburyport	01950	Essex County	River Valley Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 465-0065	288	25	11.4		249 (86.5%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$18,542			$747			$17,795	48.9	59.2	388	94
250750000105	483	Fowler School	Public	4-8	3 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 897-6700	476	42	11.2		364 (76.5%)	12 (2.5%)	75 (15.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$18,906			$639			$18,267	48.9	46.5	508	25
250717001351	484	Forestdale	Public	K-8	74 Sylvan Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7326	550	47	11.7		204 (37.1%)	82 (14.9%)	142 (25.8%)	73 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	$17,913			$1,674			$16,239	48.9	41.2	555	71
250639000924	485	Mulready Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	306 Cox Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6170	237	28	8.4		170 (71.7%)	10 (4.2%)	48 (20.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$21,596			$1,775			$19,821	48.9	43.7	528	43
250756002057	486	Missituk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Hicks Avenue	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2177	437	44	9.9		255 (58.4%)	39 (8.9%)	73 (16.7%)	33 (7.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	$21,197			$707			$20,490	48.6	40.9	558	72
251323002236	487	Nelson Place	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Nelson Pl	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3506	590	45	13.1		271 (45.9%)	96 (16.3%)	145 (24.6%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$19,681			$2,439			$17,242	48.6	50	472	15
251086002536	488	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Whetstone Hill Road	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3170	464	37	12.4		396 (85.3%)	8 (1.7%)	27 (5.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	$16,113			$543			$15,570	48.6	57.1	409	79
250894001447	489	Northbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Crescent Street	Whitinsville	01588	Worcester County	Northbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 234-8161	960	67	14.2		781 (81.4%)	19 (2.0%)	138 (14.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	$16,469			$932			$15,538	48.5	43.4	531	42
251185002892	490	Whitin Intermediate	Public	4-7	120 Granite Street	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 278-8640	476	38	12.5		405 (85.1%)	6 (1.3%)	42 (8.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$16,841			$653			$16,189	48.3	51.8	460	30

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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.