Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Massachusetts test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
250648000936	221	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Linebrook Rd	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	No	(978) 356-5506	366	36	10.1		316 (86.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$20,522			$828			$19,694	76.9	65.9	312	91
250861001382	222	Williams	Public	K-5	141 Grove Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6480	231	20	11.4		103 (44.6%)	9 (3.9%)	16 (6.9%)	85 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)	$20,620			$1,257			$19,363	76.9	87.8	100	122
251174001651	223	Pine Grove	Public	PK, KG-6	191 Main Street	Rowley	01969	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	No	(978) 948-2520	432	38	11.4		401 (92.8%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$20,312			$416			$19,896	76.9	72.2	264	41
250171000007	224	C.T. Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-6	73 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2560	377	29	13		240 (63.7%)	8 (2.1%)	39 (10.3%)	60 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	$16,802			$982			$15,821	76.8	74	245	21
251188001476	225	Houghton Elementary	Public	K-4	32 Boutelle Road	Sterling	01564	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 422-2333	328	25	13.2		251 (76.5%)	10 (3.0%)	45 (13.7%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$18,309			$427			$17,882	76.8	78.3	200	25
250972001543	226	Manomet Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Manomet Point Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4380	249	21	11.8		216 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$19,593			$981			$18,611	76.8	86	124	102
250678000981	227	Fall Brook	Public	K-5	25 DeCicco Dr	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7745	615	45	13.7		294 (47.8%)	48 (7.8%)	221 (35.9%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$14,333			$854			$13,479	76.8	72.9	255	28
250939001507	228	Pelham Elementary	Public	K-6	45 Amherst Road	Pelham	01002	Hampshire County	Pelham	No	No	No	No	(413) 362-1100	131	12	11		92 (70.2%)	8 (6.1%)	18 (13.7%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$21,032			$662			$20,371	76.8	72.8	256	28
250327000447	229	Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	318	27	11.7		143 (45.0%)	76 (23.9%)	26 (8.2%)	48 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$33,306			$484			$32,822	76.7	89.3	84	145
251305001575	230	North Intermediate	Public	4-5	320 Salem Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6040	252	19	13		205 (81.3%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)	14 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$18,307			$521			$17,786	76.7	72.6	260	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.