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)
251197001235	141	Elm Street School	Public	K-5	415 Elm Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7374	439	33	13.3		345 (78.6%)	16 (3.6%)	24 (5.5%)	35 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$15,909			$715			$15,194	83.3	87.9	99	42
250294002570	142	Hollis	Public	K-4	482 Washington Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0120	333	27	12.3		192 (57.7%)	14 (4.2%)	20 (6.0%)	93 (27.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$18,726			$935			$17,791	83.2	77.1	220	78
250762001196	143	Roosevelt	Public	K-5	253 Vinton Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2270	408	26	15.4		330 (80.9%)	17 (4.2%)	16 (3.9%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$12,543			$283			$12,260	83.1	87	112	31
250675000979	144	Morris	Public	PK, KG-5	129 West Street	Lenox	01240	Berkshire County	Lenox	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 637-5570	339	24	14		260 (76.7%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.1%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.3%)	$20,924			$1,331			$19,593	83	82.6	158	14
250486000690	145	North Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-4	62 Old Main Road	North Falmouth	02556	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 563-2334	315	30	10.5		261 (82.9%)	8 (2.5%)	24 (7.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$22,550			$1,945			$20,606	82.8	84.3	142	3
251266000166	146	Day Elementary	Public	3-5	75 East Prescott Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5591	327	25	13.1		170 (52.0%)	10 (3.1%)	20 (6.1%)	119 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,916			$484			$15,432	82.7	86.1	122	24
250861001383	147	Zervas	Public	K-5	30 Beethoven Avenue	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-6750	406	34	11.8		179 (44.1%)	28 (6.9%)	40 (9.9%)	112 (27.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.6%)	$23,542			$2,260			$21,282	82.7	84.9	136	11
250684000996	148	Fiske	Public	K-5	55 Adams Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 541-5001	341	38	8.9		155 (45.5%)	9 (2.6%)	16 (4.7%)	122 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)	$25,331			$391			$24,940	82.7	90.9	64	84
250831000362	149	Center School	Public	PK, KG-5	403 Great Rd	Stow	01775	Middlesex County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-0290	498	43	11.5		391 (78.5%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (8.0%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	$19,183			$707			$18,476	82.7	87.1	111	38
250264000175	150	Ayers/Ryal Side School	Public	K-4	40 Woodland Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6116	386	30	12.6		318 (82.4%)	9 (2.3%)	42 (10.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$14,101			$887			$13,214	82.6	63	352	202

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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.