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)
250834001298	71	Johnson	Public	2-4	99 South Main Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6680	51	9	5.7		40 (78.4%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (9.8%)	4 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$17,421			$1,840			$15,582	90.3	96.3	10	61
250699001016	72	Blueberry Hill	Public	K-5	275 Blueberry Hill Rd	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4280	375	33	11.3		265 (70.7%)	10 (2.7%)	22 (5.9%)	53 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	$16,578			$809			$15,769	90.1	88.5	90	18
250837001317	73	William Mitchell	Public	K-5	187 Brookline Street	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0466	439	36	12.3		335 (76.3%)	13 (3.0%)	20 (4.6%)	46 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$19,506			$825			$18,681	90.1	88.5	91	18
251062001703	74	East Elementary	Public	K-5	45 Wilshire Dr	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1551	485	30	16.2		245 (50.5%)	21 (4.3%)	35 (7.2%)	142 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	$17,988			$936			$17,052	90	92.1	54	20
250249000144	75	Daniel Butler	Public	K-4	90 White Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5550	321	27	11.8		144 (44.9%)	7 (2.2%)	36 (11.2%)	103 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$16,339			$814			$15,525	90	90.3	73	2
251062001702	76	Cottage Street	Public	K-5	30 Cottage Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1580	439	28	15.5		214 (48.7%)	29 (6.6%)	52 (11.8%)	92 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	$18,014			$960			$17,055	90	89.4	83	7
251134001877	77	Peter Noyes	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Old Sudbury Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1085	571	45	12.7		402 (70.4%)	11 (1.9%)	43 (7.5%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	$19,027			$584			$18,443	89.9	93	47	30
250195001676	78	High Plain Elementary	Public	K-5	333 High Plain Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-8600	544	44	12.3		263 (48.3%)	21 (3.9%)	75 (13.8%)	147 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	$20,712			$552			$20,160	89.7	88.2	95	17
250198000058	79	Hardy	Public	K-5	52 Lake Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3781	383	35	10.8		246 (64.2%)	11 (2.9%)	26 (6.8%)	53 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	$17,241			$780			$16,461	89.6	88.6	88	9
250690001183	80	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ballfield Road	Lincoln	01773	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 259-9404	539	57	9.5		301 (55.8%)	50 (9.3%)	67 (12.4%)	48 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.2%)	$27,456			$809			$26,647	89.5	85.7	129	49

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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.