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)
250666000956	911	Francis M Leahy	Public	PK, KG-5	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5959	380	39	9.7		5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	370 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,791			$1,528			$15,263	3.9	4.7	917	6
250627000910	912	Morgan Full Service Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	596 South Bridge Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2083	285	19	15		6 (2.1%)	13 (4.6%)	262 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$18,957			$2,519			$16,438	3.7	4.5	919	7
251113002723	913	Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Nye Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 886-5100	32	10	3.2		1 (3.1%)	9 (28.1%)	20 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	$57,999			$6,738			$51,261	3	12.1	843	70
250627000904	914	Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	216 West Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2078	325	30	10.9		12 (3.7%)	15 (4.6%)	295 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,651			$2,564			$15,087	2.8	4	922	8
251101001763	915	Charlton Street	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Charlton Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5475	249	23	10.6		80 (32.1%)	3 (1.2%)	156 (62.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$21,701			$1,690			$20,011	2.8	6.7	899	16
250702002876	916	Dr. Janice Adie Day School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Carlisle Street	Chelmsford	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-2405	55	13	4.2		19 (34.5%)	7 (12.7%)	17 (30.9%)	8 (14.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	$40,026			$1,971			$38,055	2.8			(n/a)

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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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.