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)
250624001302	281	Miller School	Public	3-5	235 Woodland Street	Holliston	01746	Middlesex County	Holliston	No	No	No	No	(508) 429-0667	604	42	14.2		479 (79.3%)	9 (1.5%)	30 (5.0%)	63 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$14,793			$645			$14,148	69.8	72.9	254	27
250642000932	282	Lillian M Jacobs	Public	PK, KG-6	18 Harborview Rd	Hull	02045	Plymouth County	Hull	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 925-4400	362	34	10.5		320 (88.4%)	10 (2.8%)	16 (4.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$24,576			$1,127			$23,449	69.6	59.5	383	101
250324000844	283	Francis Wyman Elementary	Public	K-5	41 Terrrace Hall Avenue	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 270-1701	493	49	10		313 (63.5%)	61 (12.4%)	29 (5.9%)	63 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$22,694			$611			$22,083	69.5	77.6	212	71
250870000767	284	Annie L Sargent School	Public	1-5	300 Abbott Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 725-3673	467	32	14.6		369 (79.0%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.9%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$14,672			$575			$14,098	69.5	67.3	302	18
250816002887	285	Lanesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	188 Summer Street	Lanesboro	01237	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 443-0027	231	25	9.3		199 (86.1%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$22,250			$1,128			$21,121	69.4	70.5	282	3
250723001365	286	Jordan/Jackson Elementary	Public	3-5	255 East Street	Mansfield	02048	Bristol County	Mansfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 261-7520	704	58	12.2		528 (75.0%)	31 (4.4%)	45 (6.4%)	60 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	$17,513			$584			$16,930	69.3	74.1	243	43
250252002513	287	Berkley Community School	Public	PK, KG-4	59 South Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 822-9550	479	37	12.8		430 (89.8%)	6 (1.3%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	$14,021			$621			$13,400	69.1	59.1	391	104
250987001574	288	Montclair	Public	K-5	8 Belmont Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8708	433	32	13.4		90 (20.8%)	18 (4.2%)	23 (5.3%)	280 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$15,045			$508			$14,537	69.1	72.7	257	31
251191001948	289	Walton	Public	K-4	18 Davidson Road	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6494	213	13	15.8		181 (85.0%)	6 (2.8%)	16 (7.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$15,706			$639			$15,067	69	85.4	131	158
250055702842	290	Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	487	45	10.8		21 (4.3%)	96 (19.7%)	353 (72.5%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$16,557			$2,946			$13,611	68.7	61.1	372	82

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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.