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)
251230002031	211	Wellfleet Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Lawrence Road	Wellfleet	02667	Barnstable County	Wellfleet	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 349-3101	98	11	9.2		81 (82.7%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.2%)	$35,597			$1,330			$34,267	77.6	62.5	358	147
250171000029	212	Merriam School	Public	K-6	11 Charter Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 264-3371	431	33	13.2		282 (65.4%)	12 (2.8%)	29 (6.7%)	72 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$16,998			$1,101			$15,897	77.6	81.3	169	43
251059001695	213	George R Martin	Public	K-5	445 Cole Street	Seekonk	02771	Bristol County	Seekonk	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 336-7558	456	34	13.4		385 (84.4%)	10 (2.2%)	29 (6.4%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$16,459			$801			$15,658	77.5	77.9	208	5
250351001300	214	Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	84 Billerica Road	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5155	485	35	13.7		320 (66.0%)	18 (3.7%)	33 (6.8%)	96 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$15,720			$888			$14,832	77.4	66	311	97
250870001396	215	Kittredge	Public	1-5	601 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1688	226	19	11.8		180 (79.6%)	4 (1.8%)	27 (11.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$15,510			$575			$14,935	77.4	94.3	29	186
250288000358	216	Spofford Pond	Public	3-6	31 Spofford Road	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Boxford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 352-8616	384	40	9.6		342 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$20,426			$865			$19,561	77.3	80.9	178	38
250726001788	217	Village School	Public	4-6	93 Village Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 639-3159	555	58	9.5		475 (85.6%)	11 (2.0%)	38 (6.8%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$19,285			$644			$18,641	77.3	78.5	197	20
251323002251	218	West Tatnuck	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Mower Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3596	364	19	18.9		180 (49.5%)	56 (15.4%)	72 (19.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$16,494			$2,793			$13,701	77.2	72	266	48
250816002899	219	Williamstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Church Street	Williamstown	01267	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 458-5707	431	44	9.8		333 (77.3%)	21 (4.9%)	29 (6.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	$21,340			$750			$20,590	77	83	154	65
250462000983	220	Richardson Olmsted School	Public	3-5	101 Lothrop Street	North Easton	02356	Bristol County	Easton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-3227	760	51	14.8		575 (75.7%)	56 (7.4%)	69 (9.1%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$14,520			$864			$13,656	77	74.5	239	19

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.