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)
251125001863	321	South Elementary	Public	K-5	171 Ash Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7004	281	20	13.8		141 (50.2%)	51 (18.1%)	33 (11.7%)	29 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.3%)	$17,200			$938			$16,262	64.8	60.3	376	55
250858002624	322	Edward G. Molin Elementary School	Public	4-5	70 Low Street	Newburyport	01950	Essex County	Newburyport	No	No	No	No	(978) 463-8212	279	29	9.5		248 (88.9%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$20,171			$1,248			$18,922	64.7	62.3	361	39
250303001755	323	Laliberte Elementary School	Public	2-4	777 Pleasant Street	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 824-2731	501	32	15.7		384 (76.6%)	47 (9.4%)	27 (5.4%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$12,959			$593			$12,365	64.7	69.3	287	36
250573002139	324	Soule Road	Public	4-5	300 Soule Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 596-9311	310	22	14.2		260 (83.9%)	10 (3.2%)	20 (6.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	$15,261			$995			$14,266	64.5	63.2	350	26
251008001635	325	Richmond Consolidated	Public	PK, KG-8	1831 State Rd	Richmond	01254	Berkshire County	Richmond	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 698-2207	154	18	8.5		132 (85.7%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$23,771			$1,057			$22,714	64.5	70.6	281	44
251239002034	326	Major Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 835-4461	431	35	12.4		330 (76.6%)	15 (3.5%)	52 (12.1%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$20,838			$1,322			$19,517	64.4	65.5	320	6
250729001127	327	Sippican	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Spring Street	Marion	02738	Plymouth County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 748-0100	403	34	11.9		331 (82.1%)	12 (3.0%)	23 (5.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$18,890			$636			$18,254	64.3	64	339	12
250822002394	328	Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Castle Road	Nahant	01908	Essex County	Nahant	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 581-1600	155	11	14.4		129 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$17,623			$944			$16,679	64.1	69.1	288	40
250267000181	329	John F Kennedy	Public	K-4	20 Kimbrough Road	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8570	304	22	13.9		260 (85.5%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.9%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$19,630			$591			$19,039	64	71.6	270	59
250432000582	330	Greenmont Avenue	Public	K-5	37 Greenmont Avenue	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 453-1797	240	16	14.7		155 (64.6%)	17 (7.1%)	35 (14.6%)	26 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$13,188			$1,174			$12,014	63.9	67.3	301	29

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.