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)
250477002118	631	Webster School	Public	K-5	30 Dartmouth Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5040	329	48	6.8		77 (23.4%)	28 (8.5%)	213 (64.7%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,614			$1,073			$17,541	30.8	31.7	643	12
250486000689	632	Mullen-Hall	Public	K-4	130 Katherine Lee Bates Rd	Falmouth	02540	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 548-0220	380	39	9.6		274 (72.1%)	9 (2.4%)	55 (14.5%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$22,980			$1,661			$21,319	30.7	43.4	532	100
250399000532	633	Highlands	Public	K-5	190 Hobart Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-5011	386	25	15.1		295 (76.4%)	21 (5.4%)	49 (12.7%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,060			$1,086			$14,974	30.6	45.4	516	117
250774002558	634	Comprehensive Grammar School	Public	K-8	100 Howe Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9051	955	92	10.3		401 (42.0%)	58 (6.1%)	439 (46.0%)	35 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$14,641			$1,060			$13,581	30.5	28.7	662	28
251038001668	635	Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	39	11.7		213 (46.8%)	31 (6.8%)	178 (39.1%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$19,435			$1,622			$17,813	30.1	23	715	80
250597000299	636	Silver Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	675 Washington Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3448	471	40	11.7		172 (36.5%)	33 (7.0%)	236 (50.1%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$15,333			$1,483			$13,849	30.1	40.4	563	73
251113001792	637	Alice B Beal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Tiffany Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7544	299	23	13.2		39 (13.0%)	56 (18.7%)	164 (54.8%)	25 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$18,565			$2,078			$16,487	30	40.3	564	73
250231002748	638	Barnstable United Elementary School	Public	4-5	730 Osterville West Barnstable	Marstons Mills	02648	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 420-2272	735	67	10.9		384 (52.2%)	63 (8.6%)	205 (27.9%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.4%)	$19,379			$1,249			$18,130	29.8	29.7	655	17
250963002489	639	Stearns	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Lebanon Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9554	234	30	7.9		178 (76.1%)	12 (5.1%)	22 (9.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	$20,526			$1,501			$19,024	29.7	38.4	583	56
250279000239	640	Roosevelt K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Needham Road	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8676	355	38	9.4		58 (16.3%)	129 (36.3%)	131 (36.9%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$28,022			$2,170			$25,852	29.6	18.3	762	122

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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.