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)
250243001871	451	Chestnut Hill Community School	Public	4-6	59 State Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0437	482	37	12.9		415 (86.1%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$14,885			$343			$14,542	51.8	53.6	440	11
250717001344	452	Beebe	Public	K-8	401 Pleasant Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0621	881	70	12.6		255 (28.9%)	114 (12.9%)	178 (20.2%)	281 (31.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.2%)	$15,531			$1,322			$14,209	51.6	36.9	594	142
250432002822	453	George H. Englesby Elementary School	Public	K-5	1580 Lakeview Ave	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-9745	532	32	16.7		319 (60.0%)	34 (6.4%)	101 (19.0%)	61 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$13,015			$1,289			$11,725	51.6	52.4	452	1
250001302845	454	Powder Mill School	Public	3-6	94 Powder Mill Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 569-5951	384	35	11		339 (88.3%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,317			$1,024			$14,292	51.6	49.1	482	28
250279000308	455	Bates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Beech Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8064	277	30	9.3		107 (38.6%)	65 (23.5%)	84 (30.3%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$28,213			$2,175			$26,038	51.5	41.4	552	97
250000201766	456	East Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	410 East Main Street	East Brookfield	01515	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8536	240	18	13		200 (83.3%)	7 (2.9%)	22 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$18,501			$870			$17,631	51.5	64.5	333	123
250885001433	457	R. K. Finn Ryan Road	Public	K-5	498 Ryan Road	Florence	01062	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1550	235	26	9		182 (77.4%)	5 (2.1%)	33 (14.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$19,114			$1,129			$17,986	51.4	56.6	417	40
250600000869	458	Hawlemont Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	10 School Street	Charlemont	01339	Franklin County	Hawlemont	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 339-8316	91	9	9.7		80 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	5 (5.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$20,677			$1,638			$19,039	51.4	19.5	749	291
250799001636	459	Sanderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Cape Street	Ashfield	01330	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 628-4404	139	10	14.1		132 (95.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,439			$1,291			$24,148	51.3	57.6	403	56
250954001514	460	Petersham Center	Public	K-6	31 Spring Street	Petersham	01366	Worcester County	Petersham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 724-3363	126	10	13.2		108 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$18,199			$689			$17,510	51.2	42.5	544	84

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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.