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)
251005001633	681	Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Park Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8284	652	60	10.8		140 (21.5%)	26 (4.0%)	457 (70.1%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$15,373			$1,276			$14,096	25.7	27.2	672	9
250993001592	682	Margaret L Donovan	Public	K-5	123 Reed Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6248	408	36	11.3		41 (10.0%)	193 (47.3%)	70 (17.2%)	84 (20.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$17,213			$876			$16,337	25.7	36.6	599	83
250867001389	683	Greylock	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Phelps Avenue	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	North Adams	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 662-3255	270	24	11.3		210 (77.8%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.2%)	$21,241			$1,776			$19,465	25.6	23.5	708	25
250489000702	684	Reingold Elementary	Public	1-5	70 Reingold Avenue	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3287	661	59	11.2		216 (32.7%)	28 (4.2%)	352 (53.3%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$15,412			$1,496			$13,917	25.6	35.7	609	75
250717001363	685	Salemwood	Public	K-8	529 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0647	956	75	12.7		174 (18.2%)	208 (21.8%)	414 (43.3%)	124 (13.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	$15,889			$1,324			$14,565	25.5	23.2	710	25
250678002637	686	Frances Drake School	Public	K-5	95 Viscoloid Ave	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7751	485	39	12.2		172 (35.5%)	48 (9.9%)	226 (46.6%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$16,788			$869			$15,919	25.4	35.6	611	75
250008201845	687	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	90 High Rock Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 598-1609	1,615	116	13.8		78 (4.8%)	251 (15.5%)	1,178 (72.9%)	64 (4.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (2.2%)	$19,570			$1,863			$17,707	25.3	26.2	679	8
251323002229	688	Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	215	22	9.7		38 (17.7%)	53 (24.7%)	98 (45.6%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$16,779			$1,298			$15,481	25.3	31	646	42
250843001330	689	Jireh Swift	Public	PK, KG-5	2203 Acushnet Avenue	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	221	19	11.4		115 (52.0%)	21 (9.5%)	67 (30.3%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$19,324			$1,834			$17,490	25.3	25.4	688	1
251005001975	690	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8296	690	65	10.6		144 (20.9%)	21 (3.0%)	482 (69.9%)	32 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$16,758			$1,671			$15,087	25.3	39.1	573	117

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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:

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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.