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)
250198000062	101	M Norcross Stratton	Public	K-5	180 Mountain Avenue	Arlington	02174	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3754	435	37	11.8		273 (62.8%)	14 (3.2%)	27 (6.2%)	73 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.8%)	$16,846			$836			$16,010	87.9	86.7	115	14
250384000521	102	Alcott	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Laurel Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 318-9544	417	36	11.5		283 (67.9%)	35 (8.4%)	40 (9.6%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$21,650			$647			$21,003	87.4	93.9	37	65
250735000760	103	Eames Way School	Public	K-5	165 Eames Way	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5090	264	21	12.8		244 (92.4%)	5 (1.9%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,499			$416			$17,084	87.4	78.8	194	91
250861001362	104	Countryside	Public	K-5	191 Dedham Street	Newton Highlands	02461	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9450	372	34	10.8		186 (50.0%)	22 (5.9%)	27 (7.3%)	104 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	$22,577			$1,385			$21,192	87.2	81.3	172	68
250699001022	105	Wolf Swamp Road	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Wolf Swamp Rd	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 565-4270	444	38	11.6		322 (72.5%)	19 (4.3%)	43 (9.7%)	44 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$17,429			$891			$16,537	87.2	90.4	69	36
250837001314	106	John Eliot	Public	K-5	135 Wellesley Avenue	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 455-0452	426	35	12.2		252 (59.2%)	29 (6.8%)	36 (8.5%)	75 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$20,563			$857			$19,706	87.2	78.6	196	90
250315000423	107	William H Lincoln	Public	K-8	19 Kennard Rd	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4600	485	47	10.4		192 (39.6%)	59 (12.2%)	55 (11.3%)	132 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.5%)	$25,720			$1,345			$24,375	87.1	91.7	58	49
250834001301	108	Memorial	Public	K-4	107 Eliot Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6590	432	29	14.7		337 (78.0%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.1%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	$14,262			$619			$13,643	87.1	81.4	168	60
250174000014	109	Acushnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-0255	556	43	12.9		487 (87.6%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$15,248			$1,180			$14,069	87	77.4	213	104
250861001379	110	Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	221	20	11.1		99 (44.8%)	19 (8.6%)	28 (12.7%)	50 (22.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.9%)	$20,438			$1,328			$19,110	86.8	84.3	141	31

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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

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.