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)
251210001993	621	Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	51 Schoolhouse Drive	West Warren	01092	Worcester County	Quaboag Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 436-5983	320	21	15		273 (85.3%)	5 (1.6%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$17,639			$1,437			$16,202	31.8	38	585	36
251263002605	622	Munger Hill	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Mallard Lane	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6520	340	30	11.3		249 (73.2%)	9 (2.6%)	46 (13.5%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$15,390			$974			$14,416	31.6	23.3	709	87
251113001833	623	Thomas M Balliet	Public	PK, KG-5	52 Rosewell St	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7446	277	23	12		33 (11.9%)	63 (22.7%)	155 (56.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	$18,108			$1,957			$16,151	31.6	14.3	813	190
250279000214	624	Sumner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Basile Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8131	538	51	10.6		123 (22.9%)	81 (15.1%)	300 (55.8%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$26,460			$2,143			$24,317	31.4	29.2	660	36
250870001393	625	Atkinson	Public	1-5	111 Phillips Brooks Rd	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 794-0124	274	28	9.9		147 (53.6%)	12 (4.4%)	93 (33.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$15,460			$1,088			$14,372	31.3	42.9	539	86
250702001038	626	Pyne Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Boylston Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7639	503	39	12.8		184 (36.6%)	23 (4.6%)	203 (40.4%)	73 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$17,214			$1,505			$15,709	31.2	37.4	589	37
250927001481	627	Clara Barton	Public	3-5	25 Depot Road	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 987-6066	262	26	9.9		197 (75.2%)	6 (2.3%)	41 (15.6%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$15,050			$1,174			$13,876	31	38	584	43
251203002538	628	Ware Middle School	Public	4-6	239 West Street	Ware	01082	Hampshire County	Ware	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 967-6903	248	22	11.4		205 (82.7%)	5 (2.0%)	26 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$15,973			$548			$15,424	30.9	36.2	604	24
251113001804	629	Frederick Harris	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Hartford Ter	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7254	581	47	12.2		89 (15.3%)	95 (16.4%)	331 (57.0%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	$18,487			$1,845			$16,641	30.9	28.5	665	36
251125001861	630	Joseph H Gibbons	Public	K-5	235 Morton Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7008	349	29	12		179 (51.3%)	72 (20.6%)	61 (17.5%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$17,721			$1,215			$16,506	30.9	38.6	580	50

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.