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)
251089001749	701	Winter Hill Community	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Sycamore Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5680	403	48	8.4		145 (36.0%)	37 (9.2%)	183 (45.4%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$25,632			$2,963			$22,669	23.7	18	766	65
250666001918	702	South Lawrence East Elementary School	Public	1-5	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5970	660	56	11.8		18 (2.7%)	11 (1.7%)	614 (93.0%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,291			$1,542			$13,749	23.6	12	845	143
250732001135	703	Richer	Public	K-5	80 Foley Road	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3504	578	45	12.8		147 (25.4%)	22 (3.8%)	361 (62.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$17,599			$860			$16,738	23.5	23.6	707	4
250498002823	704	King Elementary School	Public	K-5	454 Water Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 782-7201	409	34	11.8		175 (42.8%)	20 (4.9%)	155 (37.9%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$18,887			$1,230			$17,657	23.4	40	565	139
250527002385	705	Sheffield Elementary School	Public	2-5	43 Crocker Avenue	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9326	212	21	9.9		147 (69.3%)	4 (1.9%)	44 (20.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$22,106			$1,340			$20,766	23.2	25	692	13
251323002247	706	Thorndyke Road	Public	K-6	30 Thorndyke Rd	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3550	352	25	14.1		123 (34.9%)	57 (16.2%)	142 (40.3%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$14,279			$1,219			$13,060	23.2	38.5	581	125
250936001501	707	Captain Samuel Brown	Public	K-5	150 Lynn Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4100	376	37	10.1		244 (64.9%)	17 (4.5%)	83 (22.1%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	$17,900			$912			$16,987	23.1	14.8	809	102
251323002506	708	Chandler Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Chandler Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3452	548	54	10		76 (13.9%)	26 (4.7%)	428 (78.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$20,444			$1,311			$19,133	22.9	16.1	796	88
250005201250	709	Foxborough Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	131 Central Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough Regional Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 543-2508	1,520	117	12.9		223 (14.7%)	1,069 (70.3%)	73 (4.8%)	83 (5.5%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (4.2%)	$15,368			$778			$14,590	22.9	29.4	656	53
250004100601	710	Atlantis Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	991 Jefferson St	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Atlantis Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 646-6410	1,257	101	12.4		804 (64.0%)	87 (6.9%)	244 (19.4%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (7.2%)	$14,407			$998			$13,409	22.8	22.8	717	7

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.