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)
250888001437	251	Lincoln Street	Public	K-5	76 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7030	286	25	11.6		212 (74.1%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.3%)	36 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	$19,093			$264			$18,829	74.7	76.2	230	21
250783001236	252	Howe-Manning	Public	3-6	26 Central Street	Middleton	01949	Essex County	Middleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 739-2800	425	41	10.2		360 (84.7%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.2%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$19,976			$584			$19,392	74.7	74	244	8
250972001548	253	West Elementary	Public	K-5	170 Plympton Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4350	320	29	11		252 (78.8%)	11 (3.4%)	25 (7.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$19,490			$528			$18,963	74.2	65.3	323	70
250171000010	254	McCarthy-Towne School	Public	K-6	11 Charter Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 264-3377	446	35	12.9		313 (70.2%)	13 (2.9%)	48 (10.8%)	44 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$16,289			$996			$15,293	74.2	72.4	262	8
251188001553	255	Thomas Prince	Public	K-8	170 Sterling Road	Princeton	01541	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(978) 464-2110	342	25	13.4		318 (93.0%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,889			$427			$13,462	73.9	84.1	144	111
250399000538	256	Willis E Thorpe	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Avon Road	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-6946	329	22	14.6		285 (86.6%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,799			$1,243			$15,556	73.6	76.3	227	29
250885001429	257	Jackson Street	Public	K-5	120 Jackson Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1510	291	28	10.3		199 (68.4%)	8 (2.7%)	45 (15.5%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$17,500			$982			$16,518	73.6	72.1	265	8
250051702619	258	Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	317 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 582-7040	549	64	8.6		275 (50.1%)	44 (8.0%)	45 (8.2%)	104 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.4%)	$17,912			$854			$17,059	73.3	72	267	9
250888001436	259	Fannie E Proctor	Public	K-5	26 Jefferson Rd	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7040	252	19	13		157 (62.3%)	14 (5.6%)	29 (11.5%)	41 (16.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$20,754			$264			$20,490	73.1	70	285	26
250873001408	260	Roosevelt Avenue	Public	K-5	108 Roosevelt Avenue	Plainville	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2151	249	21	12.1		195 (78.3%)	17 (6.8%)	13 (5.2%)	22 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,417			$360			$15,058	73	83	155	105

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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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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.