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)
250279002835	381	Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8529	108	12	8.6		36 (33.3%)	2 (1.9%)	57 (52.8%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	$27,401			$2,227			$25,174	58.9	35.5	615	234
251320002183	382	Hurld-Wyman Elementary School	Public	K-5	39 Wyman Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8243	390	25	15.8		305 (78.2%)	13 (3.3%)	42 (10.8%)	16 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$16,502			$1,122			$15,379	58.8	63.8	341	41
250000102402	383	Oakham Center	Public	K-5	1 Deacon Allen Drive	Oakham	01068	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	No	(508) 882-3392	174	14	12.3		148 (85.1%)	5 (2.9%)	13 (7.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$18,855			$542			$18,314	58.8	52.2	457	74
250324000432	384	Pine Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Pine Glen Way	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1712	308	31	9.9		191 (62.0%)	10 (3.2%)	21 (6.8%)	69 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$22,406			$748			$21,659	58.7	64.1	336	48
251269002083	385	Westhampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Kings Highway	Westhampton	01027	Hampshire County	Westhampton	No	No	No	No	(413) 527-0561	104	14	7.6		94 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$21,666			$267			$21,399	58.5	72.6	261	124
250987000772	386	Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Fenno Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8781	330	23	14.1		99 (30.0%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.7%)	195 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,492			$508			$14,983	58.5	59.1	392	6
250267000180	387	Hajjar Elementary	Public	K-4	59 Rogers Street	Billerica	01862	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8550	375	26	14.3		266 (70.9%)	20 (5.3%)	45 (12.0%)	29 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$18,669			$688			$17,980	58.4	50.4	467	80
250351000474	388	Charles D Harrington	Public	K-4	120 Richardson Rd	North Chelmsford	01863	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5166	471	33	14.4		265 (56.3%)	19 (4.0%)	63 (13.4%)	101 (21.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	$15,354			$871			$14,482	58.2	67.6	300	88
250942001508	389	Bryantville Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Gurney Drive	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 293-5411	432	31	14		390 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$15,269			$545			$14,724	58.1	61.8	368	21
251020002533	390	Rockport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	34 Jerdens Lane	Rockport	01966	Essex County	Rockport	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 546-1220	304	35	8.6		271 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$22,516			$904			$21,612	58.1	52.6	449	59

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.