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)
250987001567	411	Francis W Parker	Public	K-5	148 Billings Rd	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8710	319	29	11.1		72 (22.6%)	17 (5.3%)	19 (6.0%)	203 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$17,788			$1,743			$16,045	55.6	59.1	389	22
250906001462	412	Cornelius M Callahan	Public	1-5	116 Garfield Avenue	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-0693	224	23	9.8		143 (63.8%)	27 (12.1%)	29 (12.9%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.6%)	$20,283			$1,019			$19,264	55.5	64.8	327	85
250906001465	413	John P Oldham	Public	1-5	165 Prospect Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 769-2417	275	25	11.1		185 (67.3%)	34 (12.4%)	34 (12.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (2.9%)	$19,155			$597			$18,558	55.4	41	557	144
250615000880	414	John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-5	245 So. Franklin Street	Holbrook	02343	Norfolk County	Holbrook	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 767-4600	675	50	13.5		322 (47.7%)	145 (21.5%)	116 (17.2%)	32 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.6%)	$15,428			$1,125			$14,302	55.2	57.1	407	7
250180000032	415	William P. Sapelli Elementary	Public	K-4	65 Begley Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0582	277	17	15.8		209 (75.5%)	8 (2.9%)	40 (14.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$17,898			$953			$16,945	54.9	34.9	621	206
250000102398	416	Hardwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	76 School House Dr.	Gilbertville	01031	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 477-6351	184	14	13.3		165 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$17,097			$1,105			$15,992	54.9	58.7	394	22
250690001008	417	Hanscom Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ent Road	Hanscom AFB	01731	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 274-0050	224	32	6.9		123 (54.9%)	14 (6.3%)	57 (25.4%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.5%)	$28,262			$398			$27,864	54.8	50.4	466	49
250678000985	418	Johnny Appleseed	Public	K-5	845 Main Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7765	661	48	13.8		299 (45.2%)	64 (9.7%)	244 (36.9%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$14,156			$855			$13,301	54.7	56.8	414	4
251017001708	419	Phelps Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 Lt. Col. Brian Duffy Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-8400	247	24	10.5		154 (62.3%)	15 (6.1%)	63 (25.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$19,902			$1,380			$18,523	54.6	72.3	263	156
250327000228	420	King Open	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6540	371	40	9.3		136 (36.7%)	84 (22.6%)	50 (13.5%)	49 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.0%)	$35,256			$789			$34,467	54.6	43.7	529	109

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.