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)
250936001493	561	Center	Public	K-5	18 Irving Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5475	446	31	14.2		249 (55.8%)	35 (7.8%)	130 (29.1%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,320			$761			$12,559	39.9	28.6	663	102
250963001516	562	Allendale	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Connecticut Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9650	273	27	10.1		142 (52.0%)	42 (15.4%)	49 (17.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.1%)	$17,584			$948			$16,636	39.6	39.6	568	6
251113001835	563	Warner	Public	PK, KG-5	493 Parker Street	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7258	250	23	11		25 (10.0%)	65 (26.0%)	148 (59.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$19,183			$2,160			$17,023	39.6	36.9	593	30
250001401275	564	New Hingham Regional Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Smith Rd	Chesterfield	01012	Hampshire County	Chesterfield-Goshen	No	No	No	No	(413) 296-0000	145	18	8.1		139 (95.9%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,721			$678			$23,043	39.4	51.2	463	101
250799000424	565	Buckland-Shelburne Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Mechanic Street	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-2521	274	17	15.9		241 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$22,191			$1,497			$20,694	39.3	43.4	533	32
250540000789	566	East Meadow	Public	PK, KG-6	393 East State Street	Granby	01033	Hampshire County	Granby	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 467-7199	407	31	13		330 (81.1%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (10.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$16,627			$1,081			$15,546	39.2	31.9	637	71
250702001029	567	Charles W Morey	Public	PK, KG-4	130 Pine Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7662	481	39	12.3		52 (10.8%)	19 (4.0%)	105 (21.8%)	283 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$17,346			$1,549			$15,797	38.8	41.1	556	11
251038001653	568	Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	374	31	12		175 (46.8%)	27 (7.2%)	149 (39.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	$18,948			$2,268			$16,680	38.6	37.2	591	23
250216000931	569	Royalston Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	96 Winchendon Rd	Royalston	01368	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 249-2900	158	13	12.1		142 (89.9%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,390			$1,552			$15,839	38.6	46.7	505	64
250279000265	570	Kennedy John F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Bolster Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8127	375	28	13.3		65 (17.3%)	77 (20.5%)	206 (54.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$25,740			$2,050			$23,690	38.5	38.8	576	6

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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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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.