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)
250279000297	271	Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	745 E. 7th Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8840	182	20	9.1		115 (63.2%)	28 (15.4%)	26 (14.3%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$29,129			$2,105			$27,024	71.6	54.2	435	164
251122001851	272	Colonial Park	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Avalon Road	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	No	(781) 279-3890	241	20	12.1		190 (78.8%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (8.3%)	20 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$18,515			$875			$17,640	71.1	76.2	228	44
251167001928	273	Proctor Elementary	Public	4-6	60 Main Street	Topsfield	01983	Essex County	Topsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-1530	259	26	9.9		235 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$18,943			$690			$18,253	70.7	80.9	177	96
250279000344	274	Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Dighton Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8399	338	26	12.8		93 (27.5%)	43 (12.7%)	129 (38.2%)	46 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$27,301			$2,252			$25,049	70.6	62.3	360	86
251059001696	275	Mildred Aitken School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Newman Avenue	Seekonk	02771	Bristol County	Seekonk	No	No	No	No	(508) 336-5230	579	40	14.4		489 (84.5%)	8 (1.4%)	39 (6.7%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$16,198			$571			$15,626	70.3	77.2	216	59
250402000544	276	Joseph Demello	Public	1-5	654 Dartmouth Street	South Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-6750	351	28	12.7		299 (85.2%)	6 (1.7%)	18 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$14,984			$552			$14,432	70.3	70.8	279	3
250945000403	277	Elmer S Bagnall	Public	PK, KG-6	253 School Street	Groveland	01834	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 372-8856	486	38	12.7		422 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$15,574			$939			$14,635	70.2	74.3	241	36
250567000821	278	Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	313	26	11.8		270 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$19,962			$700			$19,262	70	85.6	130	148
251323002212	279	Flagg Street	Public	K-6	115 Flagg Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3522	359	23	15.8		264 (73.5%)	16 (4.5%)	50 (13.9%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$16,220			$1,609			$14,611	69.9	73.8	246	33
250327000441	280	Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	232	29	8.1		105 (45.3%)	37 (15.9%)	22 (9.5%)	52 (22.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$34,911			$484			$34,427	69.9	80.6	183	97

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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.

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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.