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)
250843001343	151	William H Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Portland Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	244	20	12.1		158 (64.8%)	20 (8.2%)	43 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.4%)	$16,659			$1,445			$15,214	82.5	77.8	210	59
250405000550	152	Greenlodge	Public	1-5	191 Greenlodge Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-4000	277	24	11.6		216 (78.0%)	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	$22,746			$1,046			$21,700	82.4	70	284	132
250861001370	153	Lincoln-Eliot	Public	K-5	191 Pearl Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9540	338	35	9.6		150 (44.4%)	24 (7.1%)	63 (18.6%)	68 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	$22,229			$1,636			$20,593	82.2	64.5	330	177
250330000455	154	Lt Peter M Hansen	Public	K-5	25 Pecunit Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 821-5085	546	40	13.5		315 (57.7%)	62 (11.4%)	51 (9.3%)	63 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.5%)	$18,283			$638			$17,646	82.1	73.1	252	98
250648000939	155	Winthrop	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Central Street	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 356-2976	373	39	9.5		300 (80.4%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$20,853			$1,096			$19,757	82.1	64.2	334	179
250516000757	156	Chester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Middlefield Road	Chester	01011	Hampden County	Gateway	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 685-1360	125	12	10.7		119 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$21,269			$1,764			$19,505	81.7	54.2	436	280
250921001477	157	Orleans Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Eldredge Pkwy	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Orleans	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0380	145	21	6.9		112 (77.2%)	6 (4.1%)	15 (10.3%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$32,396			$1,002			$31,394	81.7	91	62	95
250294000367	158	Mary E Flaherty School	Public	K-4	99 Lakeside Dr	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0180	290	27	10.9		161 (55.5%)	10 (3.4%)	16 (5.5%)	84 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$20,266			$801			$19,465	81.7	81.9	163	5
251071001709	159	Pine Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Pine Hill Lane	Sherborn	01770	Middlesex County	Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 655-0630	401	33	12		311 (77.6%)	16 (4.0%)	18 (4.5%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$20,371			$906			$19,464	81.7	87.6	105	54
250003000547	160	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Financial Park	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-3434	862	55	15.5		541 (62.8%)	27 (3.1%)	40 (4.6%)	196 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	10 (1.2%)	38 (4.4%)	$15,030			$635			$14,396	81.6	82.9	156	4

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.