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)
250279000275	751	Tynan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E Fourth Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8641	197	26	7.6		35 (17.8%)	63 (32.0%)	70 (35.5%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.6%)	$31,907			$2,131			$29,777	19.1	18.7	757	6
251152001908	752	H H Galligan	Public	K-4	15 Sheridan Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1295	259	26	10.1		86 (33.2%)	84 (32.4%)	56 (21.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.2%)	$16,987			$1,184			$15,802	19	22.5	719	33
250906001460	753	Balch	Public	1-5	1170 Washington Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-0694	312	32	9.8		121 (38.8%)	49 (15.7%)	114 (36.5%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,422			$1,061			$18,360	18.9	22.3	722	31
250003200553	754	Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	34 West Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 689-9863	854	42	20.2		6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	844 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$14,906			$1,857			$13,049	18.8	19	755	1
251323002217	755	Gates Lane	Public	PK, KG-6	1238 Main Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3488	544	46	11.8		145 (26.7%)	75 (13.8%)	213 (39.2%)	75 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	$18,819			$2,681			$16,138	18.8	22	727	28
251113001822	756	German Gerena Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Birnie Avenue	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7320	589	56	10.5		20 (3.4%)	86 (14.6%)	456 (77.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$19,300			$1,999			$17,301	18.8	20.9	735	21
250936001503	757	Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	586	39	15.1		343 (58.5%)	26 (4.4%)	191 (32.6%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,991			$1,031			$11,960	18.8	19.9	747	10
251113001814	758	Liberty	Public	PK, KG-5	962 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7299	251	27	9.2		33 (13.1%)	19 (7.6%)	195 (77.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,034			$2,116			$16,918	18.6	16.7	786	28
250054502785	759	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1857 Middlesex Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 458-1399	1,203	55	21.8		291 (24.2%)	238 (19.8%)	294 (24.4%)	302 (25.1%)	30 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.9%)	$11,418			$1,499			$9,919	18.6	20.7	737	22
250477000631	760	Sumner G. Whittier School	Public	K-8	337 Broadway	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-2410	630	52	12		76 (12.1%)	48 (7.6%)	469 (74.4%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$15,282			$1,084			$14,197	18.6	16.5	793	33

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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.
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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.