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)
250717001345	571	Ferryway	Public	K-8	150 Cross Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0659	894	68	13.1		195 (21.8%)	172 (19.2%)	313 (35.0%)	176 (19.7%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.4%)	$15,253			$1,119			$14,133	38.4	40.6	561	10
251323002231	572	May Street	Public	K-6	265 May Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3520	295	12	23.9		116 (39.3%)	41 (13.9%)	80 (27.1%)	23 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (11.2%)	$15,134			$1,274			$13,860	38.4	50.2	470	102
250279000339	573	Ohrenberger School	Public	3-8	175 W Boundary Road	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8157	451	48	9.4		90 (20.0%)	149 (33.0%)	176 (39.0%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$27,123			$2,112			$25,010	38.3	47.7	493	80
250225000108	574	Ralph D Butler	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Patrick Clark Drive	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 587-7009	392	38	10.2		163 (41.6%)	133 (33.9%)	54 (13.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$18,009			$893			$17,116	38.2	32.3	634	60
250309001132	575	Louis F Angelo Elementary	Public	K-5	472 North Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4501	791	53	15		141 (17.8%)	421 (53.2%)	173 (21.9%)	28 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	$16,681			$1,351			$15,330	37.9	38.5	582	7
250567000818	576	Cutler School	Public	K-5	237 Asbury Street	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5330	254	22	11.7		231 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$18,204			$687			$17,517	37.8	60.1	377	199
251113001819	577	Mary O Pottenger	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7266	395	31	12.7		36 (9.1%)	44 (11.1%)	295 (74.7%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$18,329			$1,781			$16,548	37.8	42.6	543	34
251174001669	578	Salisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Lafayette Rd.	Salisbury	01952	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 463-5852	420	39	10.7		341 (81.2%)	18 (4.3%)	43 (10.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$20,694			$1,105			$19,589	37.8	29.4	659	81
250987001571	579	Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Public	K-4	300 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8715	542	44	12.4		185 (34.1%)	62 (11.4%)	61 (11.3%)	182 (33.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	$16,562			$1,418			$15,144	37.7	42.8	541	38
251263002065	580	Highland	Public	PK, KG-4	34 Western Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6428	370	27	13.4		299 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$15,582			$997			$14,585	37.7	43.6	530	50

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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.