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)
250315000419	61	John D Runkle	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Druce Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4650	508	43	11.9		272 (53.5%)	22 (4.3%)	67 (13.2%)	73 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.4%)	$26,299			$1,055			$25,245	91	84.1	143	82
250315000420	62	Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4303	621	48	12.8		255 (41.1%)	31 (5.0%)	58 (9.3%)	210 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.6%)	$24,729			$947			$23,782	90.9	89	85	23
250315000416	63	Edith C Baker	Public	K-8	205 Beverly Rd	Chestnut Hill	02467	Middlesex County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4500	672	57	11.7		291 (43.3%)	45 (6.7%)	64 (9.5%)	188 (28.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.4%)	$25,103			$1,196			$23,907	90.9	87.4	109	46
251281002096	64	Downey	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Downey Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	308	26	11.6		200 (64.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	70 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$22,440			$379			$22,060	90.7	91.8	55	9
251197001960	65	Fisher	Public	K-5	65 Gould Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7234	476	38	12.5		329 (69.1%)	7 (1.5%)	39 (8.2%)	78 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	$15,680			$518			$15,162	90.7	84.7	138	73
250861001377	66	Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	241	22	10.9		146 (60.6%)	10 (4.1%)	27 (11.2%)	35 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.5%)	$22,440			$1,314			$21,126	90.5	91.8	56	10
250327000442	67	John M Tobin	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Broadway	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6600	320	30	10.5		127 (39.7%)	76 (23.8%)	25 (7.8%)	51 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.8%)	$32,016			$484			$31,531	90.4	93.5	42	25
250384000526	68	Willard	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Powder Mill Rd	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1340	446	36	12.3		350 (78.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	38 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	$22,297			$393			$21,903	90.4	94.1	33	35
251077001718	69	Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	308	22	13.9		172 (55.8%)	7 (2.3%)	16 (5.2%)	94 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$15,414			$706			$14,708	90.4	93.4	43	26
251311002166	70	Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Brantwood Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 721-7013	473	44	10.7		257 (54.3%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.7%)	148 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	$17,122			$215			$16,907	90.4	89.8	78	8

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.