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)
251188001607	311	Davis Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	78 Jamieson Road	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-1754	447	31	14.3		374 (83.7%)	17 (3.8%)	38 (8.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$14,197			$429			$13,768	66.3	69.9	286	25
251293000190	312	Louise A Conley	Public	K-5	100 Forest Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7050	482	33	14.6		382 (79.3%)	23 (4.8%)	40 (8.3%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$14,294			$935			$13,359	66.1	75.9	231	81
250189000041	313	Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-6	71 Strong Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1400	326	37	8.8		156 (47.9%)	50 (15.3%)	60 (18.4%)	35 (10.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$26,451			$1,797			$24,654	65.7	51.3	461	148
250630000916	314	Memorial	Public	K-6	6 Prospect Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 634-2214	554	47	11.7		437 (78.9%)	4 (0.7%)	65 (11.7%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$15,916			$960			$14,956	65.6	65.7	316	2
250861001360	315	Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	442	35	12.4		241 (54.5%)	24 (5.4%)	49 (11.1%)	70 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (12.4%)	$21,180			$1,133			$20,047	65.6	71.6	273	42
250222002846	316	Swanson Road Intermediate School	Public	3-5	10 Swanson Road	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7744	554	41	13.5		438 (79.1%)	11 (2.0%)	68 (12.3%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$14,827			$580			$14,248	65.5	64.7	328	12
251284002116	317	Ralph Talbot	Public	K-5	277 Ralph Talbot Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7250	259	20	12.8		162 (62.5%)	28 (10.8%)	32 (12.4%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$15,941			$189			$15,753	65.2	52.7	448	131
250402002028	318	James M. Quinn School	Public	K-5	529 Hawthorn Street	Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-3178	704	55	12.8		586 (83.2%)	8 (1.1%)	46 (6.5%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.4%)	$14,625			$552			$14,073	65.1	56.9	412	94
250399000534	319	Ivan G Smith	Public	K-5	15 Lobao Drive	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-1350	339	27	12.3		292 (86.1%)	11 (3.2%)	25 (7.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$16,451			$861			$15,590	65.1	68.5	292	27
250987001573	320	Merrymount	Public	K-5	4 Agawam Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8762	327	23	14		209 (63.9%)	14 (4.3%)	21 (6.4%)	65 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$16,698			$727			$15,971	64.9	68.6	290	30

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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.