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)
250843001342	721	Thomas R Rodman	Public	K-5	497 Mill Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	210	18	11.5		92 (43.8%)	24 (11.4%)	83 (39.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$19,467			$1,231			$18,236	21.5	23.6	706	15
250366000489	722	Barry	Public	K-5	44 Connell Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3425	345	29	11.8		193 (55.9%)	17 (4.9%)	113 (32.8%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	$17,043			$1,553			$15,491	21.5	28.3	668	54
251284002125	723	William Seach	Public	K-5	770 Middle Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7589	356	25	14.1		151 (42.4%)	64 (18.0%)	86 (24.2%)	25 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$15,658			$936			$14,722	21.5	32.3	635	88
251113001818	724	Mary M Lynch	Public	PK, KG-5	315 No Branch Pkwy	Springfield	01119	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7250	219	24	9.3		16 (7.3%)	47 (21.5%)	137 (62.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	$19,088			$2,350			$16,738	21.3	10.4	866	142
251113001799	725	Daniel B Brunton	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Parker Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7444	357	36	9.9		67 (18.8%)	51 (14.3%)	211 (59.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$18,437			$1,873			$16,564	21.2	16.6	789	64
251323002250	726	Wawecus Road School	Public	K-6	20 Wawecus Rd	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3527	133	12	11.3		40 (30.1%)	19 (14.3%)	57 (42.9%)	8 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.8%)	$19,765			$1,758			$18,007	21.2	35.2	619	107
250549000798	727	Discovery School at Four Corners	Public	K-4	21 Ferrante Avenue	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1378	214	20	10.7		182 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$18,840			$905			$17,934	21.2	40.8	559	168
250279000321	728	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8383	249	29	8.6		44 (17.7%)	12 (4.8%)	184 (73.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$31,169			$2,337			$28,832	21.2	18.8	756	28
251152001907	729	Elizabeth Pole	Public	K-4	215 Harris Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1260	577	45	12.9		267 (46.3%)	138 (23.9%)	100 (17.3%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.5%)	$15,400			$1,184			$14,216	21.1	30.3	654	75
250477002038	730	George Keverian School	Public	K-8	20 Nichols Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5020	897	74	12.1		98 (10.9%)	114 (12.7%)	639 (71.2%)	31 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	$15,187			$844			$14,343	21	20.2	744	14

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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.