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)
251323002206	831	Clark St Community	Public	PK, KG-6	280 Clark Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3545	268	22	12.1		45 (16.8%)	36 (13.4%)	149 (55.6%)	30 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$17,468			$1,481			$15,987	12.3	19.4	751	80
250477002033	832	Madeline English School	Public	K-8	105 Woodville Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5013	763	72	10.5		127 (16.6%)	75 (9.8%)	515 (67.5%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$16,780			$1,025			$15,754	12.2	15.8	801	31
251323002106	833	Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	487	42	11.6		37 (7.6%)	47 (9.7%)	371 (76.2%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$17,606			$1,247			$16,360	12.2	10.1	868	35
251152002697	834	James L. Mulcahey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28 Clifford Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1255	851	59	14.3		390 (45.8%)	235 (27.6%)	165 (19.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.2%)	$14,930			$1,184			$13,745	12	9	876	42
251323002248	835	Union Hill School	Public	K-6	1 Chapin Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3600	390	21	18.6		57 (14.6%)	63 (16.2%)	248 (63.6%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$15,161			$1,668			$13,493	12	18.6	759	76
250666000950	836	Alexander B Bruce	Public	3-8	135 Butler Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5935	409	49	8.3		9 (2.2%)	9 (2.2%)	381 (93.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,417			$1,878			$15,539	11.9	10.8	860	24
251113002931	837	The Springfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1550 Main Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	Yes	No	(413) 750-2011	430	41	10.4		33 (7.7%)	56 (13.0%)	330 (76.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)								11.9	6.1	904	67
251113001810	838	Indian Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Milton Street	Indian Orchard	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7255	543	46	11.7		43 (7.9%)	95 (17.5%)	375 (69.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$18,854			$2,210			$16,644	11.8	13	828	10
250702001954	839	Bartlett Community Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	79 Wannalancit Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8968	494	46	10.8		54 (10.9%)	51 (10.3%)	201 (40.7%)	170 (34.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$17,806			$1,838			$15,968	11.7	11	856	17
251038002844	840	Bentley Academy Innovation School	Public	K-5	25 Memorial Drive	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1260	274	24	11.4		42 (15.3%)	27 (9.9%)	192 (70.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	$20,541			$1,565			$18,976	11.6	13	827	13

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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.