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)
250279000319	821	Clap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Harvest Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8672	110	14	7.5		17 (15.5%)	30 (27.3%)	49 (44.5%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$31,104			$2,382			$28,722	13.3	18.4	760	61
250279000337	822	Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8803	363	32	11.3		25 (6.9%)	106 (29.2%)	199 (54.8%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$25,735			$2,204			$23,531	13.1	25	691	131
251323002238	823	Norrback Avenue	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Malden Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3500	507	43	11.8		163 (32.1%)	141 (27.8%)	166 (32.7%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$18,792			$1,681			$17,112	13.1	18	767	56
250279000249	824	O'Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Trenton Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8454	281	25	11.4		15 (5.3%)	8 (2.8%)	251 (89.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$26,109			$2,305			$23,805	12.9	12.1	842	18
251323002422	825	Vernon Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 Providence Street	Worcester	01607	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3630	474	35	13.4		75 (15.8%)	103 (21.7%)	267 (56.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$16,321			$1,279			$15,042	12.8	8.4	881	56
250627002581	826	E N White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Jefferson Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2058	413	36	11.4		99 (24.0%)	16 (3.9%)	282 (68.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$18,025			$2,287			$15,738	12.7	13	826
251038001658	827	Horace Mann Laboratory	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1290	297	25	11.7		117 (39.4%)	25 (8.4%)	134 (45.1%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$20,221			$2,177			$18,044	12.7	10.1	867	40
250279002689	828	Edison K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 Glenmont Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8436	618	64	9.6		74 (12.0%)	89 (14.4%)	359 (58.1%)	64 (10.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$30,735			$2,462			$28,274	12.6	12.7	834	6
250711001062	829	A Drewicz Elementary	Public	K-5	34 Hood Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7350	488	37	13.2		37 (7.6%)	19 (3.9%)	378 (77.5%)	45 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,470			$1,568			$13,903	12.5	12.8	833	4
250354000859	830	Frank M Sokolowski Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-8464	495	41	12		42 (8.5%)	19 (3.8%)	431 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,291			$1,507			$15,783	12.5	8.9	877	47

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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.