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)
251323002246	661	Tatnuck	Public	PK, KG-6	1083 Pleasant Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3554	385	23	16.6		158 (41.0%)	66 (17.1%)	118 (30.6%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$15,290			$1,265			$14,024	27.6	24.7	695	34
250930002594	662	Old Mill Pond	Public	PK, KG-5	4107 Main Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Palmer	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-4300	599	53	11.3		464 (77.5%)	11 (1.8%)	90 (15.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$17,518			$803			$16,716	27.5	31.9	638	24
251089001731	663	Arthur D Healey	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Meacham Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5420	506	38	13.2		141 (27.9%)	76 (15.0%)	251 (49.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$22,088			$921			$21,167	27.3	34.2	626	37
250178002879	664	Hoosac Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	125 Savoy Road	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-8404	288	30	9.6		261 (90.6%)	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$17,802			$1,442			$16,361	27.3	28.4	667	3
250052502708	665	Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,038	79	13		210 (20.2%)	147 (14.2%)	626 (60.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	$16,668			$2,463			$14,205	27.3	26.1	681	16
250732001631	666	Charles Jaworek School	Public	K-5	444 Hosmer Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3506	656	52	12.6		257 (39.2%)	33 (5.0%)	319 (48.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$16,975			$860			$16,115	27.2	26.1	682	16
250678000988	667	Northwest	Public	1-5	45 Stearns Avenue	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7756	727	52	13.9		269 (37.0%)	51 (7.0%)	352 (48.4%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	$13,164			$872			$12,293	27.1	28.7	661	6
250528000770	668	Beeman Memorial	Public	K-5	138 Cherry Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 281-9825	300	32	9.5		212 (70.7%)	8 (2.7%)	64 (21.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$19,973			$1,807			$18,167	27.1	20.8	736	68
251200001974	669	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Putney Lane	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5740	507	49	10.4		214 (42.2%)	60 (11.8%)	185 (36.5%)	36 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$23,912			$1,142			$22,770	27	27	673	4
251323002243	670	Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3482	566	40	14.1		185 (32.7%)	152 (26.9%)	179 (31.6%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	$17,630			$1,554			$16,076	26.8	26.8	676	6

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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.