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)
250498000728	881	Miriam F McCarthy School	Public	K-5	8 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9161	504	44	11.4		137 (27.2%)	40 (7.9%)	281 (55.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$21,710			$1,230			$20,479	7.7	12	847	34
250702001033	882	Greenhalge	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Ennell Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7670	457	41	11.2		76 (16.6%)	55 (12.0%)	264 (57.8%)	46 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$17,499			$1,688			$15,811	7.7	10.5	864	18
250843001333	883	Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Emery Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	383	34	11.4		96 (25.1%)	37 (9.7%)	226 (59.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	$17,489			$2,207			$15,283	7.4	5.5	910	27
250008902127	884	Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	285 Dorset Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence (Dis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 214-7806	356	31	11.4		4 (1.1%)	101 (28.4%)	234 (65.7%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$19,116			$2,141			$16,975	7.4	6.6	900	16
250279000268	885	UP Academy Holland	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Olney Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8832	566	44	12.7		14 (2.5%)	267 (47.2%)	246 (43.5%)	13 (2.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	$27,030			$2,204			$24,827	7.2	6.7	898	13
250279002721	886	Mario Umana Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	312 Border Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8481	632	60	10.5		19 (3.0%)	15 (2.4%)	587 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$26,091			$2,289			$23,802	7.1	5.4	912	26
250711001064	887	Brickett Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Lewis Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7333	317	26	12.1		28 (8.8%)	24 (7.6%)	223 (70.3%)	27 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$16,660			$917			$15,742	7	8	883	4
250711001087	888	Wm P Connery	Public	K-5	50 Elm Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7344	554	46	12		19 (3.4%)	31 (5.6%)	457 (82.5%)	35 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,497			$1,710			$13,788	6.9	7.6	890	2
251101001770	889	West Street	Public	1-5	156 West Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5470	328	33	9.9		66 (20.1%)	12 (3.7%)	241 (73.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	$19,920			$1,892			$18,028	6.9	3.9	924	35
251113001796	890	Brightwood	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7238	480	32	15.1		18 (3.8%)	36 (7.5%)	421 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,469			$1,942			$16,526	6.7	7	895	5

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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.