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)
250963001519	461	Egremont	Public	PK, KG-5	84 Egremont Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9655	386	33	11.8		224 (58.0%)	30 (7.8%)	89 (23.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.3%)	$17,790			$977			$16,813	51.1	48.7	486	25
251200001967	462	Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	494 Lincoln Street	Waltham	02451	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 314-5721	475	42	11.3		283 (59.6%)	23 (4.8%)	97 (20.4%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	$21,642			$1,009			$20,633	51	56.6	419	43
250936001505	463	West Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Bow Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-5850	277	20	13.6		235 (84.8%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$14,873			$667			$14,206	50.9	56.9	411	52
250436000588	464	Dudley Elementary	Public	2-4	16 School Street	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-3351	333	27	12.5		250 (75.1%)	14 (4.2%)	51 (15.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$14,985			$928			$14,057	50.8	63.2	349	115
250279000244	465	Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Bunker Hill Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8358	340	40	8.4		132 (38.8%)	49 (14.4%)	95 (27.9%)	48 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$29,741			$2,239			$27,502	50.7	51.3	462	3
251323002224	466	Heard Street	Public	K-6	200 Heard Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3525	251	18	13.8		104 (41.4%)	40 (15.9%)	74 (29.5%)	22 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$15,776			$1,306			$14,469	50.6	55	429	37
250963001522	467	Robert T. Capeless Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Brooks Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9665	188	16	11.6		120 (63.8%)	12 (6.4%)	32 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.2%)	$20,108			$987			$19,121	50.6	37.5	587	120
250594000843	468	Hatfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Main Street	Hatfield	01038	Hampshire County	Hatfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 247-5010	196	20	9.8		179 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$15,326			$605			$14,721	50.4	46.3	510	42
250339000462	469	Craneville	Public	K-5	95 Park Avenue	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0209	453	31	14.5		371 (81.9%)	7 (1.5%)	41 (9.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$16,698			$1,261			$15,437	50.2	54.2	434	35
251332100402	470	Farmington River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	555 N Main Street	Otis	01253	Berkshire County	Farmington River Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 269-4466	129	14	9		121 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$31,204			$1,676			$29,528	49.9	59.3	386	84

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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:

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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.