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)
251251002047	791	Memorial	Public	K-5	201 Norman Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3333	208	19	10.8		71 (34.1%)	13 (6.3%)	94 (45.2%)	17 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$17,118			$1,399			$15,719	15.8	20.2	745	46
251323002203	792	Canterbury	Public	PK, KG-6	129 Canterbury Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3484	335	29	11.7		53 (15.8%)	39 (11.6%)	201 (60.0%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$17,834			$1,559			$16,274	15.8	25.5	687	105
250498000726	793	Mary E Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9143	354	34	10.2		103 (29.1%)	32 (9.0%)	187 (52.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$24,414			$1,230			$23,183	15.6	23.8	703	90
250498000714	794	Brophy	Public	K-5	575 Pleasant Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9158	493	40	12.3		123 (24.9%)	28 (5.7%)	294 (59.6%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$20,320			$1,230			$19,090	15.6	10.5	863	69
250993001593	795	Martin E Young Elementary	Public	K-5	30 Lou Courtney Dr	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 961-6256	275	27	10.2		37 (13.5%)	154 (56.0%)	54 (19.6%)	19 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$22,636			$1,812			$20,824	15.5	22.9	716	79
250279002874	796	Mattahunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Alabama St	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8792	512	52	9.7		11 (2.1%)	347 (67.8%)	132 (25.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$30,323			$2,287			$28,036	15.5	17.6	776	20
250366000492	797	Bowe	Public	K-5	115 Hampden Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3431	418	32	13		101 (24.2%)	20 (4.8%)	266 (63.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$15,637			$1,633			$14,004	15.4	17.4	779	18
250936001506	798	William A Welch Senior	Public	K-4	50 Swampscott Avenue	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5775	297	25	11.8		106 (35.7%)	11 (3.7%)	164 (55.2%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$14,031			$1,545			$12,487	15.4			(n/a)
250279000292	799	Perkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Burke Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8601	149	22	6.9		15 (10.1%)	50 (33.6%)	65 (43.6%)	10 (6.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$29,422			$1,936			$27,486	15.3	12.8	831	32
250054302763	800	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk County	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	288	19	15.1		8 (2.8%)	173 (60.1%)	103 (35.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,112			$1,938			$18,174	15.2	16.8	785	15

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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.