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)
251197002563	331	Boyden	Public	K-5	1852 Washington Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7216	405	36	11.2		307 (75.8%)	31 (7.7%)	42 (10.4%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$16,844			$702			$16,142	63.8	66.5	309	22
250003100549	332	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Parkway	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 529-7178	218	21	10.2		169 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	$15,831			$865			$14,966	63.7	70.2	283	49
250879000621	333	Spaulding Memorial	Public	K-4	1 Whitcomb Street	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 597-0380	430	32	13.3		361 (84.0%)	15 (3.5%)	35 (8.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$18,015			$897			$17,118	63.4	52.2	458	125
251251002048	334	Mittineague	Public	1-5	26 Second Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3327	140	15	9.2		88 (62.9%)	1 (0.7%)	40 (28.6%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$15,504			$1,077			$14,427	63.4	58.4	395	61
250264000169	335	Hannah Elementary	Public	K-4	41R Brimbal Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6126	320	30	10.7		250 (78.1%)	5 (1.6%)	35 (10.9%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$14,798			$871			$13,928	63.4	63.3	348	13
251284002114	336	Lawrence W Pingree	Public	K-5	1250 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 337-2974	266	22	12		186 (69.9%)	15 (5.6%)	34 (12.8%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	$17,789			$650			$17,139	63.2	49.4	479	143
251086001727	337	South	Public	K-5	700 Read Street	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3180	262	24	10.7		212 (80.9%)	7 (2.7%)	20 (7.6%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$17,960			$547			$17,413	63.1	60.6	374	37
251320002181	338	Clyde Reeves	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Lexington Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8240	444	31	14.1		293 (66.0%)	35 (7.9%)	50 (11.3%)	39 (8.8%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$19,426			$1,928			$17,498	63.1	63.4	343	5
250527002382	339	Gill Elementary	Public	K-6	48 Boyle Rd	Gill	01354	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-3255	114	10	11.4		96 (84.2%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$21,412			$1,046			$20,366	63	63	353	14
250735001139	340	Martinson Elementary	Public	K-5	275 Forest Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5025	453	40	11.2		397 (87.6%)	17 (3.8%)	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$16,897			$615			$16,282	63	64.5	331	9

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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.