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)
250354000858	891	George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-6	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	486	40	12.2		13 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	467 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,648			$1,696			$15,952	6.4	11.8	850	41
250711001075	892	Ingalls	Public	K-5	1 Collins Street Terrace	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7400	698	55	12.6		36 (5.2%)	52 (7.4%)	566 (81.1%)	34 (4.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$15,533			$1,024			$14,509	6.3	5.9	907	15
250309000405	893	Oscar F Raymond	Public	K-5	125 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7364	811	49	16.5		47 (5.8%)	629 (77.6%)	102 (12.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	$16,395			$1,351			$15,044	6.3	6.5	902	9
250279000201	894	Blackstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Shawmut Avenue	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8471	581	56	10.3		24 (4.1%)	165 (28.4%)	370 (63.7%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$29,533			$2,194			$27,339	6.1	5.7	908	14
250279002006	895	Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	672	69	9.7		18 (2.7%)	368 (54.8%)	263 (39.1%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	$26,493			$2,251			$24,241	6.1	4.4	920	25
250498000734	896	Harmony Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leland Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9164	473	43	10.9		61 (12.9%)	37 (7.8%)	361 (76.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$19,555			$1,230			$18,325	6.1	5.5	911	15
250711001073	897	Robert L Ford	Public	1-5	49 Hollingsworth St	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7375	418	34	12.3		23 (5.5%)	36 (8.6%)	335 (80.1%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$14,590			$1,223			$13,367	6.1	7.8	887	10
250279002669	898	King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	77 Lawrence Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8212	470	47	10		21 (4.5%)	248 (52.8%)	182 (38.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$27,597			$2,175			$25,423	6.1	7.5	891	7
250279000259	899	Hennigan K-8 School	Public	K-8	200 Heath Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8264	505	48	10.5		19 (3.8%)	126 (25.0%)	328 (65.0%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$27,994			$2,341			$25,654	6	6.4	903	4
250843001332	900	John B Devalles	Public	K-5	120 Katherine Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	292	26	11.4		75 (25.7%)	54 (18.5%)	143 (49.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$15,244			$997			$14,247	6	16.2	795	105

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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.