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)
250186000036	511	Charles C Cashman Elementary	Public	3-5	193 Lions Mouth Road	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 388-4407	398	34	11.8		323 (81.2%)	8 (2.0%)	53 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	$19,504			$2,374			$17,130	46.2	58.1	400	111
250303002657	512	Williams Intermediate School	Public	3-5	200 South Street	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 697-6968	832	47	17.6		596 (71.6%)	95 (11.4%)	80 (9.6%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	$15,206			$548			$14,658	46	46.7	504	8
250204002368	513	Briggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Williams Rd	Ashburnham	01430	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 827-5750	492	39	12.7		431 (87.6%)	10 (2.0%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$15,548			$993			$14,554	45.8	52.4	453	60
250459002937	514	Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Park Street	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 529-1530	1,024	82	12.4		773 (75.5%)	11 (1.1%)	156 (15.2%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.4%)								45.7	47.8	491	23
251089000891	515	West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	378	30	12.6		226 (59.8%)	38 (10.1%)	37 (9.8%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.2%)	$20,378			$912			$19,466	45.4	55.5	425	90
250960002612	516	Bernardston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	37 School Road	Bernardston	01337	Franklin County	Pioneer Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 648-9356	207	19	11.1		193 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	$20,121			$323			$19,798	45.3	35.5	614	98
251146001895	517	Joseph G Luther	Public	3-5	100 Pearse Road	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-7499	179	16	11.5		162 (90.5%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$14,668			$1,191			$13,477	45.3	64	338	179
251005001962	518	Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8316	327	36	9.1		101 (30.9%)	16 (4.9%)	196 (59.9%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$18,751			$1,933			$16,818	45.1	44.7	523	5
250843001320	519	Casimir Pulaski	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Braley Rd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	560	43	12.8		355 (63.4%)	41 (7.3%)	129 (23.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	$19,246			$1,473			$17,774	45	53.2	446	73
251113001803	520	Frank H Freedman	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Cherokee Dr	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7443	267	21	12.4		28 (10.5%)	48 (18.0%)	166 (62.2%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	$19,248			$2,225			$17,023	44.9	29.4	658	138

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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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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.