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)
251200001969	711	Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Parmenter Road	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5785	386	41	9.5		49 (12.7%)	22 (5.7%)	296 (76.7%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$22,269			$953			$21,316	22.7	14.1	815	104
250867001390	712	Brayton	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Brayton Hill Terrace	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	North Adams	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 662-3260	218	28	7.9		170 (78.0%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (10.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	$21,891			$2,004			$19,887	22.6	10.8	859	147
250279000241	713	Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Poplar Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8099	151	19	7.9		29 (19.2%)	37 (24.5%)	73 (48.3%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$30,656			$2,148			$28,509	22.5	24.3	697	16
250711001085	714	Tracy	Public	1-5	35 Walnut Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7466	380	33	11.4		12 (3.2%)	13 (3.4%)	338 (88.9%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,757			$1,114			$14,643	22.4	11.9	848	134
251263002064	715	Franklin Ave	Public	K-4	22 Franklin Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6424	174	15	11.3		73 (42.0%)	6 (3.4%)	77 (44.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.6%)	$14,727			$1,314			$13,414	22.1	15	808	93
250876001410	716	North Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10 New School Drive	North Brookfield	01535	Worcester County	North Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 867-8326	274	24	11.5		230 (83.9%)	7 (2.6%)	26 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$17,466			$508			$16,958	21.9	25.9	684	32
251113001829	717	Mary M Walsh	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Empress Ct	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7448	249	30	8.1		43 (17.3%)	40 (16.1%)	155 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$19,956			$2,280			$17,675	21.9	19.8	748	31
250666002477	718	John K Tarbox	Public	1-5	59 Alder Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5983	274	26	10.7		8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,210			$1,735			$15,475	21.8	19.2	752	34
250843001318	719	Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	445 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	672	47	14.2		211 (31.4%)	83 (12.4%)	322 (47.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	$15,568			$1,014			$14,554	21.8	23.1	713	6
250843001323	720	Ellen R Hathaway	Public	PK, KG-5	256 Court Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	245	24	10		85 (34.7%)	46 (18.8%)	100 (40.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$17,404			$1,822			$15,582	21.8	28.4	666	54

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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.