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)
251113001562	771	Glickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Ashland Avenue	Springfield	01119	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2756	315	27	11.6		39 (12.4%)	44 (14.0%)	205 (65.1%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$20,454			$2,220			$18,234	17.4	20.5	739	32
250279002569	772	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 School Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8681	287	32	8.9		6 (2.1%)	154 (53.7%)	110 (38.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$29,700			$2,009			$27,691	17.3	11.7	851	79
250711001077	773	Julia F Callahan	Public	PK, KG-5	200 O'Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7340	394	37	10.5		49 (12.4%)	41 (10.4%)	261 (66.2%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,757			$1,469			$16,288	17.2	16.5	790	17
250513000750	774	Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	278 Pearl Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 991-0900	1,053	59	17.9		599 (56.9%)	39 (3.7%)	327 (31.1%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.8%)	$15,847			$1,176			$14,672	17.2	15.1	807	33
250702001048	775	John J Shaughnessy	Public	PK, KG-4	1158 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7657	469	39	12		91 (19.4%)	27 (5.8%)	208 (44.3%)	118 (25.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$17,053			$1,522			$15,531	17.1	15.8	800	25
250993002596	776	J F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Hurley Dr	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 961-6211	475	45	10.4		58 (12.2%)	262 (55.2%)	64 (13.5%)	65 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$25,979			$1,804			$24,175	17	19.1	753	23
251113001836	777	Washington	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Washington Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7551	397	39	10		31 (7.8%)	71 (17.9%)	256 (64.5%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$19,041			$1,845			$17,195	16.9	18.2	764	13
251113001813	778	Kensington International School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Kensington Avenue	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7522	262	27	9.5		12 (4.6%)	41 (15.6%)	195 (74.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$19,520			$1,998			$17,522	16.9	12.4	838	60
250711001072	779	Edward A Sisson	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7455	427	35	12.1		110 (25.8%)	27 (6.3%)	232 (54.3%)	41 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$16,246			$1,136			$15,110	16.8	22	726	53
251113001795	780	Arthur T Talmadge	Public	PK, KG-5	1395 Allen Street	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7249	224	25	8.8		22 (9.8%)	38 (17.0%)	144 (64.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$19,817			$2,172			$17,645	16.7	23.7	705	75

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.