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)
251227002503	51	Schofield	Public	K-5	27 Cedar Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6280	299	26	11.3		200 (66.9%)	10 (3.3%)	25 (8.4%)	49 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	$20,054			$571			$19,483	92.1	93.8	39	12
250837001306	52	Broadmeadow	Public	K-5	120 Broadmeadow Rd	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0448	522	36	14.5		354 (67.8%)	11 (2.1%)	31 (5.9%)	78 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	$20,205			$412			$19,793	92	90.5	66	14
250198000065	53	Peirce	Public	K-5	85 Park Avenue Ext	Arlington	02174	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3736	335	28	12		203 (60.6%)	21 (6.3%)	35 (10.4%)	54 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$17,743			$713			$17,030	91.9	86.1	121	68
250171000009	54	Luther Conant School	Public	K-6	80 Taylor Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2550	413	31	13.1		109 (26.4%)	12 (2.9%)	32 (7.7%)	233 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$16,777			$944			$15,833	91.8	94.7	25	29
250684000995	55	Bridge	Public	K-5	55 Middleby Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-2510	365	35	10.4		92 (25.2%)	21 (5.8%)	33 (9.0%)	180 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	$20,619			$535			$20,085	91.7	94.2	30	25
250426000573	56	Chickering	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Cross Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0480	497	45	11.1		364 (73.2%)	15 (3.0%)	23 (4.6%)	61 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$20,711			$640			$20,071	91.4	86.9	113	57
250240000132	57	Lt Job Lane School	Public	3-5	66 Sweetwater Avenue	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 275-7606	571	45	12.7		301 (52.7%)	36 (6.3%)	45 (7.9%)	145 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$18,938			$805			$18,132	91.2	90.3	72	15
251134000507	58	General John Nixon Elementary	Public	K-5	472 Concord Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1080	334	28	12.1		239 (71.6%)	7 (2.1%)	18 (5.4%)	31 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.4%)	$19,970			$584			$19,386	91.1	90.3	71	13
251311002165	59	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Mystic Valley Parkway	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7017	349	28	12.5		259 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	$14,970			$215			$14,756	91	87.9	98	39
250714001089	60	Huckleberry Hill	Public	K-4	5 Knoll Road	Lynnfield	01940	Essex County	Lynnfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 334-5835	449	27	16.6		324 (72.2%)	14 (3.1%)	34 (7.6%)	50 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$16,252			$412			$15,840	91	77.2	214	154

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.