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)
251005001618	741	Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Tuckerman Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8270	604	52	11.5		209 (34.6%)	18 (3.0%)	335 (55.5%)	27 (4.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$15,236			$1,313			$13,923	20	22.7	718	23
250597001169	742	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	252 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2421	499	46	10.8		185 (37.1%)	39 (7.8%)	257 (51.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$16,011			$1,465			$14,546	19.9	18.3	763	21
250483000666	743	John J Doran	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Fountain Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8225	511	40	12.8		203 (39.7%)	68 (13.3%)	174 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.7%)	$17,100			$1,765			$15,334	19.7	17.6	775	32
250774001376	744	Donald P Timony Grammar	Public	K-8	45 Pleasant View Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9001	1,148	97	11.8		368 (32.1%)	80 (7.0%)	643 (56.0%)	33 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.8%)	$14,032			$878			$13,154	19.5	23.7	704	40
250279000218	745	Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Leyden Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8523	247	34	7.2		29 (11.7%)	9 (3.6%)	205 (83.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$28,529			$2,257			$26,272	19.5	13.9	816	71
250327000444	746	Kennedy-Longfellow	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6841	220	32	6.7		47 (21.4%)	56 (25.5%)	50 (22.7%)	51 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	$40,553			$875			$39,678	19.5	30.5	652	94
251152001905	747	Edmund Hatch Bennett	Public	K-4	47 North Walker Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1245	295	23	12.6		182 (61.7%)	51 (17.3%)	43 (14.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$15,500			$1,184			$14,316	19.4	42.1	547	200
250774001556	748	Tenney Grammar School	Public	K-8	75 Pleasant Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9026	1,264	102	12.3		330 (26.1%)	54 (4.3%)	819 (64.8%)	30 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.4%)	$13,280			$790			$12,490	19.3	21.6	730	18
251251001242	749	Philip G Coburn	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Southworth Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3318	573	58	9.9		286 (49.9%)	35 (6.1%)	154 (26.9%)	53 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$16,393			$1,594			$14,799	19.3	16.5	791	42
250498000731	750	Potter Road	Public	K-5	492 Potter Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9110	535	39	13.6		175 (32.7%)	23 (4.3%)	305 (57.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$17,846			$1,230			$16,616	19.3	18	765	15

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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

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.