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)
250384000525	31	Thoreau	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Prairie Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1300	436	43	10.1		306 (70.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	47 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	$22,631			$315			$22,316	93.9	93.1	45	14
251227002024	32	Joseph E Fiske	Public	K-5	45 Hastings Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6265	316	25	12.5		178 (56.3%)	14 (4.4%)	22 (7.0%)	82 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$22,027			$691			$21,336	93.9	96.4	8	24
251227001733	33	Sprague Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 School Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 263-1965	293	27	10.8		157 (53.6%)	9 (3.1%)	29 (9.9%)	58 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.7%)	$24,057			$915			$23,142	93.8	93	48	15
251311002164	34	Ambrose Elementary	Public	K-5	27 High Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7012	383	31	12.4		315 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$18,931			$215			$18,716	93.8	91.1	61	27
250198000059	35	John A Bishop	Public	K-5	25 Columbia Road	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3791	391	33	11.8		262 (67.0%)	9 (2.3%)	27 (6.9%)	44 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.5%)	$17,246			$736			$16,510	93.7	94.7	24	11
251062001704	36	Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	454 South Main Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1595	542	31	17.6		278 (51.3%)	27 (5.0%)	25 (4.6%)	173 (31.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$17,873			$896			$16,977	93.5	93.7	40	4
250882000505	37	E Ethel Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Barberry Lane	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7820	294	24	12		241 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.5%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$18,560			$693			$17,868	93.5	96.4	7	30
250249000147	38	Roger E Wellington	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Orchard Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5600	522	36	14.3		306 (58.6%)	37 (7.1%)	32 (6.1%)	96 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.4%)	$17,036			$764			$16,272	93.2	87.5	106	68
251098001760	39	Margaret A Neary	Public	4-5	53 Parkerville Road	Southborough	01772	Worcester County	Southborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 481-2300	285	20	14.2		193 (67.7%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.3%)	59 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$21,229			$344			$20,885	93.1	95.9	15	24
250609000876	40	Wm L Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Downer Avenue	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1520	391	30	12.9		341 (87.2%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	$16,522			$539			$15,982	93.1	92.7	50	10

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.