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Donald Ross

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Donald Ross ranks 271 st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Donald Ross Elementary School is a public school in Braintree, Massachusetts, serving 179 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Braintree school district, which is ranked 75 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donald Ross has shown strong academic performance, with MCAS proficiency rates generally higher than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has performed well for certain student subgroups, such as male students and English Language Learners, ranking highly (top 5%) for English Language Learners in recent years. Donald Ross also spends more per student ($17,567 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9 to 10.8 students per teacher in recent years.

However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 138 to 526 out of over 900 schools, suggesting its performance may be variable. Additionally, while Donald Ross performs well for some subgroups, it has lower rankings for other subgroups, such as Asian students and students with disabilities, indicating potential achievement gaps. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Braintree district, Donald Ross generally performs better than the district average on MCAS proficiency rates, but lags behind some of the top-performing schools in the area, such as Mary E. Flaherty School and Hollis Elementary School.

182

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,880

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Hayward Street
Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 380-0240

District: Braintree

Students who attend Donald Ross usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle School
High:	Braintree High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Asian:

25.3%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2021 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2025) from a 44th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Braintree's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Massachusetts avg41%

271^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Braintree

75^th of 348Braintree among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	271 of 906	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	291 of 916	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	340 of 928	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	436 of 932	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	526 of 936	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	277 of 942	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	255 of 934	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	192 of 938	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	192 of 932	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	138 of 914	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	106 of 926	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	180 of 928	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	100 of 930	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	162 of 924	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	235 of 920	74.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	205 of 909	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	62.6	354 of 908	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.2	441 of 911	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	291 of 911	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.1	241 of 887	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.5	235 of 882	73.4%	★★★★☆
2003	65.6	343 of 884	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	45.0	97 of 145	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	107 of 143	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	116 of 141	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	69 of 155	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	89 of 154	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	50.8	274 of 665	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	94.1	15 of 656	97.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	91.1	5 of 267	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	301 of 869	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	354 of 886	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	326 of 887	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	455 of 901	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	591 of 898	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	158 of 902	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	225 of 893	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	170 of 736	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	164 of 760	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.9	381 of 757	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	498 of 772	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	279 of 705	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	225 of 700	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.4	69 of 685	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	262 of 884	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	211 of 891	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	348 of 896	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	399 of 908	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	437 of 904	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	376 of 907	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	276 of 898	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	409 of 905	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	372 of 894	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	151 of 896	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	100 of 886	88.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	509 of 925	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	180 of 399	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	249 of 737	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	217 of 753	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	452 of 762	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	527 of 764	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	543 of 765	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	319 of 780	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	307 of 772	60.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile-12 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)55th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2022)55th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)45th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)33rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+14 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Awsome teachers,Principle and awsome staff.My kids love the school so much and are learning alot. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Donald Ross	Public	K-4	20 Hayward Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0240	182	20	9.0		78 (42.9%)	28 (15.4%)	20 (11.0%)	46 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	71	271^st of 906 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.7	291^st of 916 public elementary schools	68.2%	20	61.5	48.5		55.6	56.4	48.5		52.8			$24,880
Clifford H Marshall Elementary	Public	K-4	200 Moody St Ext	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8721	535	44	12.2		132 (24.7%)	92 (17.2%)	80 (15.0%)	197 (36.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	53.7	418^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.9%		57.7	394^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.0%	24	43.9	48.0		45.9	43.9	42.3		43.1			$20,749
Hollis	Public	K-4	482 Washington Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0120	365	31	11.9		189 (51.8%)	26 (7.1%)	28 (7.7%)	102 (27.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	84.2	136^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.0%		83.2	142^nd of 916 public elementary schools	84.5%	6	61.0	61.8		61.5	81.0	56.6		67.2			$19,981
Archie T Morrison	Public	K-4	260 Liberty Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0230	327	31	10.6		154 (47.1%)	27 (8.3%)	34 (10.4%)	93 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	60.1	358^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.5%		71.6	270^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.5%	88	52.2	38.0		45.0	58.0	45.1		51.4			$21,597
Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Public	K-4	300 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8715	565	45	12.5		178 (31.5%)	87 (15.4%)	68 (12.0%)	162 (28.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	44.5	510^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.7	579^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.8%	69	36.7	38.1		37.5	36.1	47.5		42.3			$19,683
Mary E Flaherty School	Public	K-4	99 Lakeside Dr	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0180	290	27	10.7		143 (49.3%)	14 (4.8%)	20 (6.9%)	89 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	84.4	133^rd of 906 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.7	158^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.8%	25	57.8	77.4		65.4	60.2	72.2		65.0			$21,165
Frederick C Murphy	Public	K-5	417 Front Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 331-2862	274	20	13.9		176 (64.2%)	19 (6.9%)	51 (18.6%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	51.7	437^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.8%		52	447^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.2%	10	43.5	38.1	40.8	40.9	50.0	47.6	40.8	46.0	40.8	40.8	$18,468
Snug Harbor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Palmer Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8763	380	30	12.8		104 (27.4%)	58 (15.3%)	67 (17.6%)	113 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	21.1	722^nd of 906 public elementary schools	20.3%		14.9	805^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.1%	83	10.9	31.1	21.9	21.3	13.0	35.6	23.4	23.9	31.3	31.3	$23,193
Academy Avenue	Public	K-5	94 Academy Avenue	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-4717	357	24	15.1		228 (63.9%)	36 (10.1%)	58 (16.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	63.8	334^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.1%		68.1	299^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.4%	35	44.8	51.0	61.5	52.9	32.8	56.9	50.0	46.2	52.4	52.4	$17,568
Wessagusset	Public	K-5	75 Pilgrim Road	North Weymouth	02191	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-2210	329	26	12.8		223 (67.8%)	28 (8.5%)	25 (7.6%)	30 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	52.9	426^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.0%		62.1	347^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.1%	79	54.3	35.0	29.0	41.7	50.8	38.3	47.4	45.5	47.4	47.4	$17,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Donald Ross

What is the racial makeup of Donald Ross?

Students at Donald Ross are 43% White, 25% Asian, 15% African American, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Donald Ross in?

Braintree

What schools do graduates of Donald Ross attend?

Students who attend Donald Ross usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle School
High : Braintree High

Is Donald Ross a good school?

Donald Ross ranks 271^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Donald Ross?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Donald Ross.

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