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Best Elementary Schools in Sharon, MA

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Schools

1,436

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedHeights Elementary30^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

East Elementary up 10 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Sharon, Massachusetts is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools, including Heights Elementary, East Elementary, Cottage Street, and the Sharon Early Childhood Center, have demonstrated consistently high academic performance, outpacing both district and state averages on standardized assessments.

Among the Sharon elementary schools, Heights Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking 30th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years and significantly outperforms the Sharon district and Massachusetts state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. East Elementary and Cottage Street also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking 64th and 81st respectively among Massachusetts elementary schools.

The Sharon elementary schools have similar per-student spending, ranging from $17,873 to $18,014 in the 2020-2021 school year, with the exception of the Sharon Early Childhood Center, which has a significantly higher per-student spending of $29,057. Student-teacher ratios across the schools vary from 15.5 students per teacher at Cottage Street to 17.6 students per teacher at Heights Elementary. The data does not provide specific information on free/reduced lunch rates, but the district's focus on early childhood education and the consistently high academic performance suggest a strong educational system in the Sharon public schools.

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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
Cottage Street	Public	K-5	30 Cottage Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1580	433	27	16.1		208 (48.0%)	33 (7.6%)	58 (13.4%)	76 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	89.1	81^st of 906 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	76^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.7%	5	70.5	64.9	67.5	67.4	55.7	70.5	75.0	67.9	72.7	72.7	$20,240
East Elementary	Public	K-5	45 Wilshire Dr	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1551	458	28	16.0		215 (46.9%)	23 (5.0%)	43 (9.4%)	131 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	90.3	64^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.9%		90	74^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.9%	10	68.8	65.4	70.1	68.2	65.0	72.8	71.3	69.8	70.1	70.1	$20,091
Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	454 South Main Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1595	545	33	16.6		278 (51.0%)	31 (5.7%)	31 (5.7%)	161 (29.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	94.3	30^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.7%		93.5	36^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.1%	6	72.3	71.9	71.0	71.7	77.8	77.5	73.8	76.2	78.5	78.5	$20,427

Cities Near Sharon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stoughton	2.82 mi	8	218^th
East Walpole	3.2 mi	3	272^nd
Foxborough	3.74 mi	6	190^th
Walpole	3.9 mi	6	86^th
Canton	3.96 mi	8	89^th

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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.

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