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 Monday, September 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 906)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
621	Ralph D Butler	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Patrick Clark Drive	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 587-7009	323	32	10.2		133 (41.2%)	97 (30.0%)	55 (17.0%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$20,437							31.3	38.2	574	47		250225000108
622	Malcolm White	Public	K-5	36 Bow Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8242	323	30	10.7		168 (52.0%)	24 (7.4%)	90 (27.9%)	12 (3.7%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$21,470							31.1	28	655	33		251320002188
623	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Putney Lane	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5740	527	49	10.7		186 (35.3%)	62 (11.8%)	226 (42.9%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$26,896							31.1	27	669	46		251200001974
624	Royalston Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	96 Winchendon Rd	Royalston	01368	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 249-2900	152	12	12.3		138 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$19,782							31	38.6	569	55		250216000931
625	Barnstable United Elementary School	Public	4-5	730 Osterville West Barnstable	Marstons Mills	02648	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 420-2272	714	67	10.6		339 (47.5%)	72 (10.1%)	216 (30.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.4%)	$23,223							31	29.8	638	13		250231002748
626	Tilton	Public	K-4	70 Grove Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3475	471	41	11.4		122 (25.9%)	26 (5.5%)	308 (65.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$20,075							30.9	41	553	73		250597000866
627	Colrain Central	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Jacksonville Rd	Colrain	01340	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 624-3451	94	9	9.9		88 (93.6%)	3 (3.2%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$30,315							30.9	26.6	671	44		250799000425
628	Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17 South Rd.	Templeton	01468	Worcester County	Narragansett	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 939-8892	581	41	14.2		485 (83.5%)	8 (1.4%)	62 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$16,774							30.7	26.4	675	47		250828001288
629	Jireh Swift	Public	PK, KG-5	2203 Acushnet Avenue	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	204	19	10.5		99 (48.5%)	20 (9.8%)	68 (33.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$23,910							30.6	25.3	689	60		250843001330
630	Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,042	94	11.1		181 (17.4%)	166 (15.9%)	636 (61.0%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	$17,918							30.6	27.3	665	35		250052502708

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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 29, 2025, 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.

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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.