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
211	Crocker Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	280 West Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1600	353	36	9.7		163 (46.2%)	41 (11.6%)	71 (20.1%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	$28,357							77.5	77.8	210	1		250189000038
212	Marion E Zeh	Public	K-5	33 Howard Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7048	249	19	12.9		156 (62.7%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (13.7%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$21,075							77.4	78.2	206	6		250888001208
213	Wolf Swamp Road	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Wolf Swamp Rd	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 565-4270	429	37	11.5		303 (70.6%)	16 (3.7%)	34 (7.9%)	51 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$18,595							77.3	87.2	105	108		250699001022
214	South River	Public	K-5	59 Hatch Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5030	272	22	12.1		250 (91.9%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$21,981							77.2	80.6	175	39		250735001144
215	Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Louders Lane	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8102	159	15	10.7		85 (53.5%)	22 (13.8%)	31 (19.5%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	$36,966							77.1	79.3	190	25		250279000274
216	Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	314	28	11.2		128 (40.8%)	80 (25.5%)	20 (6.4%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	$35,462							77.1	76.7	229	13		250327000447
217	Millbury Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	105 Millbury Street	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 839-0757	585	48	12		397 (67.9%)	19 (3.2%)	54 (9.2%)	98 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$16,173							77	75.1	244	27		250537002576
218	Halifax Elementary	Public	K-6	464 Plymouth Street	Halifax	02338	Plymouth County	Halifax	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 293-2581	531	39	13.5		485 (91.3%)	10 (1.9%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$10,095							76.9	75.3	241	23		250561000815
219	Hannah Elementary	Public	K-4	41R Brimbal Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6126	312	26	12		238 (76.3%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.5%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$19,275							76.9	63.4	335	116		250264000169
220	Birch Meadow	Public	K-5	27 A B Lord Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-2335	359	33	10.7		295 (82.2%)	10 (2.8%)	16 (4.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$19,866							76.9	79.9	185	35		250999001606

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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.