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
581	Winthrop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Brookford Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8379	226	25	9.2		8 (3.5%)	114 (50.4%)	86 (38.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	$35,779							36.7	29.5	644	63		250279000270
582	Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	395 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	454	27	16.5		17 (3.7%)	229 (50.4%)	186 (41.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$24,122							36.6	33.1	609	27		250006001439
583	Spencer Borden	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 President Avenue	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8202	575	42	13.6		289 (50.3%)	65 (11.3%)	140 (24.3%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.7%)	$24,437							36.3	40.5	557	26		250483000679
584	Liberty	Public	PK, KG-5	962 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7299	238	19	12.2		26 (10.9%)	23 (9.7%)	180 (75.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$25,484							36.2	18.6	758	174		251113001814
585	Avery	Public	1-5	336 High Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 310-5000	321	31	10.2		166 (51.7%)	34 (10.6%)	92 (28.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$25,356							36.1	34.7	601	16		250405000546
586	Community	Public	K-5	45 South Washington Street	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 643-2148	276	27	10.1		169 (61.2%)	26 (9.4%)	41 (14.9%)	18 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$19,778							36	41.3	548	38		250873001199
587	Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Windsor Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6588	249	34	7.3		21 (8.4%)	123 (49.4%)	56 (22.5%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	$47,805							35.8	28.2	652	65		250327001518
588	Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Park Street	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 529-1530	991	83	11.9		744 (75.1%)	10 (1.0%)	153 (15.4%)	17 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (6.0%)	$17,297							35.6	45.7	514	74		250459002937
589	Louis F Angelo Elementary	Public	K-5	472 North Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4501	875	54	16.1		116 (13.3%)	487 (55.7%)	220 (25.1%)	19 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	$18,830							35.6	37.9	575	14		250309001132
590	Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	33	13.6		196 (43.1%)	35 (7.7%)	185 (40.7%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	$24,568							35.4	30.1	635	45		251038001668

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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.
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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.