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
311	North Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	60 North Street	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 839-5428	575	40	14.2		386 (67.1%)	22 (3.8%)	44 (7.7%)	105 (18.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$15,482							66.9	76	234	77		250537002754
312	Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	758	71	10.7		393 (51.8%)	54 (7.1%)	158 (20.8%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	$23,811							66.7	72.6	263	49		251218002001
313	Linscott-Rumford	Public	K-5	86 Elm Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8239	209	14	14.8		119 (56.9%)	19 (9.1%)	35 (16.7%)	28 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	$20,769							66.7	59.1	377	64		251320002187
314	David Mindess	Public	3-5	90 Concord Street	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 881-0166	670	52	12.8		343 (51.2%)	21 (3.1%)	128 (19.1%)	149 (22.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$16,979							66.6	67.9	302	12		250210000071
315	Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Burgess School Rd	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Sturbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7041	842	70	12		656 (77.9%)	14 (1.7%)	105 (12.5%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	$18,124							66.5	60.5	362	47		251131001870
316	Colonial Park	Public	K-4	30 Avalon Road	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	No	(781) 279-3890	229	19	12		184 (80.3%)	5 (2.2%)	17 (7.4%)	13 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$22,326							66.5	71.1	272	44		251122001851
317	Elmer S Bagnall	Public	PK, KG-6	253 School Street	Groveland	01834	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 372-8856	519	43	12.1		438 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$18,387							66.2	70.2	277	40		250945000403
318	Chester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Middlefield Road	Chester	01011	Hampden County	Gateway	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 685-1360	114	13	9.1		104 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$24,202							66.2	81.7	156	162		250516000757
319	Soule Road	Public	4-5	300 Soule Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 596-9311	321	24	13.4		258 (80.4%)	13 (4.0%)	31 (9.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$17,384							66	64.5	324	5		250573002139
320	Plum Cove School	Public	K-5	15 Hickory Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 282-3030	217	17	12.9		184 (84.8%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$23,201							66	62.7	343	23		250528000877

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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.