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
711	E Somerville Community	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Cross Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	747	56	13.3		135 (18.1%)	47 (6.3%)	495 (66.3%)	43 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	$24,066							21.7	20.1	738	27		251089001736
712	Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Poplar Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8099	148	20	7.5		25 (16.9%)	37 (25.0%)	74 (50.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.7%)	$39,853							21.7	22.5	713	1		250279000241
713	H H Galligan	Public	K-4	15 Sheridan Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1295	286	25	11.6		102 (35.7%)	87 (30.4%)	69 (24.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)	$19,320							21.6	19	752	39		251152001908
714	Goodyear Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Central Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8237	352	32	11.1		179 (50.9%)	34 (9.7%)	93 (26.4%)	31 (8.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$21,696							21.4	27.6	659	55		251320002184
715	E N White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Jefferson Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2058	453	35	12.8		94 (20.8%)	9 (2.0%)	336 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$23,442							21.3	12.7	826	111		250627002581
716	Daniel B Brunton	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Parker Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7444	314	29	10.6		66 (21.0%)	61 (19.4%)	158 (50.3%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	$27,122							21.3	21.2	725	9		251113001799
717	South Lawrence East Elementary School	Public	1-5	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5970	666	56	12		14 (2.1%)	11 (1.7%)	628 (94.3%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,219							21.3	23.6	702	15		250666001918
718	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	252 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2421	527	48	10.9		192 (36.4%)	44 (8.3%)	272 (51.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$19,780							21.3	19.9	742	24		250597001169
719	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8383	237	34	7		37 (15.6%)	12 (5.1%)	171 (72.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$38,082							21.3	21.2	728	9		250279000321
720	Salemwood	Public	K-8	529 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0647	1,033	73	14.2		156 (15.1%)	277 (26.8%)	454 (43.9%)	112 (10.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.6%)	$20,045							21.2	25.5	685	35		250717001363

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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.