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
21	Horace Mann	Public	K-5	40 Damon Avenue	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2190	254	17	14.7		212 (83.5%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$14,565							95.3	96	11	10		250762001191
22	John Ward	Public	K-5	10 Dolphin Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6450	186	21	8.8		114 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	$26,500							95.2	86.6	111	89		250861001369
23	Joseph Estabrook	Public	K-5	117 Grove Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2520	490	44	11.2		153 (31.2%)	11 (2.2%)	33 (6.7%)	247 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.4%)	$15,410							95.2	95.7	14	9		250684001000
24	Katharine Lee Bates	Public	K-5	116 Elmwood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6260	286	22	12.9		217 (75.9%)	7 (2.4%)	21 (7.3%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$25,910							94.9	97.6	3	21		251227002025
25	Josiah Haynes	Public	K-5	169 Haynes Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1093	397	33	11.8		293 (73.8%)	16 (4.0%)	22 (5.5%)	42 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$20,458							94.7	92.1	50	25		251134001876
26	Peter Noyes	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Old Sudbury Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1085	508	44	11.5		369 (72.6%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.7%)	54 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	$21,543							94.6	89.9	77	51		251134001877
27	Bridge	Public	K-5	55 Middleby Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-2510	345	36	9.7		78 (22.6%)	15 (4.3%)	37 (10.7%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	$17,460							94.5	91.7	55	28		250684000995
28	Maria Hastings	Public	K-5	7 Crosby Road	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 860-5800	579	56	10.3		165 (28.5%)	29 (5.0%)	42 (7.3%)	291 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	$15,558							94.5	94.9	19	9		250684000473
29	General John Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Concord Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1080	382	32	12		276 (72.3%)	9 (2.4%)	15 (3.9%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	$21,929							94.4	91.1	58	29		251134000507
30	Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	454 South Main Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1595	545	33	16.6		278 (51.0%)	31 (5.7%)	31 (5.7%)	161 (29.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	$20,427							94.3	93.5	36	6		251062001704

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.