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
851	Madeline English School	Public	K-8	105 Woodville Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5013	760	69	11		107 (14.1%)	90 (11.8%)	521 (68.6%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$21,287							9.9	12.2	832	19		250477002033
852	William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	733	53	13.8		262 (35.7%)	113 (15.4%)	275 (37.5%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	$22,308							9.8	11.5	842	10		250483000684
853	Benjamin Swan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Union Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7526	486	39	12.6		15 (3.1%)	100 (20.6%)	337 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$23,445							9.8	11.2	851	2		251113001808
854	Worcester Dual Language Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Chandler Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3452	519	45	11.5		78 (15.0%)	23 (4.4%)	398 (76.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$23,515							9.7	22.9	708	146		251323002506
855	Mildred Avenue K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Mildred Avenue	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1642	601	57	10.6		16 (2.7%)	331 (55.1%)	220 (36.6%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$33,544							9.3	9.7	864	9		250279002670
856	Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	666	35	19		36 (5.4%)	291 (43.7%)	327 (49.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$18,851							9.1	10.4	856			250004500817
857	Robert L Ford	Public	1-5	49 Hollingsworth St	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7375	410	37	11.1		14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	344 (83.9%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,364							9	6.1	897	40		250711001073
858	Barbieri Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dudley Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9187	671	51	13.2		97 (14.5%)	9 (1.3%)	542 (80.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$21,423							9	11.1	852	6		250498000727
859	Shaw-Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	429 Norfolk Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8777	528	56	9.3		5 (0.9%)	364 (68.9%)	140 (26.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$32,794							8.8	8.1	875	16		250279002839
860	Silvio O Conte Community	Public	PK, KG-5	200 West Union Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9660	379	38	10		117 (30.9%)	82 (21.6%)	130 (34.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.4%)	$23,833							8.7	7.8	880	20		250963001535

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.