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
491	Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Walk Hill Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7717	249	29	8.6		62 (24.9%)	55 (22.1%)	101 (40.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.0%)	$34,335							46.4	39.9	560	69		250279002687
492	Gordon W. Mitchell School	Public	3-6	435 Central Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 378-8209	612	53	11.5		495 (80.9%)	44 (7.2%)	37 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$18,562							46.4	52.4	446	46		250444000976
493	Heard Street	Public	K-6	200 Heard Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3525	245	18	13.8		92 (37.6%)	42 (17.1%)	79 (32.2%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$20,342							46.3	50.6	466	27		251323002224
494	East Taunton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	58R Stevens Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1330	564	45	12.5		340 (60.3%)	123 (21.8%)	57 (10.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	$18,594							46.3	49.7	476	18		251152001065
495	Joseph W Martin Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	37 Landry Avenue	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2140	549	40	13.5		428 (78.0%)	38 (6.9%)	27 (4.9%)	34 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$15,177							46.2	54.3	425	70		250873001404
496	John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-5	245 So. Franklin Street	Holbrook	02343	Norfolk County	Holbrook	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 767-4600	685	52	13.3		274 (40.0%)	160 (23.4%)	146 (21.3%)	34 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.6%)	$18,180							46	55.2	414	82		250615000880
497	Forestdale	Public	K-8	74 Sylvan Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7326	539	52	10.4		204 (37.8%)	84 (15.6%)	141 (26.2%)	65 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	$22,794							46	48.9	484	13		250717001351
498	Clyde F Brown	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Park Rd	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 376-7003	603	41	14.6		455 (75.5%)	9 (1.5%)	78 (12.9%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$19,146							45.7	60.4	364	134		250792001252
499	James Clark School	Public	K-4	65 Oxford Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0576	297	18	16.1		223 (75.1%)	10 (3.4%)	46 (15.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$21,521							45.6	49.1	480	19		250180000030
500	Marsh Grammar School	Public	K-8	309 Pelham Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9076	996	78	12.7		431 (43.3%)	69 (6.9%)	427 (42.9%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$19,194							45.4	42.2	542	42		250774001211

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.