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
151	Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	304	21	14.4		161 (53.0%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$19,794							82.6	90.4	69	82		251077001718
152	Freeman-Kennedy School	Public	3-6	70 Boardman Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	Norfolk	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 528-1266	579	46	12.4		499 (86.2%)	12 (2.1%)	27 (4.7%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$17,369							82.4	80.1	183	31		250864001384
153	Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	328	32	10.1		134 (40.9%)	70 (21.3%)	34 (10.4%)	53 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	$38,648							82.4	79.9	186	33		250327000446
154	M Norcross Stratton	Public	K-5	180 Mountain Avenue	Arlington	02174	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3754	448	37	12.2		243 (54.2%)	15 (3.3%)	39 (8.7%)	97 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	$19,449							82.3	87.9	101	53		250198000062
155	Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8422	292	27	10.7		121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	$33,357							82.3	80.8	173	18		250279000283
156	Cushing Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Aberdeen Dr	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8770	352	27	12.8		320 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$19,292							82.2	83.7	136	20		251056001689
157	Jenkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	54 Vinal Avenue	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-4910	341	30	11.3		303 (88.9%)	9 (2.6%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$21,909							82.2	84	134	23		251056002068
158	Manomet Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Manomet Point Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4380	263	21	12.5		223 (84.8%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$20,858							82	76.8	226	68		250972001543
159	Wampatuck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	266 Tilden Rd	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8790	424	33	12.8		393 (92.7%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$18,590							82	78.9	196	37		251056002289
160	Day Elementary	Public	3-5	75 East Prescott Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5591	299	23	13		139 (46.5%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	120 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,539							82	82.7	146	14		251266000166

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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.