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
241	Lillian M Jacobs	Public	PK, KG-7	18 Harborview Rd	Hull	02045	Plymouth County	Hull	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 925-4400	434	48	8.9		382 (88.0%)	11 (2.5%)	20 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$29,750							73.4	69.6	282	41		250642000932
242	Dennett Elementary	Public	K-6	80 Crescent Street	Plympton	02367	Plymouth County	Plympton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 585-3659	249	17	14.2		236 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,297							73.3	75.7	239	3		250978001551
243	Montclair	Public	K-5	8 Belmont Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8708	365	30	12.3		79 (21.6%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.4%)	226 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$19,675							73.3	69.1	288	45		250987001574
244	West Tatnuck	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Mower Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3596	343	24	14.4		168 (49.0%)	49 (14.3%)	74 (21.6%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$20,404							73.2	77.2	218	26		251323002251
245	South	Public	K-4	11 Summer Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3880	347	28	12.3		225 (64.8%)	18 (5.2%)	61 (17.6%)	23 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	$19,757							73.2	79.2	192	53		251122001856
246	Byam School	Public	K-4	25 Maple Road	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5144	510	39	12.9		332 (65.1%)	19 (3.7%)	57 (11.2%)	74 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	$17,473							73.1	74.7	249	3		250351000472
247	Williamstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Church Street	Williamstown	01267	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 458-5707	407	39	10.4		307 (75.4%)	17 (4.2%)	36 (8.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$21,355							73	77	219	28		250816002899
248	Truro Central	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Route 6	Truro	02666	Barnstable County	Truro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 487-1558	78	14	5.4		50 (64.1%)	7 (9.0%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.7%)	$53,789							73	42.7	539	291		251173001930
249	Quincy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8497	731	61	12		130 (17.8%)	96 (13.1%)	80 (10.9%)	370 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	$34,081							72.7	61.8	349	100		250279000277
250	Egremont	Public	PK, KG-5	84 Egremont Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9655	376	30	12.6		216 (57.4%)	28 (7.4%)	86 (22.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	$21,767							72.7	51.1	461	211		250963001519

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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:

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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.