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
441	Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1322 Central Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 344-7005	357	28	12.9		140 (39.2%)	97 (27.2%)	77 (21.6%)	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.3%)	$17,820							51.2	68.4	295	146		251125001866
442	Riverside	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Liberty Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-5010	350	27	12.7		289 (82.6%)	10 (2.9%)	39 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$21,215							51.1	42.5	540	98		250399000536
443	Palmer River	Public	PK, KG-4	326 Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5100	618	44	14		533 (86.2%)	12 (1.9%)	45 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,353							51	47	502	59		250420002428
444	Sutton Elementary	Public	3-5	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1620	287	24	11.8		245 (85.4%)	6 (2.1%)	19 (6.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$19,158							51	49.5	477	33		251140001879
445	Peter Thacher Elementary School	Public	K-4	160 James Street	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 226-4162	467	35	13.2		253 (54.2%)	58 (12.4%)	104 (22.3%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$19,756							50.8	40.7	555	110		250219001294
446	Thomas V Nash	Public	K-5	1003 Front Street	Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 340-2506	263	18	14.8		188 (71.5%)	16 (6.1%)	21 (8.0%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$18,058							50.7	52.6	444	2		251284000509
447	George H. Englesby Elementary School	Public	K-5	1580 Lakeview Ave	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-9745	520	35	14.9		298 (57.3%)	34 (6.5%)	115 (22.1%)	55 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$15,409							50.6	51.6	453	6		250432002822
448	Squantum	Public	K-5	50 Huckins Avenue	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8706	343	25	13.7		187 (54.5%)	22 (6.4%)	23 (6.7%)	91 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$20,575							50.5	54.1	427	21		250987001583
449	Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Marion Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8372	408	30	13.3		85 (20.8%)	10 (2.5%)	294 (72.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$31,543							50.4	46.8	505	56		250279000257
450	Powder Mill School	Public	3-6	94 Powder Mill Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 569-5951	383	35	10.8		329 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$19,437							50.4	51.6	454	4		250001302845

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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.