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
531	Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Main Street	Carver	02330	Plymouth County	Carver	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 866-6220	788	56	14		691 (87.7%)	15 (1.9%)	41 (5.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	$18,422							41.9	43.5	531			250336002661
532	Mendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8234	309	29	10.4		77 (24.9%)	80 (25.9%)	114 (36.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	$32,752							41.8	54	428	104		250279000232
533	Tyngsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Westford Road	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-1990	715	57	12.5		457 (63.9%)	41 (5.7%)	90 (12.6%)	86 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$18,879							41.7	43.6	529	4		251176001714
534	Kennedy John F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Bolster Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8127	399	29	13.6		65 (16.3%)	66 (16.5%)	235 (58.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$31,343							41.6	38.5	570	36		250279000265
535	Streiber Memorial School	Public	K-5	40 Streiber Drive	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3446	229	20	11.2		119 (52.0%)	19 (8.3%)	75 (32.8%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$24,459							41.6	49.8	471	64		250366000504
536	Dual Language School	Public	K-5	617 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5402	222	17	13.1		41 (18.5%)	5 (2.3%)	161 (72.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$23,410							41.4	44.1	526	10		251200002863
537	Saltonstall School	Public	K-8	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	412	31	13.2		135 (32.8%)	22 (5.3%)	222 (53.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$23,905							41.4	41.2	551	14		251038000773
538	A. Irvin Studley Elementary School	Public	K-4	299 Rathbun Willard Drive	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 222-2621	372	26	14.3		223 (59.9%)	42 (11.3%)	70 (18.8%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	$20,584							41.3	58.9	380	158		250219000097
539	Westport Elementary	Public	1-4	380 Old County Rd	Westport	02790	Bristol County	Westport	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 636-1075	463	40	11.6		402 (86.8%)	7 (1.5%)	32 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$17,776							41.3	42.3	541	2		251278002092
540	Quashnet School	Public	3-6	150 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 539-1550	399	37	10.7		256 (64.2%)	19 (4.8%)	44 (11.0%)	8 (2.0%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (13.3%)	$24,062							41.2	37.6	582	42		250744001546

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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.