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
801	Fisher Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 Dexter Street	Orange	01364	Franklin County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-0018	494	40	12.5		397 (80.4%)	5 (1.0%)	58 (11.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$21,808							13.7	16.3	783	18		250918001475
802	Clark St Community	Public	PK, KG-6	280 Clark Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3545	278	22	12.7		39 (14.0%)	54 (19.4%)	155 (55.8%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$22,846							13.6	12.3	831	29		251323002206
803	Mary E Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9143	359	36	9.9		89 (24.8%)	42 (11.7%)	199 (55.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$26,507							13.5	15.6	793	10		250498000726
804	Elm Park Community	Public	PK, KG-6	23 North Ashland Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3568	478	32	14.9		78 (16.3%)	81 (16.9%)	278 (58.2%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$21,146							13.5	9.7	863	59		251323002211
805	Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	278 Pearl Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 991-0900	1,087	73	14.9		584 (53.7%)	53 (4.9%)	345 (31.7%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.0%)	$18,536							13.4	17.2	774	31		250513000750
806	Brophy	Public	K-5	575 Pleasant Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9158	504	42	11.9		118 (23.4%)	24 (4.8%)	324 (64.3%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$23,270							13.3	15.6	794	12		250498000714
807	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Glenmont Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8436	502	57	8.8		77 (15.3%)	90 (17.9%)	285 (56.8%)	36 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$38,326							13.3	12.6	828	21		250279002689
808	Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Slade Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8300	712	47	15.1		249 (35.0%)	96 (13.5%)	291 (40.9%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	$22,635							13.3	15.1	801	7		250483002644
809	Springfield International Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Joan Street	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield International Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 783-2600	1,511	92	16.4		179 (11.8%)	396 (26.2%)	790 (52.3%)	47 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (6.5%)	$17,062							13.1	11.4	849	40		250002800537
810	Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Oakwood Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7390	541	42	12.7		34 (6.3%)	39 (7.2%)	418 (77.3%)	37 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$21,273							13.1	15.9	790	20		250711001074

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.