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King Elementary School

Q: Is King Elementary School a good school?

King Elementary School ranks 575 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Framingham, Massachusetts, serving 409 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Framingham school district, which is ranked 306 out of 348 districts in the state.

King Elementary School consistently outperforms the Framingham district average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 37.78% of King Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.36% for the Framingham district and 41.53% for the state of Massachusetts. Similarly, 29.21% of King Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 21.27% for the Framingham district and 40.74% for the state. The school also had 46.15% of students proficient or better in Science, compared to 24.58% for the Framingham district and 41.51% for the state.

While King Elementary School's performance for specific student groups, such as White students and Special Education students, is generally higher than the Framingham district average, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learner students is significantly lower. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 425th out of 932 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 747th out of 942 in 2018-2019. Compared to nearby schools, King Elementary generally outperforms Brophy, Miriam F. McCarthy, and Mary E. Stapleton Elementary Schools, but lags behind the higher-performing Happy Hollow School in Wayland and the Brown School in Natick.

385

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,284

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

454 Water Street
Framingham, MA 01701

(508) 782-7201

District: Framingham

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Hispanic:

36.6%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Framingham

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2022) to 37th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg41%

575^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Framingham

306^th of 348Framingham among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	575 of 906	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	704 of 916	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	565 of 928	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	425 of 932	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	551 of 936	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	747 of 942	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	302 of 672	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	272 of 281	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	248 of 282	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	191 of 264	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	165 of 267	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	169 of 240	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	241 of 258	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	507 of 869	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	567 of 886	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	440 of 887	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	323 of 901	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	502 of 898	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	758 of 902	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	424 of 458	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	442 of 446	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	418 of 420	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	400 of 401	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	338 of 379	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	614 of 736	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	742 of 760	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	695 of 757	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	662 of 772	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	534 of 705	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	641 of 700	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	569 of 884	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.8	784 of 891	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	640 of 896	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	475 of 908	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	554 of 904	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	652 of 907	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	399 of 717	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	622 of 731	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	427 of 703	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	635 of 905	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	708 of 894	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	861 of 896	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	524 of 925	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.4	207 of 399	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	358 of 737	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	615 of 753	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	398 of 762	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	361 of 764	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	513 of 765	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	673 of 780	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)48th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science46%+5 vs state

English Language Arts38%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, December 11, 2020

Horrible school with so many issues. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, May 8, 2017

Respect parents from all cultures, Kids have shown excellent growth in this school, very efficient parent-teacher interactions Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
King Elementary School	Public	K-5	454 Water Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 782-7201	385	35	11.1	45.7%	163 (42.3%)	27 (7.0%)	141 (36.6%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	37.6	575^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.5%		23.4	704^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.1%	129	39.0	30.9	45.3	37.8	36.2	20.6	32.7	29.2	46.2	46.2	$24,284
Charlotte A Dunning	Public	K-5	48 Frost Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9155	436	35	12.4	32.1%	192 (44.0%)	21 (4.8%)	172 (39.4%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	28.9	645^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.4	593^rd of 916 public elementary schools	35.3%	52	30.1	43.3	31.2	34.5	25.0	33.3	18.3	25.5	29.5	29.5	$24,195
Hemenway	Public	K-5	729 Water Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9149	538	40	13.4	22.6%	231 (42.9%)	34 (6.3%)	187 (34.8%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	52.4	431^st of 906 public elementary schools	52.4%		49.3	478^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.8%	47	42.3	42.3	54.8	46.3	35.9	30.9	43.4	36.4	56.6	56.6	$22,887
Potter Road	Public	K-5	492 Potter Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9110	540	42	12.7	42.1%	151 (28.0%)	17 (3.1%)	335 (62.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	21.9	710^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.3	750^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.1%	40	32.5	24.1	27.4	27.8	26.9	16.3	17.7	20.1	34.9	34.9	$21,073
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	43.9%	89 (24.8%)	42 (11.7%)	199 (55.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	13.5	803^rd of 906 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.6	793^rd of 916 public elementary schools	13.4%	10	17.8	22.0	18.5	19.5	15.6	24.5	13.0	17.6	22.2	22.2	$26,507
Israel Loring School	Public	K-5	80 Woodside Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 579-0870	426	41	10.3	8.6%	291 (68.3%)	15 (3.5%)	52 (12.2%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	80	184^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.7%		81.6	161^st of 916 public elementary schools	82.4%	23	56.8	66.7	52.7	58.2	62.7	61.7	56.8	60.3	62.2	62.2	$21,680
Miriam F McCarthy School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9161	490	45	10.8	56.2%	120 (24.5%)	36 (7.3%)	293 (59.8%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	11.7	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.7	881^st of 916 public elementary schools	3.8%	50	18.3	19.4	17.7	18.5	12.7	21.0	14.5	15.9	19.4	19.4	$23,972
Brophy	Public	K-5	575 Pleasant Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9158	504	42	11.9	63.5%	118 (23.4%)	24 (4.8%)	324 (64.3%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	13.3	806^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.0%		15.6	794^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.3%	12	18.1	25.4	13.0	18.7	22.9	15.2	17.7	18.9	20.9	20.9	$23,270
Happy Hollow School	Public	K-5	63 Pequot Rd	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8641	330	28	11.5	10.0%	212 (64.2%)	8 (2.4%)	22 (6.7%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	93.7	40^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.7	13^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.6%	27	87.5	82.3	74.6	81.2	71.4	76.2	66.1	71.3	71.0	71.0	$22,360
Brown	Public	K-4	1 Jean Burke Drive	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6660	494	39	12.6	12.0%	264 (53.4%)	14 (2.8%)	75 (15.2%)	110 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	86.6	110^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.1	182^nd of 916 public elementary schools	80.1%	72	69.5	62.6		66.5	66.7	60.4		64.0			$19,667

Frequently Asked Questions about King Elementary School

How many students attend King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended King Elementary School.

Is King Elementary School a good school?

King Elementary School ranks 575^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary School?

Students at King Elementary School are 42% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is King Elementary School in?

Framingham

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