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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Improved Public Elementary Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

The most improved public elementary schools in Massachusetts are Martin Luther King Junior, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School and John M Tobin.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2021-26).
Improved Rank Range: 628 1,324 Avg. Improved Rank: 816

Most Improved Public Elementary Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2021-26)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +1324
(from 1,350 to 26)
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #22.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +1283
(from 1,362 to 79)
Grades: PK-6
21 Notre Dame Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Rank: #33.
John M Tobin
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +1149
(from 1,362 to 213)
Grades: PK-5
359 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6600
Rank: #44.
Manning Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +1124
(from 1,322 to 198)
Grades: PK-6
130 Louders Lane
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Rank: #55.
Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +1051
(from 1,459 to 408)
Grades: PK-5
1322 Central Street
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-7005
Rank: #66.
Greenleaf Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +1027
(from 1,652 to 625)
Grades: 6-12
58 Chadwick Street
Haverhill, MA 01835
(978) 374-3487
Rank: #77.
Mendell Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +968
(from 1,575 to 607)
Grades: PK-6
164 School Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8234
Rank: #88.
Phelps Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +907
(from 1,488 to 581)
Grades: 1-4
1 Lt. Col. Brian Duffy Way
Rockland, MA 02370
(781) 871-8585
Rank: #99.
John F Kennedy
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +902
(from 1,119 to 217)
Grades: PK-8
5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
North Beverly Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +818
(from 1,191 to 373)
Grades: K-4
48 Putnam Street
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 921-6130
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
New Marlborough Central
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +818
(from 1,470 to 652)
Grades: PK-3
491 Berkshire School Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-8754
Rank: #1212.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +809
(from 856 to 47)
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #1313.
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +807
(from 1,485 to 678)
Grades: PK-8
474 Armory St
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 787-7400
Rank: #1414.
Elizabeth Carter Brooks
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +796
(from 1,488 to 692)
Grades: K-5
212 Nemasket Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1515.
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +786
(from 953 to 167)
Grades: PK-8
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Rank: #1616.
Morse
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +785
(from 1,257 to 472)
Grades: PK-5
40 Granite Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6575
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Cambridgeport
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +771
(from 1,082 to 311)
Grades: PK-5
89 Elm Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6587
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
William H Taylor
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +771
(from 1,144 to 373)
Grades: PK-5
71 Portland Street
New Bedford, MA 02744
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1919.
Plum Cove School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +752
(from 1,160 to 408)
Grades: K-5
15 Hickory Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 282-3030
Rank: #2020.
Winship Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +748
(from 1,440 to 692)
Grades: PK-6
54 Dighton Street
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8399
Rank: #2121.
Wolf Swamp Road
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +740
(from 953 to 213)
Grades: PK-5
62 Wolf Swamp Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-4270
Rank: #2222.
West Somerville Neighborhood
(Math: 43% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +730
(from 1,452 to 722)
Grades: PK-8
177 Powderhouse Blvd
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 625-6600
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Hale Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +720
(from 1,314 to 594)
Grades: PK-6
51 Cedar Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8205
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
South
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +720
(from 1,314 to 594)
Grades: K-5
700 Read Street
Somerset, MA 02726
(508) 324-3180
Rank: #2525.
James Tansey
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +698
(from 1,417 to 719)
Grades: K-5
711 Ray Street
Fall River, MA 02720
(508) 675-8206
Rank: #2626.
Wollaston School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +680
(from 953 to 273)
Grades: K-5
205 Beale Street
Quincy, MA 02170
(617) 984-8791
Rank: #2727.
Peabody
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +678
(from 868 to 190)
Grades: PK-5
70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Rank: #2828.
Roosevelt
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +674
(from 872 to 198)
Grades: K-5
253 Vinton Street
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-2270
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Archie T Morrison
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +653
(from 947 to 294)
Grades: K-4
260 Liberty Street
Braintree, MA 02184
(781) 380-0230
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Leeds
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +653
(from 1,400 to 747)
Grades: PK-5
20 Florence Street
Leeds, MA 01053
(413) 587-1532
Rank: #3131.
Lynn Woods
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +649
(from 1,408 to 759)
Grades: K-5
31 Trevett Avenue
Lynn, MA 01904
(781) 477-7433
Rank: #3232.
Harvard-kent Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Rank Change: +648
(from 1,497 to 849)
Grades: PK-6
50 Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8358
Rank: #3333.
Haggerty
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +644
(from 1,052 to 408)
Grades: PK-5
110 Cushing Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6555
Rank: #3434.
Hurley K-8 School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Rank Change: +634
(from 1,549 to 915)
Grades: PK-8
70 Worcester Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-8489
Rank: #3535.
Casimir Pulaski
(Math: 48% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +628
(from 1,436 to 808)
Grades: PK-5
1097 Braley Rd
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
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