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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Public Elementary Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

The top-ranked public elementary schools in Massachusetts are John D Hardy, Woodland and Mary Lee Burbank. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public elementary schools are Hingham, Wellesley and Sudbury.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Massachusetts is 43%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 45%.

Top-Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
John D Hardy
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
293 Weston Rd
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 446-6270
Rank: #22.
Woodland
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-3
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Rank: #33.
Mary Lee Burbank
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-3
266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Albert S. Woodward Memorial School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 2-3
28 Cordaville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 229-1250
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Winn Brook
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Rank: #77.
Wm Diamond Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Rank: #88.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Country
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Hunnewell
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
28 Cameron Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 446-6275
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Paul P Gates Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
75 Spruce Street
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Rank: #1212.
Maria Hastings
(Math: 81% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
7 Crosby Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-5800
Rank: #1313.
Bowman
(Math: 84% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
9 Philip Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2500
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Martha Jones
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
80 Martha Jones Rd
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Mason-rice
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
149 Pleasant Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-9570
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Spring Street School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
123 Spring Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-8700
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Swallow/union School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
522 Main Street
Dunstable, MA 01827
(978) 649-7281
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
William E Sheehan
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
549 Pond Street
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #2020.
Hopkins Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: 4-5
104 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9824
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
John A Bishop
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
25 Columbia Road
Arlington, MA 02474
(781) 316-3791
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Kittredge
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 1-5
601 Main Street
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 794-1688
Rank: #2323.
Alcott
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 76% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Rank: #2424.
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: 4-6
95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5800
Rank: #2525.
Margaret A Neary
(Math: 80% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 4-5
53 Parkerville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 481-2300
Rank: #2626.
Elmwood
(Math: 78% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: 2-3
14 Elm Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9860
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Loker School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
47 Loker Street
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-8601
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Plymouth River
(Math: 81% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
200 High Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1530
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Heights Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
454 South Main Street
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-1595
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Hopkinton Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
88 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9831
Rank: #3131.
Cohasset Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
143 Pond Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) 236-1070
Rank: #3232.
South Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 77% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
831 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1540
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
L D Batchelder
(Math: 78% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
175 Park Street
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7814
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Ralph Wheelock School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 2-3
17 Elm Street
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 359-6316
Rank: #35 - 3835. - 38.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
21 Notre Dame Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
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