MA's Best Elementary Schools Ranked In New Analysis

MASSACHUSETTS — Weston's Woodland Elementary School is the best public elementary school in Massachusetts, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.

The top 10 public elementary schools in Massachusetts are:

• Woodland, Weston
• Mary Lee Burbank, Belmont
• Swallow/Union School, Dunstable
• John D. Hardy, Wellesley
• Benjamin G Brown, Somerville
• John Ward, Newton
• Mason-Rice, Newton
• Hunnewell, Wellesley
• Spring Street School, Shrewsbury
• Albert S. Woodward Memorial School, Southborough

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-equality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.