Top 10 Best Suffolk County Public Elementary Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 127 public elementary schools serving 55,741 students in Suffolk County, MA.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Suffolk County, MA are Eliot Elementary School, Joseph P Manning and Winship Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Suffolk County, MA public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 47% statewide average). Elementary schools in Suffolk County have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 46% (majority Hispanic).

Best Suffolk County Public Elementary Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Eliot Elementary School
Math: 66% | Reading: 73%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Grades: PK-8
| 796 students
Rank: #22.
Joseph P Manning
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
130 Louders Lane
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Grades: PK-6
| 160 students
Rank: #33.
Winship Elementary School
Math: 40-49% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
54 Dighton Street
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8399
Grades: PK-5
| 265 students
Rank: #44.
Boston Teachers Union School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
25 Walk Hill Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-7717
Grades: PK-8
| 290 students
Rank: #55.
Manassah E Bradley
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
110 Beachview Road
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 635-8422
Grades: PK-6
| 291 students
Rank: #66.
Brooke Charter School
Charter School
Math: 47% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
190 Cummins Highway
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 325-7977
Grades: K-12
| 2,145 students
Rank: #77.
Nathan Hale
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
51 Cedar Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8205
Grades: PK-6
| 172 students
Rank: #88.
Warren-prescott
Math: 38% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
50 School Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8346
Grades: PK-8
| 520 students
Rank: #99.
Josiah Quincy
Math: 47% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
885 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 635-8497
Grades: PK-5
| 711 students
Rank: #1010.
Dante Alighieri Montessori School
Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
37 Gove Street
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 635-8529
Grades: PK-6
| 104 students
Rank: #1111.
Lyndon
Math: 32% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
20 Mt. Vernon Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-6824
Grades: PK-8
| 648 students
Rank: #1212.
Mozart
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
236 Beech Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 635-8082
Grades: PK-5
| 158 students
Rank: #1313.
Richard J Murphy
Math: 36% | Reading: 47%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1 Worrell Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 635-8781
Grades: PK-8
| 857 students
Rank: #1414.
Ellis Mendell
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
164 School Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8234
Grades: PK-5
| 261 students
Rank: #1515.
Joyce Kilmer
Math: 33% | Reading: 47%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
35 Baker Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-8060
Grades: PK-8
| 404 students
Rank: #1616.
Winthrop Middle School
Math: 30% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
60 Payson Street
Winthrop, MA 02152
(617) 846-5507
Grades: 6-8
| 423 students
Rank: #1717.
Beethoven
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
(2017-2018 School Year Data)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
5125 Washington Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-8149
Grades: PK-2
| 255 students
Rank: #1818.
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Charter School
Math: 32% | Reading: 40%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
11 Mayhew Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 265-1172
Grades: 5-12
| 702 students
Rank: #1919.
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
Math: 23% | Reading: 49%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
40 Hermon Street
Winthrop, MA 02152
(617) 846-5543
Grades: 3-5
| 415 students
Rank: #2020.
Harvard-kent
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
50 Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8358
Grades: PK-6
| 347 students
Rank: #2121.
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
15 Everard Street
Revere, MA 02151
(781) 286-8316
Grades: PK-5
| 295 students
Rank: #2222.
Excel Charter School
Charter School
Math: 25% | Reading: 41%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
58 Moore Street
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 874-4080
Grades: 5-12
| 1,365 students
Rank: #2323.
William H Ohrenberger
Math: 27% | Reading: 35%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
175 W Boundary Road
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-8157
Grades: 3-8
| 485 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
A. C. Whelan Elementary School
Math: 22% | Reading: 37%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
107 Newhall Street
Revere, MA 02151
(781) 388-7510
Grades: K-5
| 753 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
James Otis
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
218 Marion Street
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 635-8372
Grades: PK-6
| 404 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Mission Hill School
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
20 Child Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8189
Grades: PK-8
| 223 students
Rank: #2727.
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School
Math: 17% | Reading: 43%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
51 Park Avenue
Revere, MA 02151
(781) 286-8284
Grades: K-5
| 639 students
Rank: #2828.
Henry Grew
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
40 Gordon Avenue
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 635-8715
Grades: PK-5
| 203 students
Rank: #2929.
Curley K-8 School
Math: 23% | Reading: 36%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
493 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8176
Grades: PK-8
| 900 students
Rank: #3030.
John D Philbrick
Math: 11-19% | Reading: 40-49%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
40 Philbrick Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 635-8069
Grades: PK-5
| 99 students
Rank: #3131.
George F. Kelly Elementary School
Math: 15% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
300 Crescent Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5350
Grades: 1-6
| 443 students
Rank: #3232.
Garfield Elementary School
Math: 21% | Reading: 37%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
176 Garfield Avenue
Revere, MA 02151
(781) 286-8296
Grades: PK-5
| 684 students
Rank: #3333.
Phineas Bates
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
426 Beech Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 635-8064
Grades: PK-5
| 216 students
Rank: #3434.
Edgar A Hooks Elementary School
Math: 25% | Reading: 28%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
300 Crescent Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5400
Grades: 1-4
| 502 students
Rank: #3535.
Abraham Lincoln
Math: 17% | Reading: 37%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
68 Tuckerman Street
Revere, MA 02151
(781) 286-8270
Grades: PK-5
| 572 students
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Suffolk County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
9 Peacevale Road
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 635-8910
Grades: 9-12
| 267 students
198 Strathmore Road
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8388
Grades: K-5
| 185 students
Grovers Avenue
Winthrop, MA 02152
(617) 846-7268
Grades: K-4
| 200 students
215 Dorchester Street
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 635-1534
Grades: 7-8
| 8 students
1205 V.f.w. Parkway
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-6956
Grades: 9-12
| 333 students
94 Horace Street
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 268-1006
Grades: K-8
| 500 students
150 American Legion Highway
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 268-1006
Grades: K-8
| 488 students
2179 Washington Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 516-5888
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
28 Walker Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8516
Grades: 7-8
| 206 students
11 Charles St
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 635-9730
Grades: 9-12
| 42 students
131 Hancock St
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 379-3029
Grades: 4-8
| 203 students
75 Pleasant St
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 680-7830
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
25 Dunbar Ave
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 635-8618
Grades: PK
| 103 students
370 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 635-8604
Grades: PK-1
| 132 students
612 Metropolitan Avenue
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 635-8665
Grades: K-5
| 340 students
25 Dunbar Ave
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 635-8618
Grades: PK-5
| 305 students
655 Metropolitan Ave
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 635-6425
Grades: 9-12
| 334 students
1150 Saratoga Street
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 561-1371
Grades: 5-6
| 112 students
180 Second Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 336-9970
Grades: 5-7
| 168 students
515 Hyde Park Avenue
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 635-8030
Grades: 12
| n/a students
10 Fenwood Rd
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 635-8450
Grades: K-5
| 205 students
100 Maxwell Street
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 635-8764
Grades: 6-8
| 467 students
176 Garfield Avenue
Revere, MA 02151
(781) 286-8296
Grades: PK-8
| 1,339 students
214 Harvard St
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 979-0115
Grades: 5
| 72 students
11 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 635-8631
Grades: 8
| 111 students
160 Harrishof Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8247
Grades: PK-5
| 160 students
655 Metropolitan Avenue
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 635-8948
Grades: 9-12
| 1,111 students
40 Pershing Road
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8239
Grades: PK-5
| 272 students
35 Westville St
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 635-8810
Grades: PK-5
| 688 students
315 Mt Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 635-8657
Grades: 6-8
| 250 students
22 Regina Road
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
(617) 635-8773
Grades: PK-5
| 169 students
25 Glen Rd
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8221
Grades: K-5
| 184 students
312 Border St
East Boston, MA 02128
(617) 635-8481
Grades: 6-8
| 510 students
100 Maxwell Street
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617) 635-8212
Grades: 6-8
| 249 students
493 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8176
Grades: 6-8
| 652 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public elementary schools in Suffolk County, MA?
The top ranked public elementary schools in Suffolk County, MA include Eliot Elementary School, Joseph P Manning and Winship Elementary School.
How many public elementary schools are located in Suffolk County, MA?
127 public elementary schools are located in Suffolk County, MA.
What is the racial composition of students in Suffolk County, MA?
Suffolk County, MA public elementary schools minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public elementary schools average of 46% (majority Hispanic).

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