Approximately 36% of public school students in Massachusetts are eligible for free lunch (2023).
The public schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Massachusetts is Abraham Lincoln with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Massachusetts (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Abraham Lincoln
Math: 29% | Reading: 40%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
445 Ashley Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK
78 Tileston Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2400
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2400
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Alexander B Bruce
Math: 10% | Reading: 19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 3-8
135 Butler Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5935
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5935
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Alfred J Gomes
Math: 11% | Reading: 22%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
286 S Second Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Balliet Middle School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
111 Seymour Avenue
Springfield, MA 01109
(413) 787-7284
Springfield, MA 01109
(413) 787-7284
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-K
45 Oakdale Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7685
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7685
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-2
125 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
(413) 594-3526
Chicopee, MA 01020
(413) 594-3526
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Betsey B Winslow
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
561 Allen Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Boston Adult Academy
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 11-12
20 Church St
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 635-1542
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 635-1542
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Boston Day And Evening Academy Charter School
Charter School
Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
20 Kearsarge Ave
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-6789
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-6789
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Brayton
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
20 Brayton Hill Terrace
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 662-3260
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 662-3260
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Brighton High School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
25 Warren Street
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-9873
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-9873
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Brockton Champion High School
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
175 Warren Avenue
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 894-4377
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 894-4377
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Brookfield
Math: 11% | Reading: 23%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
135 Jon Drive
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7257
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7257
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Canterbury
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
129 Canterbury Street
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3484
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3484
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Carlos Pacheco
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
261 Mt Pleasant Stre
New Bedford, MA 02746
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02746
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Casimir Pulaski
Math: 28% | Reading: 47%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1097 Braley Rd
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Charles H Taylor
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1060 Morton Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 635-8731
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 635-8731
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Charles S Ashley
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
122 Rochambeau Street
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Chestnut Academy
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 8
355 Plainfield Street
Springfield, MA 01107
(413) 750-2333
Springfield, MA 01107
(413) 750-2333
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Chicopee Academy
Alternative School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
12 Dare Way
Chicopee, MA 01020
(413) 594-3449
Chicopee, MA 01020
(413) 594-3449
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
City View
Math: 7% | Reading: 20%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
80 Prospect Street
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 799-3670
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 799-3670
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Clarence R Edwards Middle School
Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
28 Walker Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8516
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8516
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
25 Glen Road
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8950
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8950
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Community Day Arlington
Math: 3% | Reading: 16%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-4
150 Arlington Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8311
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8311
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Crocker Elementary School
Math: 28% | Reading: 40%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-4
200 Bigelow Dr
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-3290
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-3290
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Crosby
Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
517 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 448-9670
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 448-9670
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 11-12
437 Main Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2343
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2343
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
470 Forest Avenue
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7638
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7638
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Edison K-8
Math: 10% | Reading: 20%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
60 Glenmont Road
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8436
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8436
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Edward P. Boland School
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
426 Armory Street
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 750-2511
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 750-2511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Elizabeth Carter Brooks
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
212 Nemasket Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Ellen R Hathaway
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
256 Court Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Elm Park Community
Math: 4% | Reading: 24%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-6
23 North Ashland Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 799-3568
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 799-3568
Rank: #1 - 1141. - 114.
Emily G Wetherbee
Math: 14% | Reading: 21%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
75 Newton Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 557-2900
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 557-2900
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