Approximately 47% of public preschool students in Massachusetts are eligible for free lunch (2024).
The public preschools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Massachusetts is Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public Preschools Eligible For Free Lunch in Massachusetts (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK
45 Oakdale Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7685
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7685
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Blackstone
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
380 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-8471
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-8471
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
Columbus Park
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
75 Lovell Street
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3490
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3490
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
David A Ellis
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
302 Walnut Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8257
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8257
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Downey
(Math: 7% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
55 Electric Avenue
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7221
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7221
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
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 - 561. - 56.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK
35 White Street
Westfield, MA 01085
(413) 572-6422
Westfield, MA 01085
(413) 572-6422
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
German Gerena Community School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
200 Birnie Avenue
Springfield, MA 01107
(413) 787-7320
Springfield, MA 01107
(413) 787-7320
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Goddard School/science Technical
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
14 Richards Street
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3594
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3594
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
H.b. Lawrence School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-3
156 Cabot Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 534-2075
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 534-2075
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Harvard-kent
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
50 Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8358
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8358
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK
770 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
(508) 799-3662
Worcester, MA 01610
(508) 799-3662
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
160 Harrishof Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8247
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8247
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Horace Mann School For The Deaf
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
40 Armington Street
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 635-8534
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 635-8534
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Indian Orchard Elementary School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
95 Milton Street
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
(413) 787-7255
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
(413) 787-7255
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Jackson Mann
(Math: 13% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
40 Armington Street
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 635-8532
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 635-8532
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
122 Hancock Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5950
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5950
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
James J Chittick
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
154 Ruskindale Road
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 635-8652
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 635-8652
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Jireh Swift
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
2203 Acushnet Avenue
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
John Avery Parker
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
705 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
760 Main Street
Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 291-3530
Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 291-3530
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
John Winthrop
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
35 Brookford Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 635-8379
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 635-8379
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Joseph P Tynan
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
650 E Fourth Street
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 635-8641
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 635-8641
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Kelly Elementary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-4
216 West Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 534-2078
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 534-2078
Rank: #1 - 561. - 56.
Kensington International School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
31 Kensington Avenue
Springfield, MA 01108
(413) 787-7522
Springfield, MA 01108
(413) 787-7522
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Massachusetts average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch?
The Massachusetts average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch is 47%% for 2024.
What are the public preschools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Massachusetts?
The best top ranked public preschools in Massachusetts include Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center, Blackstone and Brayton.
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