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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Boston

This page covers 75 elementary schools in Boston. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

75
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 75
1
rank
Lyon K-8 School
Grades KG–08126 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (5.9:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
98
/100
Student:Teacher
5.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Tynan Elementary School
Grades PK–06197 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.6:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
95
/100
Student:Teacher
7.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Perkins Elementary School
Grades PK–06158 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.5:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
95
/100
Student:Teacher
7.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Guild Elementary School
Grades PK–06251 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.0:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
94
/100
Student:Teacher
8.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Philbrick Elementary School
Grades PK–06114 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.9:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
94
/100
Student:Teacher
7.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Adams Elementary School
Grades PK–06249 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.6:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
93
/100
Student:Teacher
8.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Haley Pilot School
Grades PK–08371 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.6:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
93
/100
Student:Teacher
8.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Conley Elementary School
Grades PK–06163 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.6:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
93
/100
Student:Teacher
8.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Alighieri Dante Montessori School
Grades PK–06108 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.7:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
93
/100
Student:Teacher
8.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Kilmer K-8 School
Grades PK–08396 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.1:1) · above-average investment ($47,393/student)
92
/100
Student:Teacher
9.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$47,393
Above nat'l avg
65 more elementary schools in Boston not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
75
Elementary Schools
109
Total Schools
98
#1 Score
78
Avg Score
District profileBoston
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Lyon K-8 School
Score: 98/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.