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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Massachusetts

938 public elementary schools in Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. West Tisbury Elementary leads the list at 6.8:1, against a median of 12.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

938

Massachusetts

Best Students/teacher

6.8:1

Median Students/teacher

12.3:1

LOWEST RATIO · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	West Tisbury Elementary	West Tisbury, MA	Up-Island Regional	Elementary	321	6.8:1
2	Stearns	Pittsfield, MA	Pittsfield	Elementary	224	7.0:1
3	Kennedy-Longfellow	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	Elementary	215	7.0:1
4	Adams Elementary School	East Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	237	7.0:1
5	Edgartown Elementary	Edgartown, MA	Edgartown	Elementary	357	7.3:1
6	Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	Elementary	249	7.3:1
7	Oak Bluffs Elementary	Oak Bluffs, MA	Oak Bluffs	Elementary	402	7.7:1
8	Tisbury Elementary	Vineyard Haven, MA	Tisbury	Elementary	312	7.9:1
9	Curley K-8 School	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	Elementary	902	8.0:1
10	Cunniff	Watertown, MA	Watertown	Elementary	320	8.0:1
11	Hanscom School	Hanscom Air Force Base, MA	Lincoln	Elementary	493	8.2:1
12	Webster School	Everett, MA	Everett	Elementary	351	8.2:1
13	Haley Pilot School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	Elementary	360	8.3:1
14	Haggerty	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	Elementary	250	8.3:1
15	Winter Hill Community	Somerville, MA	Somerville	Elementary	388	8.4:1
16	Mary M Walsh	Springfield, MA	Springfield	Elementary	232	8.5:1
17	William F. Stanley Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	Elementary	381	8.5:1
18	Condon K-8 School	South Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	518	8.6:1
19	Williams	Auburndale, MA	Newton	Elementary	211	8.6:1
20	Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	Elementary	249	8.7:1
21	Tynan Elementary School	South Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	227	8.7:1
22	Capt William G Shoemaker	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	361	8.7:1
23	Emily G Wetherbee	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	480	8.7:1
24	Guild Elementary School	East Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	259	8.8:1
25	Stony Brook Elementary	Brewster, MA	Brewster	Elementary	242	8.8:1
26	Hyannis West Elementary	Hyannis, MA	Barnstable	Elementary	309	8.8:1
27	Mulready Elementary	Hudson, MA	Hudson	Elementary	249	8.8:1
28	Edison Elementary School	Brighton, MA	Boston	Elementary	502	8.8:1
29	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	Elementary	1,200	8.8:1
30	Deerfield Elementary	South Deerfield, MA	Deerfield	Elementary	301	8.8:1
31	Bartlett Community Partnership	Lowell, MA	Lowell	Elementary	408	8.9:1
32	Teaticket	East Falmouth, MA	Falmouth	Elementary	236	8.9:1
33	Arlington Elementary	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	558	8.9:1
34	Elsie A Hastings Elementary	Westborough, MA	Westborough	Elementary	478	9.0:1
35	Lillian M Jacobs	Hull, MA	Hull	Elementary	434	9.0:1
36	Warner	Springfield, MA	Springfield	Elementary	234	9.0:1
37	Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	386	9.0:1
38	Taylor Elementary School	Mattapan, MA	Boston	Elementary	343	9.0:1
39	Fuller Meadow	Middleton, MA	Middleton	Elementary	269	9.1:1
40	Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	Elementary	372	9.1:1
41	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	Elementary	264	9.1:1
42	Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Charlestown, MA	Boston	Elementary	334	9.1:1
43	Fiske	Lexington, MA	Lexington	Elementary	324	9.1:1
44	Leeds	Leeds, MA	Northampton	Elementary	253	9.1:1
45	Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Revere, MA	Revere	Elementary	346	9.1:1
46	Undermountain	Sheffield, MA	Southern Berkshire	Elementary	260	9.2:1
47	Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	261	9.2:1
48	Winthrop Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	Elementary	226	9.2:1
49	Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School	Great Barrington, MA	Berkshire Hills	Elementary	365	9.2:1
50	Fort River Elementary	Amherst, MA	Amherst	Elementary	371	9.3:1

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