Top 10 Best Public Preschools in Massachusetts (2024)

The top ranked public preschools in Massachusetts are Woodland, Vinson-owen Elementary School and Wampatuck Elementary School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Belmont, Dover and Weston.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Massachusetts is 37%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 49%.

Top Ranked Public Preschools in Massachusetts (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Woodland
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Vinson-owen Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
75 Johnson Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Wampatuck Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
266 Tilden Rd
Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-8790
Rank: #44.
Hildreth Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
27 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Rank: #55.
Alcott
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Rank: #66.
Roger E Wellington
(Math: 68% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 68% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
121 Orchard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5600
Rank: #77.
Chickering
(Math: 78% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
29 Cross Street
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-0480
Rank: #88.
Manchester Memorial Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
43 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-1908
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Downey
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
250 Downey Street
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
John M Tobin
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
197 Vassal Lane
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6600
Rank: #1111.
Carlisle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
83 School Street
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Rank: #1212.
Martin Luther King Jr.
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #1313.
Willard
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 68% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
185 Powder Mill Rd
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1340
Rank: #1414.
Thoreau
(Math: 65% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 65% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
29 Prairie Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1300
Rank: #1515.
E Ethel Little School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
7 Barberry Lane
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7820
Rank: #1616.
Eliot Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Rank: #1717.
Center School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
403 Great Rd
Stow, MA 01775
(978) 897-0290
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Peter Noyes
(Math: 64% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
280 Old Sudbury Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1085
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Williamstown Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
115 Church Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-5707
Rank: #2020.
Lincoln School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
6 Ballfield Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-9404
Rank: #2121.
John D Runkle
(Math: 65% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 65% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Rank: #2222.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #2323.
J Turner Hood
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
298a Haverhill St
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7817
Rank: #2424.
Mildred Aitken School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 57% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
165 Newman Avenue
Seekonk, MA 02771
(508) 336-5230
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Francis T Bresnahan Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-3
333 High Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 465-4431
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
William G Vinal
(Math: 59% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
102 Old Oaken Bucket Road
Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 659-8820
Rank: #2727.
Lynch Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 63% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
10 Brantwood Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7013
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Mabelle M Burrell
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
16 Morse Street
Foxboro, MA 02035
(508) 543-1605
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Pine Hill
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
1 Pine Hill Lane
Sherborn, MA 01770
(508) 655-0630
Rank: #3030.
Cunningham School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 61% (Top 20%)
Reading: 71% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
44 Edge Hill Rd
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4285
Rank: #3131.
Wolf Swamp Road
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
62 Wolf Swamp Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-4270
Rank: #3232.
Florence Sawyer School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 57% (Top 20%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
100 Mechanic Street
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2821
Rank: #3333.
Berlin Memorial School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 45-49% (Top 30%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
34 South Street
Berlin, MA 01503
(978) 838-2417
Rank: #3434.
Florida Ruffin Ridley School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 57% (Top 20%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
345 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Rank: #3535.
Acushnet Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
800 Middle Road
Acushnet, MA 02743
(508) 998-0255
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