Massachusetts · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Massachusetts

The 50 public schools in Massachusetts with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Center runs Massachusetts's smallest classes at 4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 12.3:1.

4:1
smallest classes (Center): 50
listed schools below the state average: 12.3:1
Massachusetts average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	CenterPeabody	123	Elementary	Peabody	-67%	4:1
2	Frederick Pilot Middle SchoolDorchester	215	Middle	Boston	-58%	5.2:1
3	Smith AcademyHatfield	109	Other	Hatfield	-55%	5.5:1
4	Up Academy Charter School of BostonSouth Boston	213	Middle	Up Academy Charter School of Boston (District)	-53%	5.8:1
5	BromfieldHarvard	328	Other	Harvard	-51%	6:1
6	Erving ElementaryErving	113	Other	Erving	-49%	6.3:1
7	Joseph Metcalf SchoolHolyoke	213	Other	Holyoke	-47%	6.5:1
8	Brockton Champion High SchoolBrockton	138	High	Brockton	-46%	6.6:1
9	Amesbury MiddleAmesbury	364	Elementary	Amesbury	-46%	6.7:1
10	Hopkins AcademyHadley	203	Other	Hadley	-45%	6.8:1
11	Lyon K-8 SchoolBrighton	143	Elementary	Boston	-45%	6.8:1
12	High School of CommerceSpringfield	966	High	Springfield	-44%	6.9:1
13	Palmer HighPalmer	416	Other	Palmer	-44%	6.9:1
14	Baystate Academy Charter Public SchoolSpringfield	388	Other	Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)	-44%	6.9:1
15	Kennedy-LongfellowCambridge	215	Other	Cambridge	-44%	6.9:1
16	Provincetown SchoolsProvincetown	152	Other	Provincetown	-44%	6.9:1
17	MittineagueWest Springfield	110	Elementary	West Springfield	-44%	6.9:1
18	Codman Academy Charter Public SchoolDorchester	344	Other	Codman Academy Charter Public (District)	-43%	7:1
19	Mt Everett RegionalSheffield	278	Other	Southern Berkshire	-43%	7:1
20	Vassal Lane Upper SchoolCambridge	298	Middle	Cambridge	-42%	7.1:1
21	Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public SchoolBoston	114	Middle	Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)	-42%	7.1:1
22	Rockport MiddleRockport	195	Middle	Rockport	-41%	7.2:1
23	Fletcher/Maynard AcademyCambridge	249	Other	Cambridge	-41%	7.3:1
24	Kiley AcademySpringfield	268	Middle	Springfield	-40%	7.4:1
25	New Hingham Regional ElementaryChesterfield	126	Other	Chesterfield-Goshen	-40%	7.4:1
26	Shutesbury ElementaryShutesbury	125	Other	Shutesbury	-40%	7.4:1
27	Anne T. Dunphy SchoolWilliamsburg	111	Other	Williamsburg	-40%	7.4:1
28	Emily G WetherbeeLawrence	480	Elementary	Lawrence	-39%	7.5:1
29	Webster SchoolEverett	351	Elementary	Everett	-39%	7.5:1
30	West Tisbury ElementaryWest Tisbury	321	Other	Up-Island Regional	-39%	7.5:1
31	Mary M WalshSpringfield	232	Other	Springfield	-39%	7.5:1
32	Orleans ElementaryOrleans	149	Elementary	Orleans	-39%	7.5:1
33	Henderson K-12 Inclusion School UpperDorchester	631	Other	Boston	-38%	7.6:1
34	Sunderland ElementarySunderland	174	Other	Sunderland	-38%	7.6:1
35	StearnsPittsfield	224	Other	Pittsfield	-37%	7.7:1
36	Condon K-8 SchoolSouth Boston	518	Other	Boston	-37%	7.8:1
37	John T Reid MiddlePittsfield	407	Middle	Pittsfield	-37%	7.8:1
38	South Middle SchoolBrockton	398	Middle	Brockton	-37%	7.8:1
39	Rockport ElementaryRockport	264	Other	Rockport	-37%	7.8:1
40	Community Charter School of CambridgeCambridge	251	Other	Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)	-37%	7.8:1
41	Carlos PachecoNew Bedford	242	Other	New Bedford	-37%	7.8:1
42	Excel High SchoolSouth Boston	301	High	Boston	-36%	7.9:1
43	Putnam Avenue Upper SchoolCambridge	283	Middle	Cambridge	-36%	7.9:1
44	Edison K-8 SchoolBrighton	502	Other	Boston	-35%	8:1
45	Amherst Regional Middle SchoolAmherst	366	Middle	Amherst-Pelham	-35%	8:1
46	Perkins Elementary SchoolSouth Boston	167	Other	Boston	-35%	8:1
47	Edgartown ElementaryEdgartown	357	Other	Edgartown	-34%	8.1:1
48	Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential SchoolFitchburg	282	Other	Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District)	-34%	8.1:1
49	Douglas High SchoolDouglas	267	High	Douglas	-34%	8.1:1
50	Resiliency Preparatory AcademyFall River	171	Other	Fall River	-34%	8.1:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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