Massachusetts · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Massachusetts
The 50 public schools in Massachusetts with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.
- 5.8:1
- Best ratio
- 12.1:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Up Academy Charter School of Boston runs Massachusetts's smallest classes at 5.8:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 12.1:1.
- 5.8:1
- smallest classes (Up Academy Charter School of Boston)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 12.1:1
- Massachusetts average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up Academy Charter School of Boston South Boston | 213 | 5.8:1 |
| 2 | Kennedy-Longfellow Cambridge | 215 | 5.9:1 |
| 3 | Lyon K-8 School Brighton | 143 | 6:1 |
| 4 | Promise College and Career Academy Brockton | 138 | 6.3:1 |
| 5 | Boston Adult Tech Academy Back Bay | 227 | 6.4:1 |
| 6 | Vassal Lane Upper School Cambridge | 298 | 6.5:1 |
| 7 | Provincetown Schools Provincetown | 152 | 6.5:1 |
| 8 | Brockton Champion High School Brockton | 138 | 6.6:1 |
| 9 | Smith Academy Hatfield | 109 | 6.7:1 |
| 10 | Codman Academy Charter Public School Dorchester | 344 | 6.9:1 |
| 11 | Hanscom Middle Bedford | 493 | 7:1 |
| 12 | Webster School Everett | 351 | 7:1 |
| 13 | Putnam Avenue Upper School Cambridge | 283 | 7:1 |
| 14 | Gateway Regional High Huntington | 333 | 7.1:1 |
| 15 | Mohawk Trail Regional School Shelburne Falls | 316 | 7.1:1 |
| 16 | Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School Boston | 114 | 7.1:1 |
| 17 | Baystate Academy Charter Public School Springfield | 388 | 7.2:1 |
| 18 | Tisbury Elementary Vineyard Haven | 312 | 7.2:1 |
| 19 | Rockport Middle Rockport | 195 | 7.2:1 |
| 20 | Erving Elementary Erving | 113 | 7.2:1 |
| 21 | Orleans Elementary Orleans | 149 | 7.3:1 |
| 22 | Shutesbury Elementary Shutesbury | 125 | 7.3:1 |
| 23 | Mt Everett Regional Sheffield | 278 | 7.4:1 |
| 24 | Hopkins Academy Hadley | 203 | 7.4:1 |
| 25 | Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School Adams | 364 | 7.5:1 |
| 26 | Fletcher/Maynard Academy Cambridge | 249 | 7.5:1 |
| 27 | Perkins Elementary School South Boston | 167 | 7.5:1 |
| 28 | Capt William G Shoemaker Lynn | 361 | 7.6:1 |
| 29 | Emily G Wetherbee Lawrence | 480 | 7.7:1 |
| 30 | Higginson-Lewis K-8 School Roxbury | 213 | 7.7:1 |
| 31 | Sunderland Elementary Sunderland | 174 | 7.7:1 |
| 32 | High School of Commerce Springfield | 966 | 7.9:1 |
| 33 | Morse Cambridge | 328 | 7.9:1 |
| 34 | Community Charter School of Cambridge Cambridge | 251 | 7.9:1 |
| 35 | Tynan Elementary School South Boston | 227 | 7.9:1 |
| 36 | Frederick Pilot Middle School Dorchester | 215 | 7.9:1 |
| 37 | Whaling City Junior/Senior High School New Bedford | 200 | 7.9:1 |
| 38 | Clap Elementary School Dorchester | 140 | 7.9:1 |
| 39 | Citylab Innovation High School Revere | 117 | 7.9:1 |
| 40 | Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper Dorchester | 631 | 8:1 |
| 41 | Rockport High Rockport | 367 | 8:1 |
| 42 | West Tisbury Elementary West Tisbury | 321 | 8:1 |
| 43 | Chittick Elementary School Mattapan | 248 | 8:1 |
| 44 | North Brookfield High North Brookfield | 157 | 8:1 |
| 45 | Amherst Regional Middle School Amherst | 366 | 8.1:1 |
| 46 | Guild Elementary School East Boston | 259 | 8.1:1 |
| 47 | Stearns Pittsfield | 224 | 8.1:1 |
| 48 | Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower Dorchester | 196 | 8.1:1 |
| 49 | Philbrick Elementary School Roslindale | 131 | 8.1:1 |
| 50 | Hanscom Primary Hanscom Air Force Bs | 239 | 8.2:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.