How Braintree Elementary Schools Rank In New Analysis Of MA's Best

BRAINTREE, MA — Braintree schools ranked in the top half of elementary schools in Massachusetts, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.

Included in the ranking are 1,560 schools in Massachusetts.

Go here to see the full list of best Massachusetts elementary schools.

Here's where Braintree schools fell in the rankings:

• 113. Archie T. Morrison
• 138. Mary E. Flaherty
• 178. Liberty
• 295. Hollis
• 296. Highlands
• 464. Donald Ross
• Listed but unranked: East Middle School and Monatiquot Kindergarten Center

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-equality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.