The average public preschool in Massachusetts has approximately 365 students (2024-25).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Massachusetts (by enrollment) is Lynn Vocational Technical Institute with 1,523 students.
# Students Range: 735
1,523
Avg. # Students: 917
Largest Massachusetts Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,523
Grades: PK-12
80 Neptune Blvd
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7431
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7431
Rank: #22.
Donald P Timony Grammar
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,263
Grades: PK-8
45 Pleasant View Street
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9001
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9001
Rank: #33.
Tenney Grammar School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,254
Grades: PK-8
75 Pleasant Street
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9026
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9026
Rank: #44.
Community Day Charter Public School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,195
Grades: PK-8
73 Prospect Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 681-9910
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 681-9910
Rank: #55.
Match Charter Public School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,186
Grades: PK-12
1001 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 232-0300
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 232-0300
Rank: #66.
Marsh Grammar School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,052
Grades: PK-8
309 Pelham Street
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9076
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9076
Rank: #77.
Mountain View School
Magnet School
Students: 1,043
Grades: PK-8
200 Park Street
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-1530
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-1530
Rank: #88.
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 999
Grades: PK-12
50 Essex Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 284-7800
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 284-7800
Rank: #99.
Gardner Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 986
Grades: PK-4
160 Elm Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 991-0900
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 991-0900
Rank: #1010.
Mitchell Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 957
Grades: PK-2
500 South Street
Bridgewater, MA 02324
(508) 964-7500
Bridgewater, MA 02324
(508) 964-7500
Rank: #1111.
Comprehensive Grammar School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 955
Grades: PK-8
100 Howe Street
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9051
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 722-9051
Rank: #1212.
Northbridge Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 953
Grades: PK-5
21 Crescent Street
Whitinsville, MA 01588
(508) 234-8161
Whitinsville, MA 01588
(508) 234-8161
Rank: #1313.
Curley K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 931
Grades: PK-8
493 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8176
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8176
Rank: #1414.
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 922
Grades: PK-6
1415 Hyde Park Ave
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 357-0900
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 357-0900
Rank: #1515.
Wareham Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 919
Grades: PK-4
4 Viking Drive
Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 291-3530
Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 291-3530
Rank: #1616.
Burgess Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 877
Grades: PK-6
45 Burgess School Rd
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-7041
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-7041
Rank: #1717.
Lawrence Family Development Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 854
Grades: PK-8
34 West Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 689-9863
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 689-9863
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Florida Ruffin Ridley School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 851
Grades: PK-8
345 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 851
Grades: PK-4
28 Clifford Street
Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 821-1255
Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 821-1255
Rank: #2020.
Clinton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 840
Grades: PK-4
100 Church Street
Clinton, MA 01510
(978) 365-4230
Clinton, MA 01510
(978) 365-4230
Rank: #2121.
Murphy K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 836
Grades: PK-8
1 Worrell Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 635-8781
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 635-8781
Rank: #2222.
Shurtleff Early Childhood
Magnet School
Students: 823
Grades: PK-1
99 Hawthorn Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5150
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5150
Rank: #2323.
Henry Lord Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 815
Grades: PK-8
151 Amity Street
Fall River, MA 02721
(508) 675-8208
Fall River, MA 02721
(508) 675-8208
Rank: #2424.
Lowell Community Charter Public School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 813
Grades: PK-8
206 Jackson Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 323-0800
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 323-0800
Rank: #2525.
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 809
Grades: PK-8
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Rank: #2626.
Oscar F Raymond
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 796
Grades: PK-5
125 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7364
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7364
Rank: #2727.
Manthala George Jr. School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 794
Grades: PK-5
180 Colonel Bell Drive
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7913
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7913
Rank: #2828.
Carver Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 773
Grades: PK-5
85 Main Street
Carver, MA 02330
(508) 866-6220
Carver, MA 02330
(508) 866-6220
Rank: #2929.
Neighborhood House Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 766
Grades: PK-12
21 Queen Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 825-0703
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 825-0703
Rank: #3030.
Tyngsborough Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 752
Grades: PK-5
205 Westford Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
(978) 649-1990
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
(978) 649-1990
Rank: #3131.
Blanche A. Ames Elementary School
Magnet School
Students: 747
Grades: PK-2
50 Spooner Street
North Easton, MA 02356
(508) 230-3230
North Easton, MA 02356
(508) 230-3230
Rank: #3232.
Dr W Arnone Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 745
Grades: PK-5
135 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 894-4440
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 894-4440
Rank: #3333.
Quincy Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 738
Grades: PK-5
885 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 635-8497
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 635-8497
Rank: #3434.
Park Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 737
Grades: PK-4
58 Park Avenue
Webster, MA 01570
(508) 943-4554
Webster, MA 01570
(508) 943-4554
Rank: #3535.
Florence Sawyer School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 735
Grades: PK-8
100 Mechanic Street
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2821
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2821
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Massachusetts average public preschools student size is 365 for 2024-25.
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