Top-ranked 10th grade districts

Here are the top 10th grade school districts, ranked by English and math scores on the spring 2004 MCAS exam. Boston.com determined the rankings by adding the percentage of students who scored either "Advanced" or "Proficient" in the subjects. 100 is the highest possible score.

ENGLISH 2004 Rank District name Number tested Score 1 Mass. Academy for Math and Science 17 100 2 Francis W. Parker Community School 64 97 3 So. Boston Harbor Academy Charter School 18 95 4 Harvard Public Schools 90 94 4 Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools 121 94 6 Hamilton-Wenham Regional Schools 173 93 6 Medfield Public Schools 185 93 6 Norwell Public Schools 137 93 6 Concord-Carlisle Regional Schools 321 93 10 Georgetown Public Schools 90 92 11 Westwood Public Schools 193 91 11 Weston Public Schools 153 91 11 Hadley Public Schools 34 91 14 Westford Public Schools 361 90 14 Nauset Regional Schools 271 90 14 Lynnfield Public Schools 134 90 14 Berlin-Boylston Regional Schools 80 90 14 Somerville Charter School 30 90 19 Belmont Public Schools 283 89 19 Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools 437 89 19 Needham Public Schools 347 89 19 Winchester Public Schools 236 89 19 Cohasset Public Schools 100 89 24 Manchester-Essex Regional 99 88 24 Sutton Public Schools 91 88 24 Hingham Public Schools 253 88 24 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional Schools 357 88 28 Lexington Public Schools 463 87 28 Wellesley Public Schools 303 87 28 Groton-Dunstable Regional Schools 195 87 28 Duxbury Public Schools 251 87 28 Pioneer Valley Charter School 75 87 33 Nashoba Regional Schools 224 86 33 Sharon Public Schools 270 86 33 West Bridgewater Public Schools 57 86 33 Tewksbury Public Schools 266 86 33 Easton Public Schools 246 86 33 Northboro-Southboro Regional Schools 304 86 39 Wayland Public Schools 225 85 39 Holliston Public Schools 219 85 39 Shrewsbury Public Schools 344 85 39 North Attleborough Public Schools 280 85 39 Hopedale Public Schools 71 85 39 Westborough Public Schools 264 85 39 Scituate Public Schools 200 85 39 King Philip Regional Schools 291 85 47 Franklin Public Schools 355 84 47 Hopkinton Public Schools 230 84 47 Mendon-Upton Regional Schools 158 84 50 Andover Public Schools 461 83 50 Newton Public Schools 945 83 50 Newburyport Public Schools 215 83 50 Marblehead Public Schools 251 83 50 Ashland Public Schools 171 83 50 Harwich Public Schools 100 83 50 Hatfield Public Schools 29 83 57 Longmeadow Public Schools 283 82 57 Mystic Valley Regional Community School 22 82 57 Littleton Public Schools 116 82 57 Foxborough Public Schools 207 82 57 Academy Of Pacific Rim 28 82 62 Medway Public Schools 185 81 62 Hanover Public Schools 189 81 62 Pentucket Regional Schools 236 81 62 Stoneham Public Schools 220 81 66 Swampscott Public Schools 195 80 66 North Middlesex Regional Schools 323 80 66 Bedford Public Schools 205 80 66 Reading Public Schools 306 80 66 Wachusett Regional Schools 435 80 66 Sabis Foxboro Regional Community School 20 80 66 Pioneer Valley Regional Schools 84 80 66 Sandwich Public Schools 293 80 66 Marshfield Public Schools 328 80 75 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional Schools 299 79 75 Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools 299 79 75 Burlington Public Schools 240 79 75 Ayer Public Schools 87 79 75 Abington Public Schools 153 79 75 Millis Public Schools 80 79 75 Ipswich Public Schools 146 79 82 Tyngsborough Public Schools 161 78 82 Rockport Public Schools 75 78 82 Masconomet Regional Schools 347 78 82 North Reading Public Schools 196 78 82 Chelmsford Public Schools 444 78 82 Braintree Public Schools 375 78 82 Freetown-Lakeville Regional Schools 217 78 82 Belchertown Public Schools 173 78 90 Lunenburg Public Schools 148 77 90 Natick Public Schools 309 77 90 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools 169 77 90 Norwood Public Schools 289 77 90 Sturgis Charter School 90 77 95 Walpole Public Schools 252 76 95 Milton Public Schools 224 76 95 Lenox Public Schools 75 76 95 Wakefield Public Schools 236 76 95 Norton Public Schools 169 76 95 Hudson Public Schools 169 76 101 Old Rochester Regional Schools 176 75 101 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional Schools 340 75 101 Brookline Public Schools 469 75 101 Melrose Public Schools 262 75 101 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools 228 75 101 Danvers Public Schools 269 75 101 Carver Public Schools 141 75 101 Codman Academy Charter School 20 75 109 Mount Greylock Regional Schools 131 74 109 North Andover Public Schools 318 74 109 Canton Public Schools 210 74 109 South Shore Community School 19 74 109 Hampshire Regional Schools 137 74 114 Quabbin Regional Schools 232 73 114 Nantucket Public Schools 92 73 114 Grafton Public Schools 113 73 114 Northampton Public Schools 224 73 114 Amesbury Public Schools 206 73 114 East Bridgewater Public Schools 164 73 114 Stoughton Public Schools 323 73 121 Blackstone-Millville Regional Schools 120 72 121 Mansfield Public Schools 301 72 121 Billerica Public Schools 390 72 121 Ralph Mahar Regional Schools 88 72 121 Fairhaven Public Schools 175 72 126 Arlington Public Schools 285 71 126 Central Berkshire Regional Schools 179 71 126 Dedham Public Schools 179 71 126 Silver Lake Regional Schools 453 71 130 Bourne Public Schools 137 70 130 Swansea Public Schools 151 70 130 West Boylston Public Schools 84 70 130 Southern Berkshire Regional Schools 57 70 130 Rockland Public Schools 208 70 130 Wilmington Public Schools 238 70 130 Dracut Public Schools 269 70 137 East Longmeadow Public Schools 208 69 137 Milford Public Schools 267 69 137 Leicester Public Schools 121 69 137 Berkshire Hills Regional Schools 144 69 137 Frontier Regional Schools 118 69 137 Beverly Public Schools 308 69 137 Northbridge Public Schools 155 69 137 Maynard Public Schools 75 69 137 Seekonk Public Schools 190 69 137 Sabis International Community School 67 69 137 Framingham Public Schools 509 69 137 Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools 299 69 149 Auburn Public Schools 159 68 149 Dartmouth Public Schools 346 68 149 Watertown Public Schools 158 68 149 Waltham Public Schools 351 68 153 Triton Regional Schools 251 67 153 North Brookfield Public Schools 60 67 153 Woburn Public Schools 291 67 153 Monson Public Schools 103 67 153 Douglas Public Schools 84 67 153 Lee Public Schools 97 67 153 Bristol County Agricultural School 106 67 160 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Schools 415 66 160 Chatham Public Schools 53 66 160 Barnstable Public Schools 464 66 160 Palmer Public Schools 115 66 160 Millbury Public Schools 129 66 160 South Hadley Public Schools 183 66 160 Winthrop Public Schools 141 66 167 Falmouth Public Schools 319 65 167 Agawam Public Schools 274 65 167 Marthas Vineyard Regional Schools 206 65 170 Abby Kelly Foster Community School 22 64 170 Mohawk Trail Regional Schools 112 64 170 Saugus Public Schools 221 64 170 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Schools 270 64 170 Narragansett Regional Schools 122 64 170 Gateway Regional Schools 121 64 170 Norfolk County Agricultural Technical School 101 64 177 Mashpee Public Schools 170 63 177 Plymouth Public Schools 622 63 177 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional Schools 135 63 177 Adams-Cheshire Regional Schools 110 63 177 Provincetown Public Schools 27 63 177 Middleborough Public Schools 252 63 177 Wareham Public Schools 222 63 184 Marlborough Public Schools 273 62 184 North Adams Public Schools 132 62 184 Haverhill Public Schools 419 62 184 Avon Public Schools 57 62 188 Somerset Public Schools 294 61 188 Weymouth Public Schools 464 61 188 Easthampton Public Schools 85 61 188 Gloucester Public Schools 271 61 192 Peabody Public Schools 478 60 192 Granby Public Schools 78 60 192 Westfield Public Schools 554 60 192 Athol-Royalston Regional Schools 159 60 196 Medford Public Schools 362 59 196 Clinton Public Schools 133 59 196 Quincy Public Schools 680 59 196 Gill-Montague Regional Schools 99 59 196 Ware Public Schools 79 59 196 Hull Public Schools 95 59 202 Leominster Public Schools 444 58 202 Randolph Public Schools 218 58 204 Southwick-Tolland Regional Schools 154 57 204 Tantasqua Regional Schools 294 57 204 Bellingham Public Schools 217 57 204 Methuen Public Schools 497 57 204 North Central Charter Essential School 45 57 204 Gardner Public Schools 243 57 204 Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational School 203 57 211 West Springfield Public Schools 233 56 211 Westport Community Public Schools 117 56 211 Winchendon Public Schools 117 56 211 Quaboag Regional Schools 117 56 211 Attleboro Public Schools 458 56 211 Pittsfield Public Schools 444 56 211 Media and Technology Charter School 46 56 218 Oxford Public Schools 159 54 218 Uxbridge Public Schools 136 54 218 Revere Public Schools 335 54 218 Malden Public Schools 377 54 222 Holbrook Public Schools 85 53 222 Brockton Public Schools 1,026 53 222 South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School 140 53 225 Salem Public Schools 316 52 225 Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical School 297 52 225 Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School 161 52 228 Ludlow Public Schools 268 50 228 Greenfield Public Schools 134 50 228 Everett Public Schools 402 50 231 Fitchburg Public Schools 332 49 232 Taunton Public Schools 468 48 232 Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational School 109 48 234 Cambridge Public Schools 472 47 234 Southbridge Public Schools 131 47 234 Franklin County Regional Vocational School 134 47 237 Blue Hills Vocational School 207 45 237 Minute Man Vocational Technical School 171 45 239 Health Careers Academy 39 44 239 Montachusett Vocational Technical School 307 44 241 Lowell Middlesex Academy 14 43 242 Somerville Public Schools 368 42 242 Lowell Public Schools 785 42 242 North Shore Regional Vocational School 112 42 245 Fall River Public Schools 619 41 245 Webster Public Schools 108 41 245 Chicopee Public Schools 573 41 248 Lynn Public Schools 1,024 40 248 City On A Hill Community School 80 40 248 Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical School 187 40 248 Essex Agricultural Technical School 107 40 252 Tri County Regional Vocational Technical School 201 39 253 Boston Public Schools 3,895 38 253 New Bedford Public Schools 735 38 253 Bristol Plymouth Vocational Technical School 252 38 253 Southeastern Vocational School 304 38 257 Worcester Public Schools 1,613 37 258 Old Colony Vocational Technical School 136 36 258 Whittier Vocational Technical School 346 36 260 Pathfinder Vocational Technical School 154 35 260 Southern Worcester County Vocational School 236 35 262 Assabet Valley Vocational School 228 34 263 Springfield Public Schools 1,323 32 264 Greater Fall River Regional Vocational School 310 31 264 Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational School 477 31 266 Holyoke Public Schools 437 30 267 Nashoba Valley Technical School 104 29 268 Chelsea Public Schools 289 27 268 Greater Lowell Vocational Technical School 493 27 268 Northeast Metro Vocational School 290 27 271 So. Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School 155 25 272 Northampton Smith 103 24 273 New Leadership Charter School 22 23 273 Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational School 339 23 275 Lawrence Public Schools 512 21 276 Horace Mann Champion Community School 17 6

MATHEMATICS 2004 Rank District name Number tested Score 1 Mass. Academy for Math and Science 17 100 2 Francis W. Parker Community School 64 91 2 Medfield Public Schools 185 91 4 Harvard Public Schools 91 90 4 Norwell Public Schools 137 90 4 Lynnfield Public Schools 134 90 4 Wellesley Public Schools 303 90 4 Academy Of Pacific Rim 28 90 9 Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools 121 89 9 Hadley Public Schools 34 89 9 Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools 437 89 9 Cohasset Public Schools 100 89 13 Westford Public Schools 361 88 13 Nauset Regional Schools 271 88 15 Hamilton-Wenham Regional Schools 174 87 15 Wayland Public Schools 225 87 15 Holliston Public Schools 219 87 18 Westwood Public Schools 193 86 18 Needham Public Schools 348 86 18 Westborough Public Schools 263 86 21 Concord-Carlisle Regional Schools 321 85 21 Manchester-Essex Regional 99 85 21 Groton-Dunstable Regional Schools 195 85 21 Scituate Public Schools 199 85 25 Weston Public Schools 153 84 25 Belmont Public Schools 284 84 25 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional Schools 358 84 25 Tewksbury Public Schools 269 84 25 Hatfield Public Schools 30 84 30 So. Boston Harbor Academy Charter School 18 83 30 Winchester Public Schools 236 83 30 Andover Public Schools 462 83 33 Hingham Public Schools 253 82 33 Duxbury Public Schools 253 82 33 Sharon Public Schools 272 82 33 Newton Public Schools 944 82 37 Sutton Public Schools 91 81 37 Lexington Public Schools 464 81 39 Nashoba Regional Schools 228 80 39 Shrewsbury Public Schools 348 80 39 Burlington Public Schools 240 80 39 Canton Public Schools 210 80 43 Mendon-Upton Regional Schools 159 79 43 Longmeadow Public Schools 282 79 43 Wachusett Regional Schools 439 79 43 Ipswich Public Schools 146 79 47 King Philip Regional Schools 290 78 47 Newburyport Public Schools 215 78 47 Marblehead Public Schools 251 78 47 Bedford Public Schools 207 78 47 Sandwich Public Schools 305 78 52 Somerville Charter School 30 77 52 Pioneer Valley Charter School 75 77 52 Easton Public Schools 246 77 52 Mystic Valley Regional Community School 22 77 52 Reading Public Schools 306 77 52 Rockport Public Schools 75 77 52 Brookline Public Schools 471 77 59 Northboro-Southboro Regional Schools 304 76 59 Hopedale Public Schools 71 76 59 Masconomet Regional Schools 347 76 59 Chelmsford Public Schools 445 76 59 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools 169 76 64 Hopkinton Public Schools 230 75 64 Swampscott Public Schools 195 75 64 North Reading Public Schools 196 75 67 Franklin Public Schools 354 74 67 Medway Public Schools 185 74 67 Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools 303 74 67 Quabbin Regional Schools 232 74 67 Mansfield Public Schools 301 74 72 Ashland Public Schools 172 73 72 Foxborough Public Schools 207 73 72 Stoneham Public Schools 220 73 72 North Middlesex Regional Schools 322 73 72 Braintree Public Schools 375 73 72 Grafton Public Schools 113 73 78 Georgetown Public Schools 91 72 78 West Bridgewater Public Schools 57 72 78 Harwich Public Schools 100 72 78 Tyngsborough Public Schools 161 72 78 Mount Greylock Regional Schools 131 72 78 Hampshire Regional Schools 137 72 78 Framingham Public Schools 512 72 78 Media and Technology Charter School 46 72 86 Hanover Public Schools 189 71 86 Millis Public Schools 80 71 86 Natick Public Schools 314 71 86 North Andover Public Schools 319 71 86 Central Berkshire Regional Schools 179 71 86 South Hadley Public Schools 184 71 92 Old Rochester Regional Schools 177 70 93 Littleton Public Schools 116 69 93 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional Schools 299 69 93 Lunenburg Public Schools 148 69 93 Wakefield Public Schools 238 69 93 Hudson Public Schools 169 69 93 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional Schools 341 69 93 Wilmington Public Schools 238 69 93 Marthas Vineyard Regional Schools 207 69 101 Berlin-Boylston Regional Schools 80 68 101 Pentucket Regional Schools 237 68 101 Marshfield Public Schools 333 68 101 Belchertown Public Schools 174 68 101 Walpole Public Schools 252 68 101 Northampton Public Schools 225 68 101 Arlington Public Schools 287 68 101 Beverly Public Schools 312 68 101 Bristol County Agricultural School 106 68 110 Danvers Public Schools 270 67 110 Bourne Public Schools 139 67 110 Triton Regional Schools 252 67 110 Palmer Public Schools 116 67 110 Marlborough Public Schools 274 67 115 Lenox Public Schools 75 66 115 Carver Public Schools 141 66 115 Billerica Public Schools 390 66 115 Fairhaven Public Schools 175 66 115 Dartmouth Public Schools 346 66 120 Sabis Foxboro Regional Community School 20 65 120 Milton Public Schools 225 65 120 East Longmeadow Public Schools 209 65 120 Watertown Public Schools 159 65 124 North Attleborough Public Schools 280 64 124 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools 230 64 124 Dedham Public Schools 179 64 124 Berkshire Hills Regional Schools 146 64 124 Agawam Public Schools 274 64 129 Abington Public Schools 153 63 129 Norwood Public Schools 289 63 129 Nantucket Public Schools 92 63 129 Frontier Regional Schools 118 63 129 Woburn Public Schools 292 63 129 Gateway Regional Schools 123 63 135 Pioneer Valley Regional Schools 84 62 135 Melrose Public Schools 265 62 135 Rockland Public Schools 208 62 135 Auburn Public Schools 160 62 135 Uxbridge Public Schools 136 62 140 Freetown-Lakeville Regional Schools 217 61 140 Amesbury Public Schools 208 61 140 Stoughton Public Schools 323 61 140 Blackstone-Millville Regional Schools 122 61 140 Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools 301 61 140 North Brookfield Public Schools 60 61 140 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Schools 416 61 147 Sturgis Charter School 90 60 147 East Bridgewater Public Schools 164 60 147 Ralph Mahar Regional Schools 88 60 147 Northbridge Public Schools 155 60 147 Falmouth Public Schools 321 60