Top-ranked 4th grade districts

Here are the top 4th 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 Sherborn Public Schools 80 89 1 Winchester Public Schools 266 89 3 Harvard Public Schools 97 87 4 Acton Public Schools 355 86 4 Conway Public Schools 21 86 6 Westwood Public Schools 224 85 6 North Reading Public Schools 213 85 8 Wellesley Public Schools 356 84 8 Marshfield Public Schools 394 84 10 Southborough Public Schools 163 83 10 Lexington Public Schools 513 83 10 Norwell Public Schools 144 83 13 Natick Public Schools 358 82 13 Chatham Public Schools 56 82 13 Northborough Public Schools 196 82 16 Lynnfield Public Schools 159 81 16 Nahant Public Schools 27 81 16 Sudbury Public Schools 357 81 16 Wayland Public Schools 226 81 20 Benjamin Franklin Community School 46 80 20 Medfield Public Schools 245 80 20 Sharon Public Schools 260 80 20 Arlington Public Schools 355 80 20 Reading Public Schools 313 80 20 Newton Public Schools 817 80 20 Woburn Public Schools 338 80 27 Bedford Public Schools 166 79 27 Scituate Public Schools 266 79 27 Brewster Public Schools 108 79 27 Duxbury Public Schools 258 79 31 Concord Public Schools 199 78 31 Middleton Public Schools 97 78 31 Hopkinton Public Schools 278 78 31 Chelmsford Public Schools 460 78 31 Wellfleet Public Schools 23 78 31 Needham Public Schools 360 78 31 Norfolk Public Schools 159 78 38 Weston Public Schools 174 77 38 Belmont Public Schools 266 77 38 Manchester-Essex Regional 106 77 38 Danvers Public Schools 267 77 38 Canton Public Schools 263 77 43 Topsfield Public Schools 103 76 43 Westford Public Schools 421 76 43 Andover Public Schools 466 76 43 Dover Public Schools 111 76 43 Hamilton-Wenham Regional Schools 188 76 43 Grafton Public Schools 207 76 43 Franklin Public Schools 465 76 43 Sunderland Public Schools 33 76 43 Milton Public Schools 283 76 43 Braintree Public Schools 394 76 53 North Attleborough Public Schools 349 75 53 Cohasset Public Schools 131 75 53 Wrentham Public Schools 183 75 53 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional Schools 273 75 53 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 47 75 53 Harwich Public Schools 102 75 59 Boylston Public Schools 54 74 59 Boxborough Public Schools 87 74 61 Carlisle Public Schools 110 73 61 Swampscott Public Schools 174 73 61 Marblehead Public Schools 230 73 61 Nashoba Regional Schools 246 73 61 Hingham Public Schools 287 73 61 Brookline Public Schools 403 73 61 Groton-Dunstable Regional Schools 240 73 61 Mattapoisett Public Schools 87 73 69 Longmeadow Public Schools 266 72 69 Foxborough Public Schools 207 72 69 Walpole Public Schools 274 72 69 Weymouth Public Schools 502 72 69 East Longmeadow Public Schools 192 72 69 Orleans Public Schools 47 72 75 Pentucket Regional Schools 277 71 75 Wilmington Public Schools 337 71 75 West Boylston Public Schools 99 71 75 Norwood Public Schools 257 71 75 Leverett Public Schools 14 71 75 Sandwich Public Schools 325 71 81 North Andover Public Schools 361 70 81 Richmond Public Schools 20 70 81 Shrewsbury Public Schools 464 70 81 Provincetown Public Schools 10 70 85 Boxford Public Schools 148 69 85 Hanover Public Schools 220 69 85 Easton Public Schools 332 69 85 Millis Public Schools 101 69 85 Williamstown Public Schools 82 69 90 Lanesborough Public Schools 40 68 90 Lincoln Public Schools 141 68 90 Melrose Public Schools 275 68 90 Falmouth Public Schools 333 68 90 Barnstable Public Schools 511 68 90 Neighborhood House Community School 22 68 90 Eastham Public Schools 34 68 97 Pelham Public Schools 18 67 97 Holliston Public Schools 267 67 97 Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools 345 67 97 Williamsburg Public Schools 31 67 97 Edgartown Public Schools 36 67 102 Rochester Public Schools 80 66 102 Mendon-Upton Regional Schools 206 66 102 Wachusett Regional Schools 561 66 102 Triton Regional Schools 281 66 102 Pembroke Public Schools 237 66 107 Hadley Public Schools 57 65 107 Westborough Public Schools 224 65 107 Mansfield Public Schools 410 65 107 Southwick-Tolland Regional Schools 142 65 107 Plymouth Public Schools 642 65 107 Wakefield Public Schools 281 65 107 Ayer Public Schools 120 65 107 Holbrook Public Schools 121 65 107 Stoneham Public Schools 214 65 116 Burlington Public Schools 276 64 116 Georgetown Public Schools 133 64 116 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Schools 456 64 116 Plympton Public Schools 33 64 116 Bellingham Public Schools 220 64 116 Amherst Public Schools 201 64 116 Medway Public Schools 236 64 116 Granby Public Schools 92 64 124 Berlin Public Schools 35 63 124 Marion Public Schools 68 63 124 Dartmouth Public Schools 328 63 124 Hawlemont Regional Schools 22 63 124 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional Schools 369 63 124 Agawam Public Schools 322 63 124 River Valley Charter School 30 63 131 Littleton Public Schools 149 62 131 Ipswich Public Schools 157 62 131 Rockport Public Schools 60 62 131 Newburyport Public Schools 164 62 131 Westport Community Public Schools 149 62 131 Robert M. Hughes Charter School 21 62 137 West Tisbury Regional Schools 39 61 137 Stoughton Public Schools 302 61 137 Seekonk Public Schools 179 61 137 Billerica Public Schools 557 61 137 West Bridgewater Public Schools 78 61 137 Auburn Public Schools 199 61 143 Brimfield Public Schools 35 60 143 Gloucester Public Schools 286 60 143 Lunenburg Public Schools 138 60 143 Sturbridge Public Schools 114 60 143 Beverly Public Schools 350 60 148 Western Mass. Hilltown Community School 17 59 148 Petersham Public Schools 17 59 148 Hopedale Public Schools 95 59 148 Sutton Public Schools 127 59 148 North Middlesex Regional Schools 379 59 148 Deerfield Public Schools 61 59 148 Tisbury Public Schools 39 59 148 Swansea Public Schools 179 59 148 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools 248 59 148 Acushnet Public Schools 119 59 148 Milford Public Schools 302 59 148 Amesbury Public Schools 190 59 148 Waltham Public Schools 326 59 161 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional Schools 157 58 161 Central Berkshire Regional Schools 158 58 161 Kingston Public Schools 172 58 161 Dracut Public Schools 307 58 161 Orange Public Schools 121 58 161 Winthrop Public Schools 167 58 161 Hudson Public Schools 202 58 161 Clinton Public Schools 137 58 169 Dedham Public Schools 261 57 169 Ashland Public Schools 202 57 169 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Schools 343 57 169 Oxford Public Schools 166 57 173 Hull Public Schools 91 56 173 Somerset Public Schools 195 56 173 Tyngsborough Public Schools 161 56 173 Plainville Public Schools 111 56 173 Belchertown Public Schools 186 56 178 Farmington River Regional Schools 31 55 178 Carver Public Schools 151 55 178 Tewksbury Public Schools 413 55 178 Halifax Public Schools 97 55 178 Framingham Public Schools 656 55 178 Monson Public Schools 117 55 184 Truro Public Schools 13 54 184 Fairhaven Public Schools 172 54 184 Quabbin Regional Schools 246 54 184 Saugus Public Schools 285 54 184 Bourne Public Schools 169 54 184 Mystic Valley Regional Community School 120 54 184 Southampton Public Schools 73 54 184 Gardner Public Schools 240 54 184 South Hadley Public Schools 177 54 193 Lakeville Public Schools 132 53 193 Northbridge Public Schools 192 53 193 Southern Berkshire Regional Schools 89 53 193 Quincy Public Schools 638 53 193 Northampton Public Schools 198 53 193 Rockland Public Schools 207 53 193 Leicester Public Schools 151 53 193 Attleboro Public Schools 465 53 193 Westhampton Public Schools 17 53 193 Lenox Public Schools 58 53 203 Blackstone-Millville Regional Schools 170 52 203 Norton Public Schools 296 52 203 Medford Public Schools 351 52 206 Watertown Public Schools 169 51 206 Quaboag Regional Schools 107 51 206 Uxbridge Public Schools 176 51 206 Peabody Public Schools 489 51 206 Revere Public Schools 449 51 206 Westfield Public Schools 477 51 206 Everett Public Schools 363 51 213 Hatfield Public Schools 42 50 213 Abington Public Schools 208 50 213 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools 192 50 213 East Bridgewater Public Schools 205 50 213 New Salem-Wendell Regional Schools 16 50 213 Shutesbury Public Schools 26 50 213 Taunton Public Schools 699 50 213 Benjamin Banneker Community School 36 50 221 Leominster Public Schools 503 49 222 Millbury Public Schools 134 48 222 Douglas Public Schools 130 48 222 Ware Public Schools 106 48 225 Community Day Care 23 47 225 Avon Public Schools 47 47 225 Erving Public Schools 19 47 225 Brookfield Public Schools 51 47 229 Granville Public Schools 24 46 229 Methuen Public Schools 558 46 229 Mashpee Public Schools 145 46 229 Easthampton Public Schools 131 46 233 Pioneer Valley Regional Schools 68 45 233 Maynard Public Schools 108 45 233 Ludlow Public Schools 220 45 233 Berkshire Hills Regional Schools 78 45 233 Middleborough Public Schools 279 45 233 Wareham Public Schools 289 45 233 Adams-Cheshire Regional Schools 130 45 233 Narragansett Regional Schools 125 45 241 Marlborough Public Schools 395 44 241 Shirley Public Schools 90 44 241 Mohawk Trail Regional Schools 103 44 241 Haverhill Public Schools 593 44 241 Wales Public Schools 16 44 241 Holland Public Schools 41 44 241 South Shore Community School 34 44 248 Pittsfield Public Schools 506 43 248 Greenfield Public Schools 181 43 248 Randolph Public Schools 292 43 248 Gateway Regional Schools 99 43 248 Gill-Montague Regional Schools 84 43 248 Fitchburg Public Schools 436 43 254 Freetown Public Schools 98 42 254 Cambridge Public Schools 442 42 254 Florida Public Schools 12 42 257 Palmer Public Schools 185 41 257 West Springfield Public Schools 269 41 257 Malden Public Schools 468 41 260 Lee Public Schools 60 40 260 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional Schools 20 40 260 Salem Public Schools 331 40 260 Fall River Public Schools 903 40 264 Somerville Public Schools 377 39 264 Lynn Public Schools 1,071 39 264 Sabis International Community School 148 39 267 Chicopee Public Schools 577 38 267 Brockton Public Schools 1,251 38 269 Sabis Foxboro Regional Community School 82 37 269 Berkley Public Schools 98 37 269 Webster Public Schools 155 37 272 Athol-Royalston Regional Schools 172 36 272 Clarksburg Public Schools 28 36 272 Springfield Public Schools 2,048 36 275 Winchendon Public Schools 129 35 275 Atlantis Charter School 68 35 275 Seven Hills Charter School 74 35 278 Chelsea Public Schools 361 34 279 Whately Public Schools 18 33 279 Worcester Public Schools 1,848 33 279 Lowell Community Charter School 40 33 282 North Adams Public Schools 155 32 282 New Bedford Public Schools 1,212 32 284 Southbridge Public Schools 203 31 284 Lawrence Family Development Community School 52 31 286 Nantucket Public Schools 89 30 286 Renaissance Charter School 168 30 286 Boston Public Schools 4,331 30 289 Abby Kelly Foster Community School 118 29 289 Lowell Public Schools 1,123 29 289 Conservatory Lab Charter School 21 29 292 Somerville Charter School 79 27 293 North Brookfield Public Schools 72 26 294 Holyoke Public Schools 529 24 295 Lawrence Public Schools 1,043 19

MATHEMATICS 2004 Rank District name Number tested Score 1 Conway Public Schools 21 86 2 Winchester Public Schools 266 85 3 Harvard Public Schools 97 80 3 Acton Public Schools 355 80 5 Brewster Public Schools 108 79 6 Southborough Public Schools 163 78 7 Boxborough Public Schools 88 77 8 North Reading Public Schools 213 74 8 Marshfield Public Schools 394 74 8 Eastham Public Schools 34 74 11 Sharon Public Schools 260 73 11 Newton Public Schools 816 73 11 Sunderland Public Schools 33 73 11 Orleans Public Schools 47 73 15 Wellesley Public Schools 358 72 15 Lexington Public Schools 513 72 17 Sudbury Public Schools 357 71 18 Wellfleet Public Schools 23 70 19 Sherborn Public Schools 80 69 19 Natick Public Schools 361 69 19 Needham Public Schools 360 69 22 Norwell Public Schools 145 68 22 Chatham Public Schools 56 68 22 Bedford Public Schools 166 68 22 Concord Public Schools 198 68 22 Chelmsford Public Schools 461 68 27 Wayland Public Schools 226 67 27 Arlington Public Schools 357 67 29 Westwood Public Schools 224 66 29 Lynnfield Public Schools 159 66 29 Benjamin Franklin Community School 46 66 29 Belmont Public Schools 269 66 29 Franklin Public Schools 466 66 34 Manchester-Essex Regional 106 65 34 Boxford Public Schools 147 65 36 Topsfield Public Schools 103 64 36 Dover Public Schools 111 64 38 Nahant Public Schools 27 63 38 Woburn Public Schools 339 63 38 Westford Public Schools 421 63 38 Hamilton-Wenham Regional Schools 189 63 42 Northborough Public Schools 196 62 42 Andover Public Schools 466 62 42 Brookline Public Schools 405 62 42 Groton-Dunstable Regional Schools 240 62 42 Truro Public Schools 13 62 47 Medfield Public Schools 245 61 47 Canton Public Schools 264 61 49 Reading Public Schools 313 60 49 Scituate Public Schools 266 60 49 Weston Public Schools 174 60 49 Marblehead Public Schools 230 60 49 Nashoba Regional Schools 247 60 49 Foxborough Public Schools 207 60 49 Pentucket Regional Schools 276 60 49 Millis Public Schools 101 60 49 Williamstown Public Schools 82 60 49 Plympton Public Schools 33 60 49 Sturbridge Public Schools 114 60 60 Middleton Public Schools 98 59 60 Hopkinton Public Schools 277 59 60 Boylston Public Schools 54 59 60 Weymouth Public Schools 504 59 60 Wachusett Regional Schools 561 59 65 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional Schools 273 58 65 East Longmeadow Public Schools 192 58 65 Shrewsbury Public Schools 465 58 65 Rochester Public Schools 81 58 69 Braintree Public Schools 394 57 69 Cohasset Public Schools 131 57 69 Harwich Public Schools 102 57 69 West Boylston Public Schools 100 57 69 Brimfield Public Schools 35 57 74 Hingham Public Schools 287 56 74 Ipswich Public Schools 156 56 76 Duxbury Public Schools 258 55 76 Norfolk Public Schools 157 55 76 Milton Public Schools 284 55 76 Walpole Public Schools 274 55 76 Sandwich Public Schools 328 55 76 Richmond Public Schools 20 55 82 Grafton Public Schools 208 54 82 Norwood Public Schools 257 54 82 Hanover Public Schools 221 54 82 Falmouth Public Schools 334 54 82 Barnstable Public Schools 512 54 82 Holbrook Public Schools 121 54 88 Wrentham Public Schools 184 53 88 Easton Public Schools 333 53 88 Plymouth Public Schools 641 53 88 Western Mass. Hilltown Community School 17 53 88 North Middlesex Regional Schools 379 53 93 Swampscott Public Schools 174 52 93 Triton Regional Schools 281 52 93 Stoneham Public Schools 216 52 93 Rockport Public Schools 60 52 97 Danvers Public Schools 268 51 97 Mattapoisett Public Schools 87 51 97 North Andover Public Schools 363 51 97 Georgetown Public Schools 133 51 97 Marion Public Schools 68 51 97 Agawam Public Schools 324 51 103 North Attleborough Public Schools 351 50 103 Provincetown Public Schools 10 50 103 Mansfield Public Schools 410 50 103 Burlington Public Schools 277 50 103 Lunenburg Public Schools 138 50 103 Sutton Public Schools 127 50 103 Somerset Public Schools 196 50 103 Whately Public Schools 18 50 111 Carlisle Public Schools 110 49 111 Mendon-Upton Regional Schools 208 49 111 Westborough Public Schools 225 49 111 Medway Public Schools 236 49 111 Newburyport Public Schools 163 49 116 Longmeadow Public Schools 265 48 116 Melrose Public Schools 278 48 116 Holliston Public Schools 267 48 116 Dracut Public Schools 311 48 116 Dedham Public Schools 261 48 116 Framingham Public Schools 657 48 122 Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools 345 47 122 Wakefield Public Schools 281 47 122 Amherst Public Schools 202 47 122 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional Schools 370 47 122 Littleton Public Schools 149 47 122 Northbridge Public Schools 192 47 122 Watertown Public Schools 171 47 129 Wilmington Public Schools 337 46 129 Pembroke Public Schools 237 46 129 Hadley Public Schools 57 46 129 Bellingham Public Schools 219 46 129 Deerfield Public Schools 61 46 129 Tisbury Public Schools 39 46 129 Amesbury Public Schools 190 46 129 Ty