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Top-ranked 7th grade districts
Here are the top 7th grade school districts, ranked by English scores on the spring 2005 MCAS exam. Boston.com determined the rankings by adding the percentage of students who scored either "Advanced" or "Proficient" in the subject. 100 is the highest possible score. Source: Massachusetts Dept. of Education.
7TH GRADE ENGLISH
2005 Rank
District name
Number tested
Score
1
Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester
20
100
2
Richmond Public Schools
27
96
3
Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin
37
95
4
Medfield Public Schools
232
94
4
Wayland Public Schools
241
94
4
Harvard Public Schools
88
94
4
Southborough Public Schools
166
94
8
Carlisle Public Schools
102
93
8
Norwell Public Schools
178
93
8
Sharon Public Schools
269
93
8
Concord Public Schools
233
93
8
Acton-Boxborough Regional
449
93
13
Andover Public Schools
480
92
13
Weston Public Schools
180
92
13
Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville
12
92
13
Tyngsborough Public Schools
161
92
17
Westwood Public Schools
216
91
17
Sudbury Public Schools
337
91
17
North Reading Public Schools
216
91
17
Bedford Public Schools
154
91
21
Winchester Public Schools
284
90
21
Lexington Public Schools
484
90
21
Wellesley Public Schools
324
90
21
Westford Public Schools
422
90
21
Franklin Public Schools
468
90
21
Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden
79
90
27
Needham Public Schools
376
89
27
Cohasset Public Schools
132
89
27
Marblehead Community Charter
45
89
27
Longmeadow Public Schools
268
89
31
Littleton Public Schools
112
88
31
Reading Public Schools
350
88
31
Lynnfield Public Schools
168
88
31
Hamilton-Wenham Regional
184
88
31
Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield
33
88
31
Francis W Parker Charter, Devens
58
88
31
Masconomet Regional, Topsfield
398
88
38
Nashoba Regional, Bolton
253
87
38
Dover-Sherborn Regional
174
87
38
Groton-Dunstable Regional
230
87
38
Wachusett Regional, Jefferson
572
87
38
Hopkinton Public Schools
271
87
38
Duxbury Public Schools
279
87
44
Holliston Public Schools
234
86
44
Belmont Public Schools
290
86
44
North Andover Public Schools
396
86
44
Northborough Public Schools
236
86
44
Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville
64
86
49
Lunenburg Public Schools
143
85
49
Newton Public Schools
899
85
49
Westborough Public Schools
294
85
49
Sandwich Public Schools
329
85
49
Nauset Regional, Orleans
220
85
49
Marblehead Public Schools
209
85
49
Walpole Public Schools
302
85
56
Manchester Essex Regional
92
84
56
Hingham Public Schools
269
84
56
Medway Public Schools
252
84
56
Scituate Public Schools
259
84
56
Canton Public Schools
237
84
61
Brookline Public Schools
396
83
61
Natick Public Schools
332
83
61
Hadley Public Schools
49
83
61
Mendon-Upton Regional
201
83
61
Arlington Public Schools
300
83
61
Ipswich Public Schools
177
83
61
Georgetown Public Schools
123
83
61
Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven
47
83
61
Hanover Public Schools
209
83
61
Danvers Public Schools
325
83
61
Newburyport Public Schools
170
83
61
Amherst-Pelham Regional
286
83
73
Sutton Public Schools
147
82
73
Shrewsbury Public Schools
444
82
73
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans
60
82
73
Ashland Public Schools
196
82
73
Harwich Public Schools
106
82
73
Oak Bluffs Public Schools
45
82
73
Berlin-Boylston Regional
97
82
80
Community Day Charter, Lawrence
41
81
80
Roxbury Preparatory Charter
60
81
80
Lincoln Public Schools
103
81
80
Wakefield Public Schools
266
81
80
East Longmeadow Public Schools
236
81
80
Millis Public Schools
112
81
80
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley
36
81
87
Pentucket Regional, West Newbury
260
80
87
Easton Public Schools
317
80
87
North Middlesex Regional, Townsend
422
80
87
Millbury Public Schools
162
80
87
Woburn Public Schools
349
80
87
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
482
80
87
Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield
76
80
87
Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett
218
80
95
Mansfield Public Schools
405
79
95
West Bridgewater Public Schools
84
79
95
Melrose Public Schools
286
79
95
Chelmsford Public Schools
441
79
99
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional
294
78
99
Foxborough Public Schools
234
78
99
Burlington Public Schools
284
78
99
Norwood Public Schools
307
78
99
Berkley Public Schools
125
78
99
King Philip Regional, Wrentham
433
78
105
West Boylston Public Schools
118
77
105
Hopedale Public Schools
95
77
105
Southwick-Tolland Regional
143
77
105
Milton Public Schools
311
77
105
Grafton Public Schools
185
77
105
Maynard Public Schools
132
77
105
Billerica Public Schools
516
77
105
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional
281
77
105
East Bridgewater Public Schools
191
77
105
River Valley Charter, Newburyport
38
77
105
Norton Public Schools
276
77
105
Frontier Regional, Deerfield
137
77
105
Silver Lake Regional, Kingston
328
77
118
Triton Regional, Byfield
301
76
118
Marshfield Public Schools
366
76
118
Amesbury Public Schools
200
76
118
Plymouth Public Schools
663
76
118
Belchertown Public Schools
210
76
123
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter, West Tisbury
12
75
123
Lenox Public Schools
79
75
123
Somerset Public Schools
200
75
123
Swampscott Public Schools
217
75
123
Northampton Public Schools
240
75
123
Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville
127
75
123
Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton
189
75
130
Braintree Public Schools
407
74
130
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
339
74
130
Rockport Public Schools
106
74
130
Wilmington Public Schools
317
74
130
Abington Public Schools
206
74
130
Shirley Public Schools
62
74
130
Peabody Public Schools
511
74
130
Waltham Public Schools
363
74
130
Acushnet Public Schools
137
74
130
Murdoch Middle Public Charter, Chelmsford
57
74
130
Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown
123
74
141
Ashburnham-Westminster Regional
212
73
141
Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge
121
73
141
Agawam Public Schools
359
73
141
Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman
382
73
141
Beverly Public Schools
365
73
141
Milford Public Schools
314
73
141
Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale
304
73
148
Uxbridge Public Schools
186
72
148
North Attleborough Public Schools
383
72
148
Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth
80
72
148
Quincy Public Schools
665
72
148
Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls
130
72
148
Winthrop Public Schools
174
72
154
Hatfield Public Schools
45
71
154
Boston Collegiate Charter
65
71
154
Auburn Public Schools
220
71
154
Marlborough Public Schools
411
71
154
Stoneham Public Schools
234
71
154
Tewksbury Public Schools
401
71
154
Rockland Public Schools
201
71
154
Hudson Public Schools
211
71
162
Quaboag Regional, Warre
105
70
162
Ware Public Schools
107
70
162
Quabbin Regional, Barre
297
70
162
Swansea Public Schools
165
70
162
Ludlow Public Schools
240
70
162
Seekonk Public Schools
187
70
168
Blackstone-Millville Regional
203
69
168
Falmouth Public Schools
351
69
168
Northbridge Public Schools
192
69
168
Dedham Public Schools
237
69
168
Carver Public Schools
198
69
168
Freetown-Lakeville Regional
272
69
168
Clinton Public Schools
157
69
168
Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield
98
69
168
Douglas Public Schools
121
69
168
Seven Hills Charter, Worcester
49
69
178
Granby Public Schools
105
68
178
Foxborough Regional Charter
83
68
178
Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park
70
68
178
Mashpee Public Schools
182
68
178
Weymouth Public Schools
554
68
178
Dartmouth Public Schools
358
68
178
Bellingham Public Schools
224
68
178
Ayer Public Schools
87
68
178
Saugus Public Schools
257
68
187
Chatham Public Schools
43
67
187
Dudley-Charlton Regional
373
67
187
Hull Public Schools
112
67
187
Sabis International Charter, Springfield
112
67
187
North Brookfield Public Schools
58
67
187
Edgartown Public Schools
39
67
187
Monson Public Schools
113
67
194
Palmer Public Schools
205
66
194
Granville Public Schools
41
66
196
Pembroke Public Schools
256
65
196
Provincetown Public Schools
17
65
196
Clarksburg Public Schools
23
65
196
Greenfield Public Schools
161
65
196
Gloucester Public Schools
290
65
201
Attleboro Public Schools
504
64
201
Somerville Public Schools
376
64
201
Leominster Public Schools
478
64
201
South Shore Charter, Hull
38
64
201
Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston
89
64
201
Barnstable Public Schools
527
64
207
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional
200
63
207
Stoughton Public Schools
332
63
207
Framingham Public Schools
611
63
207
Salem Academy Charter, Salem
43
63
211
Tisbury Public Schools
32
62
211
Oxford Public Schools
183
62
211
Watertown Public Schools
201
62
211
Middleborough Public Schools
295
62
211
Methuen Public Schools
612
62
211
Medford Public Schools
395
62
211
Westfield Public Schools
530
62
211
West Springfield Public Schools
347
62
211
Wareham Public Schools
302
62
211
Lee Public Schools
66
62
211
Hampshire Regional, Westhampton
153
62
222
Dracut Public Schools
369
61
223
Holbrook Public Schools
79
60
223
Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham
97
60
223
Nantucket Public Schools
96
60
223
Leicester Public Schools
152
60
227
Bourne Public Schools
237
59
227
Atlantis Charter, Fall River
63
59
227
Adams-Cheshire Regional
142
59
227
Malden Public Schools
455
59
231
South Hadley Public Schools
193
58
231
Westport Public Schools
168
58
231
Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester
61
58
234
Avon Public Schools
64
57
234
Cambridge Public Schools
432
57
234
Gardner Public Schools
260
57
234
Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston
75
57
238
Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange
124
56
239
Taunton Public Schools
721
55
239
Gateway Regional, Huntington
107
55
239
Everett Public Schools
484
55
239
Easthampton Public Schools
129
55
239
North Central Charter, Fitchburg
74
55
244
Haverhill Public Schools
642
54
245
Salem Public Schools
360
53
246
Fairhaven Public Schools
208
52
247
Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton
49
51
247
Winchendon Public Schools
164
51
249
Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield
18
50
249
Revere Public Schools
523
50
249
New Bedford Global Charter
80
50
252
Southbridge Public Schools
189
48
253
Athol-Royalston Regional
169
47
253
Lynn Public Schools
1,054
47
253
Webster Public Schools
169
47
253
Chicopee Public Schools
571
47
257
Gill-Montague Regional
103
46
258
Boston Public Schools
4,407
44
259
Pittsfield Public Schools
488
43
259
Randolph Public Schools
326
43
259
New Bedford Public Schools
1,064
43
262
Fitchburg Public Schools
483
42
262
North Adams Public Schools
174
42
264
Lowell Public Schools
1,277
41
264
Lawrence Family Development Charter
56
41
264
Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston
39
41
267
Brockton Public Schools
1,380
40
268
Worcester Public Schools
1,798
39
269
Lawrence Public Schools
1,089
37
270
Fall River Public Schools
914
36
271
Chelsea Public Schools
395
34
271
Lowell Community Charter
41
34
273
Boston Renaissance Charter
96
33
274
Springfield Public Schools
2,070
32
275
Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge
20
30
276
New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield
87
27
277
Holyoke Public Schools
567
25
278
Frederick Douglass Charter, Hyde Park
66
24