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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
District name
Number
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
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