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Top-ranked 8th grade districts
Here are the top 8th grade school districts, ranked by Math and Science 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.
8th GRADE MATHEMATICS
2005
District name
Number
Score
1
Richmond Public Schools 19
89
1
Community Day Charter, Lawrence 26
89
3
Roxbury Preparatory Charter 49
82
4
Carlisle Public Schools 75
81
5
Harvard Public Schools 111
80
6
Lexington Public Schools 515
77
6
Wayland Public Schools 240
77
6
Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 17
77
6
Acton-Boxborough Regional 473
77
6
Dover-Sherborn Regional 173
77
11
Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 46
76
11
Sudbury Public Schools 352
76
11
Belmont Public Schools 293
76
11
Wellesley Public Schools 329
76
15
Manchester Essex Regional 91
75
15
Medway Public Schools 242
75
15
Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 20
75
18
Winchester Public Schools 279
74
18
Westwood Public Schools 218
74
18
Westford Public Schools 402
74
18
Nashoba Regional, Bolton 230
74
22
Newton Public Schools 906
72
22
Andover Public Schools 485
72
22
Brookline Public Schools 451
72
25
Holliston Public Schools 275
71
26
Weston Public Schools 183
70
26
Westborough Public Schools 279
70
28
North Reading Public Schools 214
69
28
Concord Public Schools 245
69
28
Southborough Public Schools 173
69
31
Longmeadow Public Schools 259
68
32
North Andover Public Schools 368
67
33
Needham Public Schools 325
66
33
Lincoln Public Schools 111
66
35
Lynnfield Public Schools 161
65
35
Marblehead Public Schools 223
65
35
Tisbury Public Schools 31
65
35
Groton-Dunstable Regional 224
65
35
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 339
65
40
Scituate Public Schools 249
64
40
Lunenburg Public Schools 135
64
42
Northborough Public Schools 243
63
42
Melrose Public Schools 262
63
44
Bedford Public Schools 192
62
44
Reading Public Schools 344
62
44
Medfield Public Schools 240
62
44
Burlington Public Schools 281
62
48
Norwell Public Schools 162
61
48
Hamilton-Wenham Regional 167
61
48
Grafton Public Schools 203
61
51
Franklin Public Schools 411
59
51
Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 584
59
51
Marshfield Public Schools 330
59
51
Hingham Public Schools 282
59
51
Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 384
59
56
Georgetown Public Schools 113
58
56
Tyngsborough Public Schools 171
58
56
Sandwich Public Schools 340
58
56
Newburyport Public Schools 181
58
60
Rockport Public Schools 97
57
60
Sharon Public Schools 277
57
60
Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 51
57
60
Foxborough Regional Charter 82
57
64
Hopkinton Public Schools 246
56
64
Cohasset Public Schools 118
56
64
Belchertown Public Schools 199
56
64
Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 231
56
68
Chelmsford Public Schools 458
55
68
Abington Public Schools 201
55
68
Marblehead Community Charter 40
55
68
Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 47
55
72
Shrewsbury Public Schools 441
54
73
Arlington Public Schools 343
53
73
Littleton Public Schools 126
53
73
Hanover Public Schools 215
53
73
Walpole Public Schools 324
53
73
Mendon-Upton Regional 206
53
73
Amherst-Pelham Regional 316
53
79
Sutton Public Schools 151
52
79
Nauset Regional, Orleans 231
52
79
Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 52
52
82
Natick Public Schools 306
51
82
Wakefield Public Schools 289
51
82
Maynard Public Schools 115
51
82
Hopedale Public Schools 83
51
82
Boston Collegiate Charter 43
51
87
Canton Public Schools 213
50
87
Ipswich Public Schools 186
50
87
Mansfield Public Schools 369
50
87
Oak Bluffs Public Schools 50
50
87
Northbridge Public Schools 196
50
87
Swansea Public Schools 160
50
87
Acushnet Public Schools 158
50
87
River Valley Charter, Newburyport 20
50
87
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 60
50
96
Chatham Public Schools 53
49
96
Foxborough Public Schools 258
49
96
Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 306
49
99
West Boylston Public Schools 100
48
99
Duxbury Public Schools 264
48
99
Hadley Public Schools 52
48
99
Swampscott Public Schools 212
48
99
Granby Public Schools 104
48
99
Southwick-Tolland Regional 152
48
99
Amesbury Public Schools 185
48
99
Millis Public Schools 107
48
99
Danvers Public Schools 284
48
99
Frontier Regional, Deerfield 131
48
99
Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 89
48
110
Milton Public Schools 299
47
110
Braintree Public Schools 423
47
110
West Bridgewater Public Schools 114
47
110
Shirley Public Schools 74
47
110
Avon Public Schools 65
47
110
King Philip Regional, Wrentham 385
47
110
Murdoch Middle Public Charter, Chelmsford 59
47
117
Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 283
46
117
Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 176
46
117
Freetown-Lakeville Regional 274
46
120
Triton Regional, Byfield 272
45
120
Somerset Public Schools 242
45
120
Winthrop Public Schools 173
45
120
Nantucket Public Schools 93
45
120
Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 120
45
125
North Attleborough Public Schools 414
44
125
Wilmington Public Schools 309
44
125
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 504
44
125
North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 380
44
125
Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 71
44
125
Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 215
44
125
Clinton Public Schools 173
44
125
Carver Public Schools 178
44
125
Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 76
44
134
Dudley-Charlton Regional 371
43
134
East Longmeadow Public Schools 224
43
134
Dedham Public Schools 204
43
134
Auburn Public Schools 186
43
134
Northampton Public Schools 277
43
134
Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 64
43
140
Dartmouth Public Schools 382
42
140
Falmouth Public Schools 358
42
140
Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 373
42
140
Easton Public Schools 322
42
140
Ashland Public Schools 186
42
145
Weymouth Public Schools 531
41
145
Norwood Public Schools 292
41
145
Pembroke Public Schools 249
41
145
Tewksbury Public Schools 416
41
145
Quaboag Regional, Warre 114
41
145
Saugus Public Schools 290
41
145
Berlin-Boylston Regional 87
41
152
Woburn Public Schools 358
40
152
Milford Public Schools 335
40
152
Billerica Public Schools 515
40
152
Douglas Public Schools 137
40
152
Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 131
40
152
South Shore Charter, Hull 40
40
158
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter, West Tisbury 21
39
158
Blackstone-Millville Regional 211
39
158
Beverly Public Schools 361
39
158
Attleboro Public Schools 466
39
158
Edgartown Public Schools 57
39
163
Millbury Public Schools 170
38
163
Stoneham Public Schools 233
38
163
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 341
38
163
Medford Public Schools 414
38
163
Framingham Public Schools 608
38
163
West Springfield Public Schools 322
38
163
South Hadley Public Schools 202
38
163
Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 78
38
163
Peabody Public Schools 527
38
163
Palmer Public Schools 193
38
163
Watertown Public Schools 149
38
163
Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 175
38
175
Harwich Public Schools 127
37
175
Lenox Public Schools 69
37
175
Bellingham Public Schools 205
37
175
Quincy Public Schools 700
37
175
Waltham Public Schools 355
37
180
East Bridgewater Public Schools 213
36
180
Berkley Public Schools 121
36
180
Clarksburg Public Schools 28
36
180
Marlborough Public Schools 436
36
180
Agawam Public Schools 368
36
180
Uxbridge Public Schools 181
36
180
Sabis International Charter, Springfield 108
36
187
Ayer Public Schools 98
35
187
Barnstable Public Schools 487
35
187
Quabbin Regional, Barre 279
35
187
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 208
35
187
Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 17
35
187
Norton Public Schools 267
35
187
Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 287
35
194
Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 50
34
194
Plymouth Public Schools 694
34
194
Easthampton Public Schools 152
34
194
Leicester Public Schools 153
34
198
Dracut Public Schools 369
33
198
Cambridge Public Schools 465
33
198
Methuen Public Schools 654
33
198
Leominster Public Schools 423
33
198
Middleborough Public Schools 327
33
203
Bourne Public Schools 201
32
203
Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 66
32
203
Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 132
32
206
Hatfield Public Schools 38
31
206
Mashpee Public Schools 186
31
206
Somerville Public Schools 396
31
209
Stoughton Public Schools 363
30
209
Provincetown Public Schools 30
30
209
Athol-Royalston Regional 160
30
212
Westport Public Schools 168
29
212
North Brookfield Public Schools 70
29
214
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 283
28
214
Greenfield Public Schools 175
28
214
Revere Public Schools 460
28
214
Seekonk Public Schools 185
28
214
Hudson Public Schools 236
28
214
Ware Public Schools 97
28
220
Granville Public Schools 22
27
220
Rockland Public Schools 226
27
220
Adams-Cheshire Regional 172
27
220
Winchendon Public Schools 157
27
220
New Bedford Global Charter 72
27
225
Hull Public Schools 117
26
225
Wareham Public Schools 268
26
225
Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 103
26
225
Everett Public Schools 439
26
225
Malden Public Schools 489
26
225
Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 34
26
231
Ludlow Public Schools 293
25
231
Gloucester Public Schools 313
25
231
Haverhill Public Schools 721
25
231
Monson Public Schools 127
25
231
Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 141
25
231
Florida Public Schools Public Schools 12
25
237
Taunton Public Schools 719
24
237
Westfield Public Schools 529
24
239
Salem Public Schools 389
23
239
Oxford Public Schools 177
23
239
Boston Public Schools 4,612
23
239
North Adams Public Schools 167
23
243
Holbrook Public Schools 147
21
243
Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 119
21
243
Boston Renaissance Charter 78
21
246
Fairhaven Public Schools 201
20
246
Gardner Public Schools 277
20
246
Lynn Public Schools 1,081
20
246
Chicopee Public Schools 611
20
246
Lee Public Schools 67
20
246
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 40
20
252
Worcester Public Schools 1,846
19
253
North Central Charter, Fitchburg 80
18
254
Chelsea Public Schools 413
17
254
Webster Public Schools 146
17
254
Fitchburg Public Schools 441
17
254
New Bedford Public Schools 1,082
17
254
Brockton Public Schools 1,350
17
254
Lowell Public Schools 1,236
17
260
Pittsfield Public Schools 505
16
260
Lawrence Family Development Charter 44
16
260
Southbridge Public Schools 209
16
260
Randolph Public Schools 340
16
260
Frederick Douglass Charter, Hyde Park 77
16
265
Gateway Regional, Huntington 111
15
265
Gill-Montague Regional 125
15
267
Atlantis Charter, Fall River 62
13
267
Fall River Public Schools 993
13
267
Lawrence Public Schools 1,111
13
270
New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 80
12
271
Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 28
11
272
Springfield Public Schools 2,022
9
273
Holyoke Public Schools 488
7
274
Academy of Strategic Learning Charter, Amesbury 13
0
8th GRADE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2005
District name
Number
Score
1
Harvard Public Schools 111
85
2
Wayland Public Schools 240
82
3
Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 51
78
4
Marblehead Community Charter 40
76
4
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter, West Tisbury 21
76
6
Carlisle Public Schools 75
75
6
Winchester Public Schools 278
75
8
Westford Public Schools 402
74
9
Longmeadow Public Schools 259
70
10
Concord Public Schools 245
69
11
Richmond Public Schools 19
68
11
Lexington Public Schools 515
68
13
Holliston Public Schools 275
67
13
Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 384
67
15
Sudbury Public Schools 352
66
15
Westborough Public Schools 279
66
17
Wellesley Public Schools 329
65
18
Acton-Boxborough Regional 474
64
18
Belmont Public Schools 293
64
18
Medway Public Schools 242
64
18
Westwood Public Schools 218
64
18
Weston Public Schools 183
64
23
Andover Public Schools 485
63
23
Franklin Public Schools 411
63
25
Medfield Public Schools 240
62
25
Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 584
62
27
Needham Public Schools 325
61
27
Groton-Dunstable Regional 224
61
27
Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 64
61
30
Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 20
60
30
Lunenburg Public Schools 134
60
30
Hamilton-Wenham Regional 167
60
33
Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 17
59
33
Dover-Sherborn Regional 173
59
33
Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 46
59
33
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 339
59
37
Nashoba Regional, Bolton 228
58
37
Tisbury Public Schools 31
58
39
Southborough Public Schools 173
57
39
Northborough Public Schools 243
57
39
Sutton Public Schools 151
57
42
Newton Public Schools 906
56
42
Brookline Public Schools 451
56
42
Lincoln Public Schools 111
56
45
North Reading Public Schools 214
55
45
Sharon Public Schools 277
55
47
Manchester Essex Regional 91
54
47
Burlington Public Schools 281
54
47
Hanover Public Schools 215
54
50
Shrewsbury Public Schools 440
52
50
Mendon-Upton Regional 206
52
52
North Andover Public Schools 368
51
52
Lynnfield Public Schools 162
51
52
Grafton Public Schools 202
51
52
Hingham Public Schools 282
51
52
Arlington Public Schools 343
51
52
Millis Public Schools 107
51
52
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 393
51
59
Community Day Charter, Lawrence 26
50
59
Bedford Public Schools 192
50
59
Belchertown Public Schools 200
50
59
Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 231
50
59
Chelmsford Public Schools 455
50
59
Littleton Public Schools 126
50
59
Amherst-Pelham Regional 316
50
59
Nauset Regional, Orleans 228
50
59
Mansfield Public Schools 369
50
59
River Valley Charter, Newburyport 20
50
59
North Attleborough Public Schools 414
50
59
Berlin-Boylston Regional 87
50
59
Blackstone-Millville Regional 211
50
72
North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 380
49
73
Reading Public Schools 344
48
73
Norwell Public Schools 162
48
73
Tyngsborough Public Schools 171
48
73
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 60
48
73
Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 215
48
73
East Longmeadow Public Schools 224
48
79
Marblehead Public Schools 223
47
79
Southwick-Tolland Regional 152
47
79
Easton Public Schools 321
47
79
Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 34
47
83
Georgetown Public Schools 113
46
83
Newburyport Public Schools 181
46
83
Natick Public Schools 306
46
83
Hopedale Public Schools 83
46
83
Chatham Public Schools 53
46
83
Duxbury Public Schools 264
46
89
Sandwich Public Schools 341
45
89
Rockport Public Schools 97
45
89
Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 47
45
89
Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 306
45
89
Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 51
45
89
Leicester Public Schools 153
45
95
Oak Bluffs Public Schools 50
44
95
Shirley Public Schools 73
44
97
Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 89
43
97
Braintree Public Schools 422
43
97
Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 176
43
97
Clinton Public Schools 173
43
97
Northampton Public Schools 277
43
97
Peabody Public Schools 528
43
103
Scituate Public Schools 248
42
103
Foxborough Regional Charter 82
42
103
West Boylston Public Schools 100
42
103
Freetown-Lakeville Regional 274
42
103
Monson Public Schools 127
42
108
Hadley Public Schools 52
41
108
Auburn Public Schools 186
41
108
South Shore Charter, Hull 39
41
111
Walpole Public Schools 324
40
111
Maynard Public Schools 115
40
111
Canton Public Schools 213
40
111
Foxborough Public Schools 258
40
111
Norwood Public Schools 290
40
111
Milford Public Schools 334
40
111
Bourne Public Schools 201
40
118
Hopkinton Public Schools 245
39
118
Wilmington Public Schools 308
39
120
Cohasset Public Schools 118
38
120
Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 283
38
120
Weymouth Public Schools 531
38
120
Pembroke Public Schools 249
38
120
Quabbin Regional, Barre 279
38
120
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 280
38
126
Melrose Public Schools 261
37
126
Marshfield Public Schools 330
37
126
Wakefield Public Schools 289
37
126
Northbridge Public Schools 195
37
126
Swansea Public Schools 160
37
126
Danvers Public Schools 284
37
126
Tewksbury Public Schools 415
37
126
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 342
37
126
Harwich Public Schools 127
37
126
Middleborough Public Schools 327
37
136
Abington Public Schools 201
36
136
Amesbury Public Schools 185
36
136
King Philip Regional, Wrentham 385
36
136
Murdoch Middle Public Charter, Chelmsford 58
36
136
Somerset Public Schools 242
36
136
Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 120
36
136
Dudley-Charlton Regional 371
36
136
Barnstable Public Schools 487
36
144
Roxbury Preparatory Charter 49
35
144
Stoneham Public Schools 233
35
144
Framingham Public Schools 609
35
144
Plymouth Public Schools 694
35
148
Acushnet Public Schools 158
34
148
Granby Public Schools 104
34
148
Dedham Public Schools 204
34
148
Millbury Public Schools 169
34
152
Dartmouth Public Schools 382
33
152
Woburn Public Schools 358
33
152
Edgartown Public Schools 57
33
152
Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 289
33
156
Swampscott Public Schools 211
32
156
Milton Public Schools 299
32
156
Falmouth Public Schools 358
32
156
Ashland Public Schools 186
32
156
Quaboag Regional, Warre 114
32
156
Beverly Public Schools 361
32
156
Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 78
32
156
Berkley Public Schools 121
32
156
Agawam Public Schools 368
32
165
Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 373
31
165
West Springfield Public Schools 323
31
165
Marlborough Public Schools 436
31
165
Ayer Public Schools 98
31
165
Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 66
31
170
Boston Collegiate Charter 43
30
170
Triton Regional, Byfield 272
30
170
Billerica Public Schools 515
30
170
South Hadley Public Schools 202
30
170
Westport Public Schools 168
30
175
Attleboro Public Schools 465
29
175
Medford Public Schools 414
29
175
Quincy Public Schools 699
29
175
Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 141
29
179
Carver Public Schools 178
28
179
Palmer Public Schools 193
28
179
Hudson Public Schools 236
28
182
Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 52
27
182
Nantucket Public Schools 92
27
182
Douglas Public Schools 137
27
182
Lenox Public Schools 69
27
182
Bellingham Public Schools 205
27
182
Clarksburg Public Schools 30
27
182
Uxbridge Public Schools 180
27
182
Dracut Public Schools 369
27
182
Stoughton Public Schools 363
27
182
Seekonk Public Schools 185
27
182
Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 102
27
193
West Bridgewater Public Schools 114
26
193
Hatfield Public Schools 38
26
193
Mashpee Public Schools 186
26
193
Provincetown Public Schools 31
26
193
Athol-Royalston Regional 160
26
193
Rockland Public Schools 226
26
193
Winchendon Public Schools 157
26
193
Lee Public Schools 67
26
201
Watertown Public Schools 149
25
201
Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 175
25
201
Waltham Public Schools 355
25
201
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 209
25
201
Easthampton Public Schools 152
25
201
Leominster Public Schools 423
25
201
Malden Public Schools 489
25
201
Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 119
25
209
Ipswich Public Schools 186
24
209
Saugus Public Schools 290
24
209
Norton Public Schools 267
24
209
Cambridge Public Schools 465
24
209
Hull Public Schools 117
24
214
Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 131
23
214
Methuen Public Schools 653
23
214
Granville Public Schools 22
23
214
Gloucester Public Schools 311
23
214
Haverhill Public Schools 721
23
214
Westfield Public Schools 529
23
214
Oxford Public Schools 177
23
221
Taunton Public Schools 719
22
221
Fairhaven Public Schools 201
22
223
Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 71
21
223
Greenfield Public Schools 175
21
223
Adams-Cheshire Regional 172
21
223
New Bedford Global Charter 72
21
223
Ludlow Public Schools 292
21
223
Gill-Montague Regional 125
21
223
Atlantis Charter, Fall River 62
21
230
Frontier Regional, Deerfield 131
20
230
Winthrop Public Schools 173
20
232
Revere Public Schools 460
19
232
North Adams Public Schools 166
19
232
North Central Charter, Fitchburg 80
19
235
Avon Public Schools 65
18
235
East Bridgewater Public Schools 213
18
235
Somerville Public Schools 396
18
238
Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 132
17
238
North Brookfield Public Schools 70
17
238
Florida Public Schools Public Schools 12
17
238
Salem Public Schools 389
17
242
Wareham Public Schools 268
16
242
Everett Public Schools 439
16
242
Gardner Public Schools 277
16
242
Lowell Public Schools 1,233
16
242
Pittsfield Public Schools 506
16
242
Gateway Regional, Huntington 111
16
248
Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 76
15
248
Worcester Public Schools 1,844
15
248
Webster Public Schools 146
15
251
Holbrook Public Schools 147
14
251
Lynn Public Schools 1,079
14
251
Southbridge Public Schools 209
14
254
Sabis International Charter, Springfield 108
13
254
Chicopee Public Schools 611
13
256
Ware Public Schools 97
12
256
Fall River Public Schools 994
12
258
Brockton Public Schools 1,349
11
258
Randolph Public Schools 341
11
258
New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 80
11
261
Boston Public Schools 4,608
10
261
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 40
10
261
Chelsea Public Schools 412
10
261
Fitchburg Public Schools 441
10
265
New Bedford Public Schools 1,094
9
266
Springfield Public Schools 2,021
8
267
Holyoke Public Schools 490
7
268
Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 17
6
269
Lawrence Family Development Charter 44
5
269
Lawrence Public Schools 1,109
5
271
Boston Renaissance Charter 78
4
272
Frederick Douglass Charter, Hyde Park 77
1
273
Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 28
0
273
Academy of Strategic Learning Charter, Amesbury 13
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