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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 Rank
District name
Number tested
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 Rank
District name
Number tested
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
0