Top-scoring districts on the 10th-grade MCAS

Here are the school systems and charter schools which performed the best on the 10th-grade MCAS exams given in the spring of 2006. Boston.com ranked them by adding the percentage of students who scored either "advanced" or "proficient" in English and Math. 100 is the highest possible score.

10th GRADE ENGLISH 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Dover-Sherborn Regional 149 97% 2 Wayland Public Schools 234 95% 3 Weston Public Schools 189 95% 4 Acton-Boxborough Regional 471 94% 5 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 36 94% 6 Harvard Public Schools 104 94% 7 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 184 94% 8 Medfield Public Schools 217 94% 9 Concord-Carlisle Regional 315 94% 10 Millis Public Schools 65 94% 11 Westwood Public Schools 208 94% 12 Westford Public Schools 386 93% 13 Winchester Public Schools 298 93% 14 Cohasset Public Schools 92 92% 15 Needham Public Schools 375 92% 16 Lynnfield Public Schools 167 92% 17 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 423 92% 18 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 89 92% 19 Hingham Public Schools 278 92% 20 Lenox Public Schools 75 92% 21 Nauset Regional, Orleans 245 92% 22 Wellesley Public Schools 293 92% 23 Longmeadow Public Schools 273 92% 24 Northborough-Southborough Regional 327 91% 25 Berlin-Boylston Regional 70 91% 26 Lexington Public Schools 530 91% 27 Manchester Essex Regional 101 91% 28 Hopkinton Public Schools 249 91% 29 Mendon-Upton Regional 188 90% 30 Foxborough Public Schools 218 90% 31 Groton-Dunstable Regional 213 90% 32 Franklin Public Schools 394 90% 33 Belmont Public Schools 305 90% 34 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 59 90% 35 Norwell Public Schools 146 90% 36 West Bridgewater Public Schools 87 90% 37 Shrewsbury Public Schools 405 90% 38 Sharon Public Schools 307 90% 39 Duxbury Public Schools 238 89% 40 Westborough Public Schools 275 89% 41 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 64 89% 42 Medway Public Schools 163 89% 43 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 234 89% 44 Grafton Public Schools 152 89% 45 Ashland Public Schools 176 89% 46 Scituate Public Schools 238 88% 47 Andover Public Schools 457 88% 48 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 125 88% 49 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 317 87% 50 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 182 87% 51 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 79 87% 52 Holliston Public Schools 236 87% 53 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 345 87% 54 Rockport Public Schools 78 87% 55 Newton Public Schools 910 87% 56 Marshfield Public Schools 317 87% 57 Hanover Public Schools 177 87% 58 Hopedale Public Schools 84 87% 59 Hatfield Public Schools 38 87% 60 North Reading Public Schools 179 87% 61 Marblehead Public Schools 238 87% 62 Brookline Public Schools 450 86% 63 Tyngsborough Public Schools 163 86% 64 Swampscott Public Schools 223 86% 65 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 83 86% 66 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 124 85% 67 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 330 85% 68 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 213 85% 69 Reading Public Schools 328 85% 70 Easton Public Schools 259 85% 71 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 34 85% 72 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 302 85% 73 Ipswich Public Schools 161 85% 74 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 248 85% 75 Natick Public Schools 321 85% 76 Wilmington Public Schools 252 85% 77 West Boylston Public Schools 86 85% 78 Mansfield Public Schools 350 85% 79 Littleton Public Schools 99 85% 80 Somerset Public Schools 256 84% 81 North Attleborough Public Schools 339 84% 82 Sandwich Public Schools 262 84% 83 Newburyport Public Schools 211 84% 84 Arlington Public Schools 287 83% 85 Canton Public Schools 196 83% 86 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 111 83% 87 Chelmsford Public Schools 437 83% 88 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 203 83% 89 Hadley Public Schools 40 83% 90 Falmouth Public Schools 331 82% 91 Belchertown Public Schools 182 82% 92 Bedford Public Schools 197 82% 93 Milton Public Schools 263 82% 94 Amherst-Pelham Regional 318 82% 95 South Shore Charter, Hull 33 82% 96 Media and Technology Charter, Boston 66 82% 97 Georgetown Public Schools 98 82% 98 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 506 82% 99 Carver Public Schools 146 82% 100 Stoneham Public Schools 205 81% 101 Walpole Public Schools 275 81% 102 Swansea Public Schools 145 81% 103 Burlington Public Schools 263 81% 104 Sutton Public Schools 101 81% 105 Northampton Public Schools 223 81% 106 Braintree Public Schools 384 81% 107 Lunenburg Public Schools 173 81% 108 Norwood Public Schools 277 81% 109 Norton Public Schools 193 81% 110 Beverly Public Schools 343 81% 111 Melrose Public Schools 221 81% 112 Tewksbury Public Schools 308 81% 113 Dudley-Charlton Regional 318 81% 114 Millbury Public Schools 142 80% 115 Abington Public Schools 136 80% 116 East Bridgewater Public Schools 181 80% 117 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 44 80% 118 North Andover Public Schools 363 79% 119 Bourne Public Schools 178 79% 120 Blackstone-Millville Regional 144 79% 121 Waltham Public Schools 378 79% 122 Seekonk Public Schools 194 79% 123 Stoughton Public Schools 293 79% 124 Hudson Public Schools 213 78% 125 Boston Collegiate Charter 23 78% 126 Fairhaven Public Schools 165 78% 127 Martha's Vineyard Regional 187 78% 128 East Longmeadow Public Schools 227 78% 129 Provincetown Public Schools 18 78% 130 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 319 77% 131 Douglas Public Schools 106 77% 132 Marlborough Public Schools 278 77% 133 Woburn Public Schools 359 77% 134 Watertown Public Schools 197 77% 135 Amesbury Public Schools 201 77% 136 Rockland Public Schools 195 77% 137 Framingham Public Schools 467 77% 138 Wakefield Public Schools 268 77% 139 North Brookfield Public Schools 51 76% 140 Pembroke Public Schools 224 76% 141 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 59 76% 142 Gloucester Public Schools 273 76% 143 Monson Public Schools 104 76% 144 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 199 76% 145 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 297 76% 146 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 342 75% 147 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 93 75% 148 Danvers Public Schools 264 75% 149 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 135 75% 150 Billerica Public Schools 407 75% 151 Harwich Public Schools 114 75% 152 Milford Public Schools 271 75% 153 Barnstable Public Schools 477 74% 154 Northbridge Public Schools 205 74% 155 Dracut Public Schools 299 74% 156 Granby Public Schools 88 74% 157 South Hadley Public Schools 189 74% 158 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 124 73% 159 Wareham Public Schools 246 73% 160 Quabbin Regional, Barre 262 73% 161 Mashpee Public Schools 171 73% 162 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 107 72% 163 Middleborough Public Schools 235 72% 164 Dedham Public Schools 222 72% 165 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 277 71% 166 Maynard Public Schools 91 71% 166 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 56 71% 168 Chatham Public Schools 52 71% 169 Leicester Public Schools 151 71% 170 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 147 71% 171 Ayer Public Schools 99 71% 172 Bellingham Public Schools 190 71% 173 Clinton Public Schools 132 70% 174 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 319 70% 175 Winthrop Public Schools 130 70% 176 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 326 70% 177 Agawam Public Schools 323 70% 178 Auburn Public Schools 164 70% 179 Southwick-Tolland Regional 147 69% 180 Plymouth Public Schools 603 69% 181 Lee Public Schools 92 68% 182 Easthampton Public Schools 130 68% 183 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 282 68% 184 Weymouth Public Schools 533 68% 185 Nantucket Public Schools 99 68% 186 Gardner Public Schools 247 67% 187 Triton Regional, Byfield 256 67% 188 Adams-Cheshire Regional 103 67% 189 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 123 67% 190 Uxbridge Public Schools 135 66% 191 Greenfield Public Schools 116 66% 192 Brockton Public Schools 1035 66% 193 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 240 65% 194 Ludlow Public Schools 277 65% 195 Medford Public Schools 390 65% 196 Dartmouth Public Schools 357 65% 197 Peabody Public Schools 461 64% 198 Attleboro Public Schools 444 64% 199 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 25 64% 199 Oxford Public Schools 150 64% 201 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 173 64% 202 Cambridge Public Schools 394 63% 203 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 165 63% 204 Holbrook Public Schools 89 63% 205 Salem Public Schools 296 63% 206 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 109 62% 206 Quaboag Regional, Warre 109 62% 208 Saugus Public Schools 194 62% 209 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 186 62% 210 Palmer Public Schools 114 62% 211 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 13 62% 212 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 164 61% 213 Gateway Regional, Huntington 105 61% 214 Haverhill Public Schools 505 61% 215 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 79 61% 216 Methuen Public Schools 486 61% 217 Leominster Public Schools 482 60% 218 Hull Public Schools 126 60% 219 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 133 60% 220 Quincy Public Schools 671 60% 221 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 144 60% 222 Taunton Public Schools 480 59% 223 Westfield Public Schools 541 59% 224 Westport Community Public Schools 115 59% 225 Randolph Public Schools 226 59% 226 Malden Public Schools 378 59% 227 Everett Public Schools 399 59% 228 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 273 59% 229 Health Careers Academy Charter, Boston 74 58% 230 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 219 58% 231 West Springfield Public Schools 285 58% 232 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 216 58% 233 Avon Public Schools 59 58% 234 Revere Public Schools 384 58% 235 Athol-Royalston Regional 170 57% 236 North Adams Public Schools 125 57% 237 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 249 55% 238 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 112 54% 239 Webster Public Schools 138 54% 240 New Bedford Global Charter 24 54% 241 Pittsfield Public Schools 501 54% 242 Somerville Public Schools 348 54% 243 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 149 53% 244 Ware Public Schools 80 53% 245 Winchendon Public Schools 85 52% 246 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 345 52% 247 Foxborough Regional Charter 39 51% 248 Lowell Public Schools 798 51% 249 Gill-Montague Regional 106 51% 250 Boston Public Schools 3988 51% 251 Chicopee Public Schools 647 51% 252 Fitchburg Public Schools 337 50% 253 Greater New Bedford Vocational 514 50% 254 Lowell Middlesex Academy 22 50% 254 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 128 50% 256 Lynn Public Schools 1024 50% 257 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 271 49% 258 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 236 47% 259 Worcester Public Schools 1727 47% 260 Fall River Public Schools 665 46% 261 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 33 45% 262 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 20 45% 263 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 161 45% 264 New Bedford Public Schools 764 45% 265 Greater Fall River Vocational 349 43% 266 Holyoke Public Schools 444 40% 267 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 503 40% 268 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 166 39% 269 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 133 39% 270 Chelsea Public Schools 371 38% 271 Northampton-Smith Vocational 105 36% 272 Southbridge Public Schools 97 36% 273 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 299 36% 274 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 320 36% 275 Springfield Public Schools 1554 33% 276 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 412 32% 277 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 174 30% 278 Lawrence Public Schools 549 28% 279 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter 81 27% 280 Champion Charter, Brockton 34 26%

10th GRADE MATHEMATICS 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Boston Collegiate Charter 23 100% 2 Dover-Sherborn Regional 148 97% 3 Media and Technology Charter, Boston 66 97% 4 Wayland Public Schools 234 96% 5 Weston Public Schools 190 95% 6 Nauset Regional, Orleans 240 95% 7 Medfield Public Schools 218 94% 8 West Bridgewater Public Schools 86 94% 9