Improving and declining districts

Here are the schools whose 10th grade scores changed the most from 2005 to 2006. MCAS passing rates in these districts improved or declined at least 5 percentage points compared with 2005. To pass a student must received either "Advanced", "Proficient", or "Needs Improvement". Source: Boston.com, from Massachusetts Department of Education data.

Most improved districts

10th GRADE ENGLISH District % Passing 2005 2006 Change Champion Charter, Brockton 50% 74% 24% North Central Charter, Fitchburg 78% 93% 15% Boston Public Schools 73% 85% 13% Cambridge Public Schools 82% 93% 11% Bourne Public Schools 88% 98% 11% Westport Community Public Schools 88% 98% 10% Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 80% 90% 10% North Brookfield Public Schools 90% 100% 10% Springfield Public Schools 70% 79% 9% Salem Public Schools 81% 90% 9% Brockton Public Schools 82% 91% 9% Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 76% 85% 8% Everett Public Schools 82% 91% 8% Holbrook Public Schools 85% 93% 8% Randolph Public Schools 82% 90% 8% Ware Public Schools 86% 94% 8% Greenfield Public Schools 86% 94% 8% New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83% 91% 8% Gateway Regional, Huntington 91% 98% 7% Fairhaven Public Schools 91% 98% 7% Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 90% 97% 7% New Bedford Public Schools 77% 84% 7% Easthampton Public Schools 91% 98% 7% Gardner Public Schools 85% 92% 7% Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 92% 99% 7% Worcester Public Schools 79% 86% 7% Winchendon Public Schools 91% 98% 7% Athol-Royalston Regional 86% 93% 7% Taunton Public Schools 85% 92% 7% Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 90% 96% 6% Rockland Public Schools 90% 96% 6% Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 92% 98% 6% Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 90% 96% 6% Carver Public Schools 92% 99% 6% Lynn Public Schools 79% 85% 6% Winthrop Public Schools 90% 96% 6% Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 92% 98% 6% Lowell Public Schools 80% 86% 6% Gloucester Public Schools 89% 94% 5% Bellingham Public Schools 90% 96% 5% Millbury Public Schools 93% 99% 5% Holyoke Public Schools 73% 78% 5% Somerset Public Schools 93% 98% 5% Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 89% 94% 5% North Reading Public Schools 95% 100% 5% Attleboro Public Schools 88% 93% 5% Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 92% 97% 5% Hudson Public Schools 92% 97% 5% Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 90% 94% 5% Fall River Public Schools 74% 79% 5% Greater Fall River Vocational 91% 96% 5% Chicopee Public Schools 83% 88% 5% Melrose Public Schools 92% 96% 5% Somerville Public Schools 82% 86% 5% North Attleborough Public Schools 94% 99% 5%

10th GRADE MATH District % Passing 2005 2006 Change Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 71% 91% 20% Cambridge Public Schools 72% 87% 15% North Central Charter, Fitchburg 70% 84% 14% Boston Public Schools 67% 78% 11% Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 85% 96% 11% Winchendon Public Schools 86% 96% 10% Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 84% 95% 10% Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 75% 85% 10% Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 79% 89% 10% Rockland Public Schools 77% 87% 10% Springfield Public Schools 54% 64% 10% Greater Fall River Vocational 76% 85% 9% Mashpee Public Schools 85% 94% 9% Brockton Public Schools 68% 77% 9% Bourne Public Schools 87% 96% 9% Greater New Bedford Vocational 76% 85% 9% Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 86% 95% 9% Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 89% 98% 8% Salem Public Schools 77% 85% 8% Athol-Royalston Regional 76% 84% 8% North Brookfield Public Schools 87% 94% 8% Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 91% 99% 7% Carver Public Schools 89% 97% 7% New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 57% 64% 7% Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 84% 91% 7% Peabody Public Schools 83% 89% 6% Weymouth Public Schools 84% 90% 6% Westfield Public Schools 83% 89% 6% Southbridge Public Schools 68% 74% 6% Beverly Public Schools 86% 92% 6% Haverhill Public Schools 73% 79% 6% Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 71% 77% 5% Somerset Public Schools 92% 98% 5% Bellingham Public Schools 85% 90% 5% Lowell Public Schools 72% 77% 5% Lunenburg Public Schools 89% 94% 5% Harwich Public Schools 88% 93% 5% Amesbury Public Schools 89% 94% 5% Malden Public Schools 79% 84% 5% Lynn Public Schools 73% 78% 5% North Attleborough Public Schools 91% 96% 5% Worcester Public Schools 68% 73% 5% Freetown-Lakeville Regional 88% 93% 5% Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 73% 77% 5% Attleboro Public Schools 85% 90% 5% Easthampton Public Schools 85% 89% 5% Blackstone-Millville Regional 91% 96% 5%

Least improved districts

10th GRADE ENGLISH District % Passing 2005 2006 Change Health Careers Academy Charter, Boston 98% 91% -7% Palmer Public Schools 96% 90% -5% Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 100% 95% -5% Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 100% 95% -5% Millis Public Schools 100% 95% -5%

10th GRADE MATH District % Passing 2005 2006 Change Lowell Middlesex Academy 90% 68% -22% Health Careers Academy Charter, Boston 91% 72% -19% West Springfield Public Schools 90% 81% -9% Northampton-Smith Vocational 83% 74% -9% Hull Public Schools 91% 82% -9% Lawrence Public Schools 54% 46% -8% Palmer Public Schools 96% 88% -8% Adams-Cheshire Regional 90% 83% -8% Maynard Public Schools 94% 87% -8% Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 87% 79% -7% Webster Public Schools 87% 80% -6% Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 94% 88% -6% West Boylston Public Schools 98% 92% -6% Uxbridge Public Schools 94% 89% -5% Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 93% 88% -5% Auburn Public Schools 94% 89% -5% Granby Public Schools 97% 92% -5% Walpole Public Schools 96% 91% -5% Chelsea Public Schools 68% 63% -5% Frontier Regional, Deerfield 99% 94% -5% Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 94% 89% -5% Avon Public Schools 80% 75% -5% Stoneham Public Schools 96% 91% -5% Champion Charter, Brockton 44% 39% -5%