Top-ranked 5th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools which performed the best on the 5th-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, Math, and Science. 100 is the highest possible score.

5th GRADE ENGLISH 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Conway Public Schools 20 95 2 Truro Public Schools 13 93 2 Topsfield Public Schools 95 93 4 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 90 4 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 47 90 6 North Reading Public Schools 223 89 6 Sharon Public Schools 319 89 6 Duxbury Public Schools 258 89 6 Acton Public Schools 378 89 6 Wellesley Public Schools 345 89 11 Littleton Public Schools 107 88 11 Weston Public Schools 186 88 11 Concord Public Schools 191 88 11 Southborough Public Schools 199 88 15 Andover Public Schools 496 87 15 Boxborough Public Schools 87 87 15 Wellfleet Public Schools 23 87 15 Lexington Public Schools 502 87 19 Medfield Public Schools 261 86 19 Needham Public Schools 368 86 19 Westford Public Schools 444 86 19 Scituate Public Schools 261 86 19 Harvard Public Schools 110 86 24 Pelham Public Schools 20 85 24 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 51 85 24 Carlisle Public Schools 106 85 24 Rochester Public Schools 80 85 24 Sherborn Public Schools 69 85 24 Westwood Public Schools 237 85 24 Marblehead Community Charter 46 85 24 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 13 85 32 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 238 84 32 Shutesbury Public Schools 19 84 32 Boxford Public Schools 118 84 32 Belmont Public Schools 273 84 32 Hingham Public Schools 306 84 32 Bedford Public Schools 197 84 32 Reading Public Schools 357 84 32 Winchester Public Schools 317 84 40 Hopkinton Public Schools 265 83 40 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 174 83 40 Wrentham Public Schools 148 83 43 Marshfield Public Schools 373 82 43 Swampscott Public Schools 177 82 43 Longmeadow Public Schools 266 82 43 Nahant Public Schools 27 82 43 Arlington Public Schools 351 82 43 Westborough Public Schools 244 82 43 Sudbury Public Schools 352 82 43 Chatham Public Schools 56 82 51 Wayland Public Schools 253 81 51 Hopedale Public Schools 102 81 51 Newton Public Schools 829 81 51 Brookline Public Schools 398 81 55 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 29 80 55 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 45 80 55 Marblehead Public Schools 181 80 55 Whately Public Schools 20 80 59 Middleton Public Schools 112 79 59 East Longmeadow Public Schools 217 79 59 Mansfield Public Schools 402 79 59 Dover Public Schools 110 79 63 Norfolk Public Schools 148 78 63 Franklin Public Schools 544 78 63 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 268 78 63 Norwell Public Schools 182 78 63 Hadley Public Schools 36 78 63 Hanover Public Schools 229 78 63 Rockport Public Schools 72 78 63 North Andover Public Schools 354 78 63 West Boylston Public Schools 85 78 63 Lenox Public Schools 61 78 73 Sutton Public Schools 149 77 73 Lynnfield Public Schools 181 77 73 Brewster Public Schools 86 77 73 Walpole Public Schools 299 77 73 Groton-Dunstable Regional 241 77 78 Ipswich Public Schools 151 76 78 Foxborough Public Schools 223 76 78 Milton Public Schools 296 76 78 North Attleborough Public Schools 388 76 78 Northborough Public Schools 214 76 78 Tisbury Public Schools 41 76 84 Natick Public Schools 380 75 84 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 16 75 84 Berlin Public Schools 31 75 84 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 591 75 84 Holliston Public Schools 238 75 84 Shrewsbury Public Schools 505 75 84 Boylston Public Schools 61 75 91 Wilmington Public Schools 316 74 91 Amherst Public Schools 208 74 91 Deerfield Public Schools 62 74 94 Richmond Public Schools 18 73 94 Medway Public Schools 245 73 94 Grafton Public Schools 210 73 94 Stoughton Public Schools 273 73 94 Sunderland Public Schools 30 73 94 Canton Public Schools 250 73 94 Chelmsford Public Schools 406 73 94 Cohasset Public Schools 125 73 94 Farmington River Regional, Otis 18 73 94 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 66 73 104 Maynard Public Schools 103 72 104 Ashland Public Schools 203 72 104 Mattapoisett Public Schools 78 72 104 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 25 72 104 Sturbridge Public Schools 124 72 104 Kingston Public Schools 202 72 104 Braintree Public Schools 438 72 104 Seekonk Public Schools 176 72 104 Triton Regional, Byfield 244 72 113 Leverett Public Schools 35 71 113 Eastham Public Schools 28 71 113 Tyngsborough Public Schools 168 71 113 Lincoln Public Schools 146 71 113 Dedham Public Schools 226 71 113 Danvers Public Schools 282 71 113 Marion Public Schools 63 71 113 Melrose Public Schools 248 71 113 Lanesborough Public Schools 40 71 113 Hatfield Public Schools 38 71 123 Granville Public Schools 26 70 123 Dartmouth Public Schools 323 70 123 Gardner Public Schools 221 70 123 Mendon-Upton Regional 243 70 123 Easton Public Schools 310 70 123 Burlington Public Schools 276 70 123 Pembroke Public Schools 241 70 123 Manchester Essex Regional 105 70 123 Foxborough Regional Charter 91 70 132 Abington Public Schools 203 69 132 Falmouth Public Schools 327 69 132 Holland Public Schools 23 69 132 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 487 69 132 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 340 69 132 Sandwich Public Schools 328 69 132 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 286 69 132 Harwich Public Schools 117 69 132 Plympton Public Schools 33 69 132 Millis Public Schools 95 69 142 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 93 68 142 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 190 68 142 Uxbridge Public Schools 164 68 142 Somerset Public Schools 212 68 142 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 153 68 142 Plymouth Public Schools 627 68 148 Southampton Public Schools 73 67 148 Milford Public Schools 322 67 148 Provincetown Public Schools 21 67 148 Georgetown Public Schools 112 67 148 Northbridge Public Schools 203 67 153 Norwood Public Schools 282 66 153 Barnstable Charter 447 66 153 Wakefield Public Schools 286 66 153 Woburn Public Schools 357 66 153 Hull Public Schools 95 66 158 Acushnet Public Schools 114 65 158 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 356 65 158 Tewksbury Public Schools 382 65 158 Brimfield Public Schools 45 65 158 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 235 65 158 Plainville Public Schools 115 65 158 Berkley Public Schools 97 65 165 Dudley-Charlton Regional 310 64 165 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 304 64 165 Auburn Public Schools 201 64 165 Shirley Public Schools 64 64 169 Weymouth Public Schools 511 63 169 Fairhaven Public Schools 172 63 169 Lunenburg Public Schools 127 63 169 Bellingham Public Schools 192 63 169 Orleans Public Schools 35 63 169 Williamstown Public Schools 71 63 169 Williamsburg Public Schools 32 63 169 Petersham Public Schools 19 63 169 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 138 63 169 Ludlow Public Schools 239 63 179 Bourne Public Schools 216 62 179 South Hadley Public Schools 164 62 179 Newburyport Public Schools 183 62 179 Hudson Public Schools 202 62 179 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 118 62 179 Billerica Public Schools 538 62 179 Douglas Public Schools 104 62 179 Medford Public Schools 293 62 187 Carver Public Schools 174 61 187 Mashpee Public Schools 151 61 187 Boston Collegiate Charter 85 61 187 Swansea Public Schools 174 61 187 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 274 61 192 Quincy Public Schools 626 60 192 Leicester Public Schools 159 60 192 Beverly Public Schools 354 60 192 Belchertown Public Schools 222 60 192 Granby Public Schools 93 60 192 Agawam Public Schools 356 60 198 Gloucester Public Schools 290 59 198 Quabbin Regional, Barre 242 59 198 West Bridgewater Public Schools 90 59 198 Ayer Public Schools 95 59 198 Stoneham Public Schools 215 59 198 East Bridgewater Public Schools 189 59 198 Framingham Public Schools 694 59 198 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 59 59 198 Northampton Public Schools 227 59 207 Avon Public Schools 60 58 207 Dracut Public Schools 335 58 207 Nantucket Public Schools 79 58 207 Saugus Public Schools 255 58 207 Waltham Public Schools 323 58 207 Watertown Public Schools 181 58 207 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 78 58 207 Winthrop Public Schools 160 58 215 Middleborough Public Schools 312 57 215 Blackstone-Millville Regional 195 57 215 Wareham Public Schools 257 57 215 Westfield Public Schools 471 57 215 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 71 57 215 Southwick-Tolland Regional 151 57 215 Greenfield Public Schools 130 57 222 Rockland Public Schools 180 56 222 Peabody Public Schools 507 56 222 Holbrook Public Schools 97 56 222 Attleboro Public Schools 464 56 222 Millbury Public Schools 149 56 222 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 18 56 222 Westhampton Public Schools 18 56 229 Salem Public Schools 409 55 229 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 147 55 229 Brookfield Public Schools 49 55 229 Adams-Cheshire Regional 133 55 233 Monson Public Schools 125 54 233 Cambridge Public Schools 406 54 233 Clinton Public Schools 166 54 233 Norton Public Schools 260 54 233 Amesbury Public Schools 172 54 238 New Salem-Wendell Regional 17 53 238 Clarksburg Public Schools 30 53 238 Quaboag Regional, Warre 132 53 238 Palmer Public Schools 171 53 238 Winchendon Public Schools 132 53 243 Halifax Public Schools 101 52 243 West Springfield Public Schools 280 52 243 Leominster Public Schools 480 52 246 Marlborough Public Schools 378 51 246 Haverhill Public Schools 584 51 246 Oxford Public Schools 167 51 246 Ware Public Schools 92 51 246 Wales Public Schools 31 51 246 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 72 51 246 Westport Community Public Schools 143 51 253 Edgartown Public Schools 38 50 253 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 127 50 253 Orange Public Schools 108 50 256 Taunton Public Schools 680 49 256 Lee Public Schools 55 49 256 Methuen Public Schools 570 49 256 Easthampton Public Schools 134 49 260 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 72 48 261 Somerville Public Schools 328 47