Top-ranked 7th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools which performed the best on the 7th-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.

7th GRADE ENGLISH 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Norwell Public Schools 166 97 2 Medfield Public Schools 244 94 2 Weston Public Schools 184 94 4 Wayland Public Schools 243 93 4 Carlisle Public Schools 90 93 6 Chatham Public Schools 53 92 6 Wellesley Public Schools 323 92 8 Lexington Public Schools 510 91 8 Westford Public Schools 420 91 10 Acton-Boxborough Regional 502 90 10 Needham Public Schools 346 90 10 Westborough Public Schools 287 90 10 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 66 90 10 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 32 90 15 Concord Public Schools 229 89 15 Lincoln Public Schools 133 89 15 Sharon Public Schools 277 89 15 Tisbury Public Schools 37 89 15 Sutton Public Schools 141 89 15 Longmeadow Public Schools 257 89 15 Richmond Public Schools 27 89 22 Andover Public Schools 496 88 22 Nauset Regional, Orleans 194 88 22 Reading Public Schools 315 88 22 Dover-Sherborn Regional 142 88 26 Bedford Public Schools 164 87 26 Scituate Public Schools 238 87 26 Cohasset Public Schools 120 87 26 Marblehead Community Charter 45 87 26 Southborough Public Schools 167 87 31 Belmont Public Schools 303 86 31 Sudbury Public Schools 329 86 31 Manchester Essex Regional 106 86 31 Mansfield Public Schools 396 86 31 Tyngsborough Public Schools 159 86 31 Winchester Public Schools 296 86 31 Harvard Public Schools 116 86 31 Hopkinton Public Schools 274 86 31 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 34 86 40 Westwood Public Schools 228 85 40 North Reading Public Schools 224 85 40 Hudson Public Schools 217 85 40 Brookline Public Schools 418 85 40 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 156 85 40 Walpole Public Schools 299 85 40 Duxbury Public Schools 230 85 40 Franklin Public Schools 489 85 40 Lunenburg Public Schools 140 85 40 Littleton Public Schools 107 85 40 Groton-Dunstable Regional 255 85 40 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 32 85 52 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 36 84 52 Lynnfield Public Schools 186 84 52 Marblehead Public Schools 241 84 52 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 26 84 56 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 66 83 56 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 247 83 56 Canton Public Schools 237 83 56 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 586 83 56 Holliston Public Schools 232 83 56 Chelmsford Public Schools 424 83 56 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 375 83 63 Natick Public Schools 311 82 63 Northborough Public Schools 224 82 63 Hanover Public Schools 224 82 63 Ashland Public Schools 207 82 63 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 280 82 63 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 22 82 63 Boston Collegiate Charter 64 82 63 Berlin-Boylston Regional 90 82 71 Newburyport Public Schools 184 81 71 Newton Public Schools 833 81 71 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 405 81 71 Melrose Public Schools 249 81 71 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 285 81 71 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 52 81 77 North Andover Public Schools 378 80 77 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 65 80 77 Foxborough Public Schools 240 80 77 Millbury Public Schools 182 80 77 Sandwich Public Schools 313 80 77 Ipswich Public Schools 161 80 77 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 353 80 84 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 132 79 84 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 100 79 84 Shrewsbury Public Schools 488 79 84 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 49 79 84 Burlington Public Schools 294 79 89 Danvers Public Schools 304 78 89 Somerset Public Schools 192 78 89 East Longmeadow Public Schools 241 78 89 Milton Public Schools 288 78 89 Hingham Public Schools 262 78 89 Marshfield Public Schools 354 78 89 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 22 78 96 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 472 77 96 Southwick-Tolland Regional 142 77 96 Wilmington Public Schools 342 77 96 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 120 77 96 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 62 77 101 Ware Public Schools 95 76 101 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 227 76 101 Medway Public Schools 240 76 101 Norton Public Schools 255 76 101 Granville Public Schools 21 76 106 Waltham Public Schools 373 75 106 Woburn Public Schools 351 75 106 Arlington Public Schools 346 75 106 Douglas Public Schools 133 75 106 Swampscott Public Schools 183 75 111 West Boylston Public Schools 100 74 111 Amherst-Pelham Regional 281 74 111 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 332 74 111 East Bridgewater Public Schools 182 74 111 Lenox Public Schools 65 74 111 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 86 74 111 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 300 74 111 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 35 74 119 Easton Public Schools 312 73 119 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 266 73 119 Belchertown Public Schools 234 73 119 Grafton Public Schools 221 73 119 Avon Public Schools 60 73 119 North Attleborough Public Schools 395 73 119 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 257 73 119 Wakefield Public Schools 269 73 119 Stoneham Public Schools 214 73 119 Pembroke Public Schools 274 73 119 Swansea Public Schools 179 73 119 Edgartown Public Schools 33 73 131 Winthrop Public Schools 170 72 131 Rockland Public Schools 224 72 131 Seekonk Public Schools 171 72 131 Hopedale Public Schools 89 72 131 West Bridgewater Public Schools 108 72 131 Uxbridge Public Schools 155 72 131 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 68 72 131 Mendon-Upton Regional 229 72 131 Acushnet Public Schools 132 72 131 Hatfield Public Schools 29 72 141 Watertown Public Schools 180 71 141 Norwood Public Schools 272 71 141 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 164 71 141 Hadley Public Schools 41 71 141 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 77 71 141 Millis Public Schools 115 71 141 Braintree Public Schools 416 71 141 South Hadley Public Schools 183 71 141 Georgetown Public Schools 120 71 150 Milford Public Schools 324 70 150 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 184 70 150 Mashpee Public Schools 172 70 150 Northampton Public Schools 247 70 150 Amesbury Public Schools 194 70 150 Nantucket Public Schools 84 70 150 Maynard Public Schools 112 70 150 Granby Public Schools 107 70 158 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 96 69 158 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 16 69 158 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 69 158 Provincetown Public Schools 19 69 158 Blackstone-Millville Regional 171 69 158 Quincy Public Schools 647 69 158 Falmouth Public Schools 316 69 158 Plymouth Public Schools 671 69 158 Dedham Public Schools 226 69 158 Holbrook Public Schools 134 69 158 Bellingham Public Schools 210 69 158 Oxford Public Schools 191 69 170 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 73 68 170 Barnstable Public Schools 417 68 170 Abington Public Schools 197 68 170 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 344 68 170 Weymouth Public Schools 514 68 170 Leicester Public Schools 150 68 176 Hull Public Schools 108 67 176 Clarksburg Public Schools 18 67 176 Quabbin Regional, Barre 280 67 176 Beverly Public Schools 324 67 176 Foxborough Regional Charter 64 67 181 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 59 66 181 Dartmouth Public Schools 329 66 181 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 197 66 181 Carver Public Schools 156 66 185 Tewksbury Public Schools 433 65 185 Winchendon Public Schools 157 65 185 Marlborough Public Schools 364 65 185 Methuen Public Schools 605 65 185 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 107 65 185 Billerica Public Schools 498 65 185 West Springfield Public Schools 325 65 185 Bourne Public Schools 193 65 185 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 143 65 185 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 60 65 195 Ludlow Public Schools 230 64 195 Dudley-Charlton Regional 367 64 195 Middleborough Public Schools 282 64 195 Attleboro Public Schools 485 64 199 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 70 63 199 Berkley Public Schools 109 63 199 Northbridge Public Schools 215 63 199 Taunton Public Schools 688 63 199 Framingham Public Schools 607 63 199 Palmer Public Schools 161 63 199 Auburn Public Schools 190 63 199 Agawam Public Schools 352 63 199 Peabody Public Schools 547 63 199 Triton Regional, Byfield 267 63 209 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 114 62 209 Westfield Public Schools 508 62 209 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 74 62 209 South Shore Charter, Hull 34 62 213 Quaboag Regional, Warre 121 61 213 Leominster Public Schools 433 61 213 Westport Community Public Schools 179 61 213 Ayer Public Schools 81 61 213 Stoughton Public Schools 328 61 213 Rockport Public Schools 79 61 219 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 318 60 219 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 66 60 219 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 56 60 219 Gloucester Public Schools 309 60 219 Dracut Public Schools 363 60 219 Harwich Public Schools 112 60 219 North Brookfield Public Schools 62 60 226 Somerville Public Schools 361 59 226 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 172 59 226 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 67 59 229 Malden Public Schools 473 58 229 Clinton Public Schools 165 58 229 Gill-Montague Regional 87 58 229 New Bedford Global Charter 79 58 229 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 57 58 234 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 141 57 234 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 170 57 234 Monson Public Schools 145 57 237 Medford Public Schools 367 56 237 Salem Public Schools 336 56 239 Greenfield Public Schools 127 55 239 Saugus Public Schools 285 55 239 Athol-Royalston Regional 179 55 239 Easthampton Public Schools 131 55 243 Gardner Public Schools 251 54 244 Wareham Public Schools 250 53 245 Cambridge Public Schools 372 52 245 Adams-Cheshire Regional 134 52 247 Haverhill Public Schools 616 51 247 Fairhaven Public Schools 200 51 249 Fitchburg Public Schools 426 50 249 Gateway Regional, Huntington 104 50 251 Everett Public Schools 387 49 251 Shirley Public Schools 55 49 253 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 88 48 254 Pittsfield Public Schools 491 47 255 Lynn Public Schools 1017 46 256 Revere Public Schools 420 45 257 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 59 44 257 New Bedford Public Schools 990 44 257 Webster Public Schools 134 44 260 Boston Public Schools 4307 43 260