Top-scoring schools on the 3rd-grade MCAS

Schools are ranked on the percentage of students scoring "Advanced" or "Proficient" on the 3rd grade MCAS exams, taken in the spring of 2006. Readers should keep several cautions in mind: A ranking can make too much of small differences; districts ranking far apart on the list may have only slightly different scores. Districts draw students from communities that vary widely in wealth, the education level of parents, number of students with English as a second language, and other factors. Source: Boston.com calculations from Mass. Department of Education figures.

3rd GRADE READING 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Weymouth, Thomas V. Nash 42 100% 2 Dedham, Greenlodge 46 96% 3 Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Winthrop School 44 95% 4 Wellesley, John D. Hardy 41 95% 5 Newton, Bowen 52 94% 6 Swampscott, Machon 17 94% 7 Andover, Bancroft Elementary 70 91% 8 Weston, Woodland 79 91% 9 Central Berkshire Regional, Becket Washington School 11 91% 10 Westwood, Paul Hanlon 32 91% 11 Somerville, Benjamin G. Brown 20 90% 11 Winchester, Muraco 50 90% 13 Arlington, Brackett School 70 90% 13 Natick, Brown 70 90% 15 Springfield, Arthur T. Talmadge 48 90% 16 Petersham, Petersham Center 19 89% 17 Stoughton, West Elementary 46 89% 18 Pelham, Pelham Elementary 18 89% 19 Sharon, East Elementary 70 89% 20 West Tisbury Regional, West Tisbury Elementary 26 88% 21 Shrewsbury, Walter J. Paton 95 88% 22 Seekonk, Mildred Aitken School 42 88% 23 Manchester-Essex Regional, Manchester Memorial Elementary 66 88% 24 Wellesley, Hunnewell 49 88% 25 Brookline, John D. Runkle 57 88% 26 Sudbury, Josiah Haynes 65 88% 27 Sudbury, General John Nixon Elementary 81 88% 28 Brookline, Michael Driscoll 40 88% 28 Needham, William Mitchell 72 88% 28 Swampscott, Stanley 64 88% 28 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Soule Road School 64 88% 32 Falmouth, North Falmouth Elementary 70 87% 33 Scituate, Cushing Elementary 54 87% 34 Wellesley, Sprague Elementary 61 87% 35 Acton, Merriam 90 87% 35 Wellesley, Ernest F. Upham 45 87% 35 Quabbin Regional, Hardwick Elementary 30 87% 38 Gloucester, Beeman Memorial 52 87% 38 Weymouth, Academy Avenue 52 87% 40 Franklin, Helen Keller 74 86% 41 Brookline, Pierce 59 86% 42 North Reading, E. Ethel Little School 59 86% 43 Bourne, Otis Memorial 22 86% 44 Newton, Underwood 50 86% 45 Woburn, Clyde Reeves 64 86% 46 Acton, Douglas 71 86% 47 Andover, South Elementary 91 86% 47 Taunton, H. H. Galligan 49 86% 49 Martha's Vineyard Charter School 14 86% 50 Sudbury, Peter Noyes 103 85% 51 Newton, Zervas 48 85% 52 Hingham, William L. Foster Elementary 82 85% 53 Newton, Williams 47 85% 54 Conway, Conway Grammar 20 85% 55 Norwell, Grace Farrar Cole 80 85% 56 Marshfield, Martinson Elementary 86 85% 57 Newton, A. E. Angier 66 85% 57 Orleans, Orleans Elementary 33 85% 59 Winchester, Vinson-Owen 59 85% 60 Winchester, Ambrose Elementary 72 85% 61 Franklin, J. F. Kennedy Memorial 85 85% 62 Reading, Alice M. Barrows 58 84% 63 Westwood, William E. Sheehan 64 84% 64 Chatham, Chatham Elementary 51 84% 65 Belmont, Roger E. Wellington 76 84% 66 Swampscott, Hadley 38 84% 67 Westford, Abbot Elementary 139 84% 68 Easton, Moreau Hall 69 84% 69 Newton, John Ward 50 84% 70 Marblehead, L. H. Coffin 80 84% 71 Winchester, Lynch Elementary 49 84% 72 Canton, John F. Kennedy School 67 84% 73 Danvers, Ivan G. Smith 73 84% 74 Newton, Cabot 66 83% 75 Arlington, Cyrus E. Dallin 54 83% 75 Hilltown Cooperative Charter School 18 83% 77 Weston, Country 101 83% 78 Sharon, Heights Elementary 101 83% 79 Lexington, Fiske 65 83% 80 Brookline, Heath 41 83% 81 Belmont, Mary Lee Burbank 58 83% 82 Reading, Wood End Elementary School 58 83% 82 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional, East Brookfield Elementary 29 83% 84 Newton, Mason-Rice 63 83% 85 Eastham, Eastham Elementary 40 83% 86 Scituate, Hatherly Elementary 57 82% 87 Sherborn, Pine Hill 68 82% 88 Cohasset, Deer Hill 112 82% 88 Danvers, Willis E. Thorpe 56 82% 88 Hingham, Plymouth River 112 82% 91 Reading, J. Warren Killam 67 82% 92 Belmont, Winn Brook 78 82% 93 Shrewsbury, Spring Street 111 82% 94 Wellesley, Schofield 66 82% 95 Andover, West Elementary 137 82% 96 Newton, C. C. Burr 49 82% 97 North Attleborough, Roosevelt Avenue 38 82% 98 Scituate, Wampatuck Elementary 65 82% 99 Needham, Broadmeadow 92 82% 100 Arlington, M. Norcross Stratton 54 81% 100 North Attleborough, Community 54 81% 102 Cambridge, Cambridgeport School 27 81% 103 Dartmouth, Andrew B. Cushman 43 81% 104 Brewster, Eddy Elementary 91 81% 105 Westford, John A. Crisafulli Elementary 133 81% 106 Nashoba Regional, Florence Sawyer School 74 81% 107 Newton, Memorial Spaulding 74 81% 108 Boston, Joyce Kilmer 42 81% 109 Boxford, Spofford Pond 131 81% 110 Reading, Joshua Eaton 89 81% 111 Wachusett Regional, Dawson School 73 81% 112 Lexington, Bridge 99 81% 113 Westford, Norman E. Day Elementary 135 81% 114 East Longmeadow, Mountain View 103 81% 115 Watertown, Cunniff 36 81% 115 Woburn, Daniel P. Hurld 36 81% 117 Springfield, Warner 41 80% 118 Southborough, Albert S. Woodward 189 80% 119 Lexington, Joseph Estabrook 56 80% 120 Norwell, William G. Vinal 96 80% 121 Needham, Newman Elementary 106 80% 122 Acton, Luther Conant 70 80% 122 Andover, High Plain Elementary 100 80% 122 Braintree, Highlands 60 80% 122 Concord, Alcott 85 80% 122 Fairhaven, East Fairhaven 20 80% 122 Northborough, Fannie E. Proctor 45 80% 122 West Springfield, Mittineague 30 80% 122 Westwood, Downey 50 80% 130 Groton-Dunstable Regional, Florence Roche School 124 80% 131 Lexington, Maria Hastings 74 80% 132 Natick, Memorial 88 80% 133 Acton, Gates 73 79% 133 Pentucket Regional, Dr. John C. Page School 73 79% 135 Winchester, Lincoln 68 79% 136 Topsfield, Steward Elementary 97 79% 137 Nashoba Regional, Center School 92 79% 138 North Andover, Atkinson 48 79% 139 Canton, Dean S. Luce School 91 79% 140 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Memorial Elementary 67 79% 141 Hanover, Cedar Elementary 105 79% 142 Boxborough, Blanchard Memorial 76 79% 142 Granville, Granville Village 19 79% 142 Newton, Peirce 57 79% 142 Pittsfield, Stearns 38 79% 146 North Andover, Franklin 66 79% 147 Arlington, Thompson 47 79% 148 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Stony Hill School 61 79% 149 Truro, Truro Central 14 79% 150 Arlington, John A. Bishop 70 79% 150 River Valley Charter School 28 79% 152 Milton, Glover 79 78% 153 Ludlow, Veterans Park Elementary 65 78% 154 Bourne, Ella F. Hoxie School 55 78% 155 Hopkinton, Elmwood 293 78% 156 Mendon-Upton Regional, Memorial Elementary 137 78% 157 Oak Bluffs, Oak Bluffs Elementary 41 78% 158 Concord, Willard 68 78% 158 Framingham, Miriam F. McCarthy School 68 78% 160 Franklin, Jefferson Elementary 104 78% 161 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Green Meadows Elementary 63 78% 162 Chelmsford, Charles D. Harrington 85 78% 163 Longmeadow, Center 85 78% 164 Barnstable, Osterville Bay Elementary 67 78% 165 Scituate, Jenkins Elementary 98 78% 166 Ayer, Hilltop-Page 88 77% 167 Lynn, Lynn Woods 22 77% 168 Braintree, Hollis 74 77% 169 Agawam, Benjamin J. Phelps 87 77% 170 Hingham, South Elementary 91 77% 170 Tisbury, Tisbury Elementary 26 77% 172 Lynn, Edward A. Sisson 69 77% 173 North Attleborough, Allen Avenue 43 77% 174 Dover, Chickering School 103 77% 175 Greenfield, Green River 17 76% 176 North Attleborough, Joseph W. Martin Jr. Elementary 119 76% 176 Richmond, Richmond Consolidated 17 76% 178 Wellesley, Joseph E. Fiske 55 76% 179 Walpole, Old Post Road 97 76% 180 Somerville, John F. Kennedy 42 76% 181 Concord, Thoreau 67 76% 182 Wayland, Claypit Hill School 92 76% 183 Mohawk Trail Regional, Buckland-Shelburne Regional Elementary 25 76% 184 Marblehead, Glover 79 76% 185 Medfield, Ralph Wheelock School 220 76% 186 Woburn, Goodyear 29 76% 187 Chelmsford, South Row 91 76% 188 Needham, John Eliot 62 76% 188 Sharon, Cottage Street 62 76% 190 Brookline, William H. Lincoln 33 76% 191 Grafton, Grafton Intermediate 214 76% 192 Natick, Johnson 37 76% 193 Chelmsford, Byam School 131 76% 194 Amherst, Wildwood Elementary 49 76% 195 Wachusett Regional, Paxton Center School 49 76% 196 Braintree, Mary E. Flaherty School 57 75% 197 Shrewsbury, Floral Street School 207 75% 197 Weymouth, Ralph Talbot 69 75% 199 Marblehead, Malcolm L. Bell 77 75% 200 Andover, Henry C. Sanborn Elementary 48 75% 200 Berlin, Berlin Memorial 36 75% 200 Fairhaven, Rogers 40 75% 200 Marshfield, Daniel Webster 60 75% 200 Plymouth, Nathaniel Morton Elementary 100 75% 200 Quincy, Squantum 44 75% 200 Westwood, Martha Jones 64 75% 200 Whately, Whately Elementary 12 75% 208 Chelmsford, Center Elementary School 87 75% 208 Longmeadow, Blueberry Hill 87 75% 210 Carlisle, Carlisle School 75 75% 211 Williamstown, Williamstown Elementary 71 75% 212 Wellesley, Katharine Lee Bates 63 75% 213 Foxborough, Charles Taylor Elementary 59 75% 213 Stoughton, Joseph H. Gibbons 59 75% 215 North Andover, Kittredge 55 75% 216 Melrose, Horace Mann 47 74% 216 Ben Franklin Classical Charter School 47 74% 218 Swampscott, Clarke 43 74% 219 Northborough, Marguerite E. Peaslee 35 74% 220 Acton, McCarthy-Towne 66 74% 221 North Middlesex Regional, Ashby Elementary 31 74% 222 Hudson, C. A. Farley 89 74% 223 Arlington, Hardy 50 74% 224 Gill-Montague Regional, Montague Center School 23 74% 225 Framingham, Hemenway 92 74% 225 Marshfield, Gov. Edward Winslow 69 74% 227 Westborough, Elsie A. Hastings Elementary 88 74% 228 Northborough, Lincoln Street 65 74% 229 Melrose, Roosevelt 42 74% 230 Bedford, Lt. Job Lane School 179 74% 231 Lincoln, Lincoln School 99 74% 232 North Attleborough, Amvet Boulevard 57 74% 232 West Boylston, Major Edwards Elementary 76 74% 234 Holliston, Placentino Elementary 34 74% 235 Fitchburg, Crocker Elementary 94 73% 236 Pittsfield, Williams 56 73% 237 Manchester-Essex Regional, Essex Elementary School 41 73% 238 Hopedale, Memorial 93 73% 239 Newburyport, Kelley 26 73% 240 Sudbury, Israel Loring School 89 73% 241 Wayland, Loker School 59 73% 242 Braintree, Archie T. Morrison 66 73% 242 Lynnfield, Summer Street 99 73% 242 Natick, Bennett-Hemenway 88 73% 242 Norwood, Cornelius M. Callahan 44 73% 242 Salem, Saltonstall School 44 73% 247 Wilmington, Woburn Street 172 73% 248 Beverly, Cove Elementary 62 73% 249 Dedham, Avery 51 73% 250 Mansfield, Jordan/Jackson Elementary 369 72% 251 East Longmeadow, Mapleshade 94 72% 251 Northampton, Leeds 47 72% 253 Littleton, Russell St Elementary 130 72% 254 Cambridge, Peabody School 36 72% 255 Hanover, Sylvester 122 72% 256 Marshfield, South River 86 72% 257 Ashland, David Mindess 68 72% 258 Beverly, Centerville Elementary 68 72% 259 Dartmouth, George H. Potter 75 72% 260 Lexington, Bowman 75 72% 260 Peabody, Samuel Brown 50 72% 262 Weymouth, Frederick C. Murphy 57 72% 263 Fall River, Susan H. Wixon 39 72% 263 Natick, Lilja Elementary 78 72% 263 Walpole, Fisher 78 72% 266 Taunton, East Taunton Elementary 124 72% 267 Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Cutler School 60 72% 268 Brookline, Edward Devotion 74 72% 269 Auburn, Pakachoag 81 72% 269 Rockport, Rockport Elementary 81 72% 269 Westborough, Annie E. Fales 81 72% 272 Northborough, Marion E. Zeh 49 71% 273 Arlington, Peirce 42 71% 273 Shutesbury, Shutesbury Elementary 21 71% 275 Duxbury, Alden School 276 71% 276 Medway, Memorial Elementary 209 71% 277 Revere, Augustine C. Whelan Memorial School 94 71% 278 Wrentham, Delaney 167 71% 279 Sandwich, Forestdale 111 71% 280 Barnstable, West Barnstable Elementary 52 71% 281 Woburn, Malcolm White 45 71% 282 Melrose, Herbert Clark Hoover 45 71% 283 Lunenburg, Thomas C. Passios Elementary 114 71% 284 North Andover, Annie L. Sargent School 107 71% 285 Reading, Birch Meadow 69 71% 286 Wayland, Happy Hollow School 62 71% 287 Longmeadow, Wolf Swamp Road 86 71% 288 Holliston, Miller School 172 71% 289 Avon, Ralph D. Butler 48 71% 289 Groton-Dunstable Regional, Prescott Elementary 48 71% 291 Marlborough, Charles Jaworek 137 71% 292 Falmouth, Mullen-Hall 106 71% 293 Belmont, Daniel Butler 34 71% 293 Chicopee, Barry 68 71% 295 Springfield, Washington 27 70% 296 Harvard, Harvard Elementary 91 70% 297 Westborough, J. Harding Armstrong 101 70% 298 Peabody, John E. McCarthy 47 70% 299 Chelmsford, Westlands Elementary 70 70% 299 Falmouth, Teaticket 70 70% 299 Newburyport, George W. Brown 40 70% 299 Worcester, West Tatnuck 30 70% 299 North Middlesex Regional, Squannacook 140 70% 304 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Indian Head 153 70% 305 North Reading, J. Turner Hood 83 70% 306 Easton, Center School 73 70% 307 Mattapoisett, Center 63 70% 308 Millis, Clyde F. Brown 106 70% 309 Stoughton, Helen Hansen Elementary 43 70% 309 Triton Regional, Newbury Elementary 86 70% 311 Franklin, Parmenter 66 70% 311 Norfolk, Freeman-Centennial 132 70% 311 Plympton, Dennett Elementary 33 70% 314 Peabody, Center 56 70% 315 Brookline, Edith C. Baker 69 70% 316 Wakefield, Walton 36 69% 317 Lexington, Harrington 62 69% 318 Revere, Abraham Lincoln 62 69% 318 Worcester, Flagg Street 62 69% 320 Whitman-Hanson Regional, John H. Duval 88 69% 321 Middleton, Fuller Meadow 101 69% 322 Maynard, Green Meadow 101 69% 323 Fall River, Westall 26 69% 323 Foxborough, Mabelle M. Burrell 65 69% 323 Williamsburg, Helen James 26 69% 323 Hawlemont Regional, Hawlemont Regional 13 69% 327 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional, Lake Street School 120 69% 328 Tewksbury, L. F. Dewing 136 69% 329 Wakefield, Dolbeare 97 69% 330 Milton, Tucker 42 69% 331 Beverly, McKeown Elementary 45 69% 331 Newton, Horace Mann 45 69% 333 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Mitchell Elementary School 228 69% 334 Walpole, Boyden 77 69% 335 Melrose, Winthrop 64 69% 336 Burlington, Francis Wyman Elementary 102 69% 336 Stoneham, Robin Hood 51 69% 338 Rochester, Rochester Memorial 86 69% 339 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, LaLiberte Elementary 175 69% 340 Springfield, Glenwood 54 69% 341 Peabody, South Memorial 57 68% 341 Worcester, Midland Street 19 68% 343 Oxford, Clara Barton 79 68% 344 Dedham, Riverdale 41 68% 345 Lanesborough, Lanesborough Elementary 44 68% 345 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional Schools, New Hingham Regional Elementary 22 68% 347 Amherst, Fort River Elementary 69 68% 348 Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough Elementary 169 68% 349 Somerset, North Elementary 78 68% 350 Barnstable, Cotuit Elementary 53 68% 351 Marshfield, Eames School 56 68% 352 Hudson, Forest Avenue Elementary 62 68% 353 Dracut, Parker Avenue School 31 68% 353 Walpole, Elm Street 62 68% 355 Foxborough, Vincent M. Igo Elementary 96 68% 356 Saugus, Veterans Memorial 102 68% 357 Central Berkshire Regional, Kittredge Elementary 37 68% 358 Quabbin Regional, Ruggles Lane 77 68% 359 Amesbury, Amesbury Elementary 80 68% 359 Granby, West Street 80 68% 359 Quincy, Merrymount 40 68% 362 Wachusett Regional, Leroy E. Mayo School 89 67% 363 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, Marguerite E. Small Elementary 46 67% 364 Easton, Parkview Elementary 95 67% 365 Gloucester, West Parish 58 67% 366 Weymouth, Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School 61 67% 367 Seekonk, George R. Martin 67 67% 368 Berkshire Hills Regional, Muddy Brook Regional Elementary 70 67% 369 Newton, Countryside 73 67% 370 Pittsfield, Egremont 82 67% 371