Top-scoring schools on the 4th-grade MCAS

Schools are ranked on the percentage of students scoring "Advanced" or "Proficient" on the 4th 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.

4TH GRADE ENGLISH 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Winchester, Muraco 57 98% 2 Winchester, Ambrose Elementary 61 97% 3 Acton, Gates 74 96% 4 Needham, William Mitchell 67 94% 5 Arlington, Brackett School 64 94% 6 Marshfield, Eames School 61 93% 7 Westwood, Paul Hanlon 32 91% 8 Sharon, Cottage Street 91 90% 9 Woburn, Daniel P. Hurld 40 90% 10 Belmont, Winn Brook 88 89% 11 Brewster, Eddy Elementary 78 88% 12 Newton, Zervas 57 88% 13 Arlington, Hardy 55 87% 14 Newton, Bowen 52 87% 15 Natick, Memorial 71 86% 16 Central Berkshire Regional, Becket Washington School 14 86% 17 Chelmsford, Charles D. Harrington 89 85% 18 Concord, Thoreau 72 85% 19 Weymouth, Thomas V. Nash 50 84% 19 Winchester, Vinson-Owen 51 84% 20 Needham, Broadmeadow 76 84% 20 Shutesbury, Shutesbury Elementary 19 84% 23 Newton, Peirce 43 84% 23 Scituate, Hatherly Elementary 43 84% 23 Reading, Birch Meadow 43 84% 28 Sudbury, General John Nixon Elementary 86 84% 28 Sudbury, Israel Loring School 91 84% 29 Weymouth, Academy Avenue 55 84% 29 Marshfield, South River 91 84% 30 Hawlemont Regional, Hawlemont Regional 12 83% 31 North Attleborough, Roosevelt Avenue 41 83% 32 Concord, Willard 58 83% 33 Acton, Luther Conant 69 83% 34 Swampscott, Machon 40 83% 35 Pelham, Pelham Elementary 17 82% 35 Canton, John F. Kennedy School 74 82% 37 Concord, Alcott 67 82% 38 Marshfield, Daniel Webster 50 82% 39 Wellesley, John D. Hardy 44 82% 40 Scituate, Cushing Elementary 48 81% 40 Northborough, Marion E. Zeh 54 81% 41 Natick, Bennett-Hemenway 96 81% 43 Belmont, Mary Lee Burbank 53 81% 44 Arlington, M. Norcross Stratton 37 81% 45 Newton, John Ward 42 81% 45 Boston, Oliver Hazard Perry 21 81% 47 Belmont, Roger E. Wellington 82 80% 47 Weston, Field Elementary School 205 80% 49 Chelmsford, Center Elementary School 86 80% 50 Milton, Glover 75 80% 51 Lexington, Joseph Estabrook 89 80% 52 Swampscott, Hadley 54 80% 53 Lynnfield, Summer Street 98 80% 54 Nashoba Regional, Center School 88 80% 55 Swampscott, Stanley 44 80% 56 Wellesley, Ernest F. Upham 39 79% 56 Canton, Lt. Peter M. Hansen School 78 79% 58 Marshfield, Gov. Edward Winslow 72 79% 59 Medfield, Dale Street 256 79% 60 Hingham, Plymouth River 109 79% 61 Hingham, South Elementary 90 79% 62 Braintree, Hollis 80 79% 63 Wellesley, Joseph E. Fiske 51 78% 64 Pentucket Regional, Dr. John C. Page School 78 78% 65 Needham, Newman Elementary 110 78% 66 Barnstable, Osterville Bay Elementary 87 78% 67 Newton, A. E. Angier 59 78% 68 Orleans, Orleans Elementary 36 78% 68 Westwood, William E. Sheehan 45 78% 68 Westwood, Martha Jones 54 78% 68 Truro, Truro Central 18 78% 74 Andover, South Elementary 85 78% 75 Southborough, Margaret A. Neary 174 78% 76 Natick, Brown 72 78% 76 Shrewsbury, Walter J. Paton 81 78% 76 Lexington, Fiske 58 78% 77 Wachusett Regional, Thomas Prince School 49 78% 78 Wellesley, Sprague Elementary 71 77% 78 Acton, McCarthy-Towne 71 77% 79 Scituate, Jenkins Elementary 71 77% 81 Scituate, Wampatuck Elementary 57 77% 82 Brookline, Heath 35 77% 83 Andover, Henry C. Sanborn Elementary 65 77% 84 Chelmsford, South Row 82 77% 85 Lexington, Bridge 86 77% 85 Dartmouth, Andrew B. Cushman 43 77% 85 Franklin, J. F. Kennedy Memorial 86 77% 88 Dover, Chickering School 103 77% 89 Springfield, Arthur T. Talmadge 47 77% 90 Sudbury, Peter Noyes 110 76% 90 Barnstable, Hyannis West Elementary 55 76% 92 Springfield, Glenwood 55 76% 93 Plymouth, Nathaniel Morton Elementary 97 76% 94 Conway, Conway Grammar 21 76% 95 Harvard, Harvard Elementary 108 76% 96 Westford, Norman E. Day Elementary 137 76% 97 Lincoln, Lincoln School 74 76% 98 Groton-Dunstable Regional, Prescott Elementary 45 76% 99 Peabody, West Memorial 49 76% 100 Seekonk, Mildred Aitken School 48 75% 100 Somerset, Chace Street 53 75% 101 Brookline, Edith C. Baker 65 75% 102 North Andover, Annie L. Sargent School 109 75% 103 Lexington, Maria Hastings 84 75% 103 Winchester, Lincoln 60 75% 103 Reading, J. Warren Killam 80 75% 103 Newton, Cabot 64 75% 103 Wakefield, Woodville School 72 75% 103 Oak Bluffs, Oak Bluffs Elementary 44 75% 110 Plymouth, Indian Brook 126 75% 111 Wayland, Happy Hollow School 51 75% 112 Acton, Merriam 86 74% 112 Wellesley, Schofield 47 74% 113 Andover, Bancroft Elementary 85 74% 114 Arlington, Peirce 39 74% 115 Revere, Augustine C. Whelan Memorial School 101 74% 116 Westford, John A. Crisafulli Elementary 147 74% 118 Marshfield, Martinson Elementary 81 74% 118 Worcester, Francis J. McGrath Elementary 27 74% 120 Chelmsford, Westlands Elementary 65 74% 121 Amherst, Marks Meadow Laboratory 19 74% 122 Natick, Lilja Elementary 68 74% 122 Woburn, Shamrock 34 74% 124 Sharon, East Elementary 71 73% 124 Lynn, Edward A. Sisson 64 73% 125 Arlington, Thompson 45 73% 127 Foxborough, Charles Taylor Elementary 63 73% 128 Westwood, Deerfield 37 73% 129 Rockport, Rockport Elementary 70 73% 130 Topsfield, Proctor Elementary 103 73% 131 Woburn, Clyde Reeves 55 73% 131 Hingham, William L. Foster Elementary 88 73% 133 Middleton, Howe-Manning 117 73% 134 Shrewsbury, Floral Street School 201 73% 135 Andover, High Plain Elementary 95 73% 136 Danvers, Ivan G. Smith 51 73% 137 East Longmeadow, Mapleshade 98 72% 138 North Attleborough, Joseph W. Martin Jr. Elementary 127 72% 139 Easton, F. L. Olmsted 156 72% 140 Somerset, Wilbur 29 72% 141 Newton, Williams 47 72% 142 Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Cutler School 65 72% 143 Shrewsbury, Spring Street 90 72% 144 East Longmeadow, Mountain View 104 72% 145 Weymouth, Frederick C. Murphy 57 72% 146 Wachusett Regional, Leroy E. Mayo School 78 72% 146 Lexington, Bowman 78 72% 148 Foxborough, Mabelle M. Burrell 60 72% 149 Brookline, John D. Runkle 38 71% 149 Beverly, Centerville Elementary 49 71% 149 Woburn, Linscott-Rumford 35 71% 151 Ayer, Hilltop-Page 84 71% 152 Norwell, William G. Vinal 80 71% 153 Groton-Dunstable Regional, Florence Roche School 125 71% 154 Newton, Mason-Rice 52 71% 155 Wachusett Regional, Davis Hill Elementary School 76 71% 155 West Boylston, Major Edwards Elementary 76 71% 158 Barnstable, West Barnstable Elementary 62 71% 158 Wayland, Loker School 62 71% 160 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Mitchell Elementary School 241 71% 161 Wellesley, Katharine Lee Bates 55 71% 162 Franklin, Helen Keller 103 71% 164 Duxbury, Alden School 228 71% 165 Lynnfield, Huckleberry Hill 68 71% 166 Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Winthrop School 75 71% 166 Sherborn, Pine Hill 78 71% 167 Sudbury, Josiah Haynes 81 70% 167 Brookline, William H. Lincoln 44 70% 169 Sharon, Heights Elementary 111 70% 170 Braintree, Mary E. Flaherty School 60 70% 171 Eastham, Eastham Elementary 30 70% 171 Arlington, Cyrus E. Dallin 50 70% 171 Braintree, Highlands 50 70% 171 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Burnell Elementary School 50 70% 175 Chelmsford, Byam School 93 70% 176 Arlington, John A. Bishop 63 70% 177 Danvers, Great Oak 53 70% 178 Belmont, Daniel Butler 43 70% 178 Wayland, Claypit Hill School 86 70% 180 Fall River, Westall 33 70% 180 Braintree, Donald Ross 66 70% 182 Marston Mill East Charter School 79 70% 183 Brookline, Edward Devotion 72 69% 184 Carlisle, Carlisle School 88 69% 185 Tisbury, Tisbury Elementary 26 69% 185 Andover, West Elementary 130 69% 185 Framingham, Hemenway 78 69% 185 Norwood, Charles J. Prescott 52 69% 189 Auburn, Pakachoag 94 69% 190 Ipswich, Winthrop 84 69% 191 Mattapoisett, Old Hammondtown 58 69% 192 North Andover, Kittredge 45 69% 192 West Springfield, Tatham 45 69% 195 Grafton, Grafton Intermediate 218 69% 196 Lexington, Harrington 64 69% 198 Boxborough, Blanchard Memorial 99 69% 199 Wellesley, Hunnewell 61 69% 199 Stoughton, Joseph H. Gibbons 67 69% 200 Manchester-Essex Regional, Manchester Memorial Elementary 64 69% 200 Woburn, Goodyear 35 69% 201 Newton, C. C. Burr 60 68% 201 Petersham, Petersham Center 22 68% 203 Walpole, Boyden 56 68% 204 Dracut, Dracut Middle School 115 68% 205 Norwell, Grace Farrar Cole 87 68% 206 Hopkinton, Hopkins Elementary School 301 68% 207 Reading, Alice M. Barrows 62 68% 207 Greenfield, Four Corners 31 68% 209 Williamstown, Williamstown Elementary 65 68% 211 Wachusett Regional, Houghton Elementary 108 68% 212 Wachusett Regional, Dawson School 74 68% 212 Franklin, Oak Street Elementary 74 68% 212 Fairhaven, Rogers 37 68% 214 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Soule Road School 71 68% 215 Boylston, Boylston Elementary 49 67% 216 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Indian Head 153 67% 217 Winchester, Lynch Elementary 52 67% 217 Franklin, Davis Thayer 52 67% 219 North Andover, Atkinson 55 67% 220 Peabody, John E. Burke 58 67% 221 North Andover, Franklin 64 67% 222 Gloucester, West Parish 67 67% 223 Acton, Douglas 76 67% 224 Canton, Dean S. Luce School 82 67% 225 Hanover, Cedar Elementary 115 67% 226 Dracut, Greenmont Avenue School 57 67% 226 Braintree, Liberty 66 67% 226 Richmond, Richmond Consolidated 18 67% 229 Brookline, Pierce 63 67% 229 Needham, Hillside Elementary 54 67% 229 Wales, Wales Elementary 15 67% 229 Wakefield, Walton 24 67% 229 Boston, Hugh Roe O'Donnell 27 67% 229 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter School 21 67% 235 Falmouth, North Falmouth Elementary 74 66% 236 Framingham, Potter Road 56 66% 236 Everett, Madeline English School 56 66% 238 Wilmington, West Intermediate 162 66% 239 Whitman-Hanson Regional, John H. Duval 106 66% 240 North Attleborough, Falls 47 66% 241 Walpole, Elm Street 67 66% 242 Marblehead, Village School 215 66% 243 Stoughton, West Elementary 40 65% 243 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Louise A. Conley 84 65% 244 Franklin, Parmenter 78 65% 245 Norfolk, Freeman-Centennial 150 65% 246 Bedford, Lt. Job Lane School 167 65% 247 Fairhaven, East Fairhaven 23 65% 247 Westwood, Downey 46 65% 247 Ben Franklin Classical Charter School 46 65% 247 Greenfield, Green River 23 65% 251 Triton Regional, Newbury Elementary 86 65% 252 Chatham, Chatham Elementary 60 65% 252 Manchester-Essex Regional, Essex Elementary School 40 65% 255 Weymouth, Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School 74 65% 256 Northborough, Marguerite E. Peaslee 51 65% 257 Cohasset, Deer Hill 113 65% 258 Natick, Johnson 45 64% 258 Hudson, Mulready Elementary 45 64% 260 Central Berkshire Regional, Berkshire Trail Elementary 14 64% 260 Quaboag Regional, Warren Elementary 56 64% 262 Clinton, Clinton Elementary 123 64% 263 Newton, Underwood 39 64% 264 Worcester, Clark St. Community School 50 64% 265 Quincy, Wollaston School 61 64% 266 Somerset, North Elementary 72 64% 268 Medford, Christopher Columbus 58 64% 269 Westborough, Mill Pond School 276 64% 270 Norwood, Cornelius M. Callahan 33 64% 270 Weymouth, William Seach 44 64% 270 Lenox, Morris 55 64% 270 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, Dighton Elementary 88 64% 274 Burlington, Fox Hill 85 64% 275 Brookline, Michael Driscoll 36 64% 275 Reading, Wood End Elementary School 74 64% 276 Hanover, Sylvester 115 63% 277 Stoneham, South 49 63% 278 Cambridge, Maria L. Baldwin School 38 63% 278 Pentucket Regional, Elmer S. Bagnall School 76 63% 280 Farmington River Regional, Farmington River Elementary 19 63% 281 Wilmington, North Intermediate 154 63% 282 Lunenburg, Thomas C. Passios Elementary 124 63% 283 Northborough, Fannie E. Proctor 48 63% 283 Quincy, Merrymount 48 63% 283 Worcester, Lake View 32 63% 286 Sandwich, Henry T. Wing 77 62% 287 Newton, Franklin 69 62% 288 Melrose, Lincoln 69 62% 289 Plymouth, South Elementary 127 62% 290 Auburn, Julia Bancroft 95 62% 291 Nashoba Regional, Florence Sawyer School 71 62% 292 Danvers, Willis E. Thorpe 63 62% 293 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional, Heritage School 173 62% 294 Billerica, Frederick J. Dutile 89 62% 295 Lincoln, Hanscom Middle School 47 62% 296 Westford, Abbot Elementary 120 62% 297 Pembroke, North Pembroke Elementary 99 62% 298 Lanesborough, Lanesborough Elementary 52 62% 298 Danvers, Highlands 52 62% 298 Woburn, Malcolm White 39 62% 301 Triton Regional, Pine Grove 75 61% 302 Ipswich, Paul F. Doyon Memorial 75 61% 303 Revere, Abraham Lincoln 62 61% 304 Mansfield, Jordan/Jackson Elementary 402 61% 305 Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Bessie Buker Elementary 36 61% 306 Pittsfield, Stearns 41 61% 307 Stoneham, Robin Hood 51 61% 308 Lynn, Capt. William G. Shoemaker 61 61% 309 Franklin, Jefferson Elementary 99 61% 309 Billerica, Thomas Ditson 132 61% 311 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Stony Hill School 71 61% 312 Plympton, Dennett Elementary 38 61% 313 Burlington, Francis Wyman Elementary 91 60% 314 Beverly, Hannah Elementary 48 60% 315 Weymouth, Ralph Talbot 53 60% 316 North Reading, E. Ethel Little School 68 60% 317 Barnstable, Centerville Elementary 73 60% 318 Longmeadow, Center 78 60% 319 Pembroke, Hobomock Elementary 83 60% 320 Westfield, Paper Mill 93 60% 321 North Reading, J. Turner Hood 93 60% 322 Methuen, Comprehensive Grammar School 123 60% 323 New Bedford, Ellen R. Hathaway 45 60% 323 Shrewsbury, Calvin Coolidge 80 60% 323 Melrose, Horace Mann 50 60% 323 Dracut, Joseph A. Campbell Elementary 140 60% 327 Foxborough, Vincent M. Igo Elementary 82 60% 328 Weymouth, Lawrence W. Pingree 57 60% 329 Sandwich, Oak Ridge 126 60% 329 Swansea, Joseph G. Luther 84 60% 331 Harwich, Harwich Elementary 118 59% 332 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Green Meadows Elementary 66 59% 333 Millis, Clyde F. Brown 117 59% 333 Swampscott, Clarke 39 59% 335 Newburyport, Kelley 17 59% 336 Peabody, Samuel Brown 63 59% 337 Lynn, Julia F. Callahan 75 59% 338 Boston, Lyndon 58 59% 338 Waltham, William F. Stanley Elementary 58 59% 341 Quabbin Regional, Hardwick Elementary 29 59% 341 Brimfield, Brimfield Elementary 41 59% 342 Needham, John Eliot 53 58% 343 Amherst, Fort River Elementary 60 58% 343 Carver, Gov John Carver Elementary 144 58% 345 Peabody, South Memorial 72 58% 346 Westport, Westport Elementary 141 58% 347 Plymouth, Cold Spring 43 58% 348 Ludlow, Veterans Park Elementary 81 58% 349 Newton, Memorial Spaulding 69 58% 350 Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough Elementary 176 58% 351 Taunton, H. H. Galligan 38 58% 351 Salem, Saltonstall School 38 58% 351 Fall River, Spencer Borden 57 58% 354 Stoneham, Colonial Park 45 58% 354 Sutton, Sutton Elementary 135 58% 356 Hopedale, Memorial 97 58% 357 Newton, Horace Mann 52 58% 358 Boston, Curtis Guild 33 58% 359 Worcester, Jacob Hiatt Magnet School 47 57% 360 Boston, Richard J. Murphy 155 57% 361 Bellingham, Clara Macy Elementary 54 57% 362 Rochester, Rochester Memorial 75 57% 363 Billerica, John F. Kennedy 82 57% 364 Boston, Mary Lyon 14 57% 364 Reading, Joshua Eaton 84 57% 366 Kingston, Kingston Intermediate 156 57% 367 Bellingham, Stall Brook 58 57% 368 Agawam, Benjamin J. Phelps 88 57% 369 Plymouth, Federal Furnace School 81 57% 370 Milton, Collicot 69 57%