Top-scoring schools on the 8th-grade MCAS

Schools are ranked on the percentage of students scoring "Advanced" or "Proficient" on the 8th 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.

8th GRADE ENGLISH 2006 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Harvard, Bromfield 92 100% 1 Martha's Vineyard Charter School 15 100% 1 Edward Brooke Charter School 42 100% 1 Boston, Young Achievers 18 100% 5 Boston, Boston Latin 407 100% 6 Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School 62 98% 7 Lincoln, Lincoln School 61 98% 8 Andover, Andover West Middle School 165 98% 9 Lexington, William Diamond Middle School 237 97% 10 Boston, Boston Latin Academy 260 97% 11 Wellesley, Wellesley Middle School 314 97% 12 Sharon, Sharon Middle School 268 97% 13 Nashoba Regional, Hale Middle School 97 97% 14 Concord, Concord Middle School 230 97% 15 Nashoba Regional, Florence Sawyer School 57 96% 16 Wachusett Regional, Chocksett Middle School 112 96% 17 Sudbury, Ephraim Curtis Middle School 332 96% 18 Ben Franklin Classical Charter School 27 96% 19 Longmeadow, Williams Middle School 127 96% 20 Medfield, Thomas Blake Middle School 228 96% 21 Andover, Wood Hill Middle School 125 96% 22 Acton-Boxborough Regional, Raymond J. Grey Regional Jr. High 450 96% 23 Brookline, William H. Lincoln 47 96% 24 Richmond, Richmond Consolidated 23 96% 25 Marblehead Community Charter School 45 96% 26 Manchester-Essex Regional, Manchester Essex Regional Middle/High School 89 96% 27 Bedford, John Glenn Middle School 148 95% 28 Franklin, Horace Mann 169 95% 29 Andover, Doherty Middle School 190 95% 30 North Reading, North Reading Middle School 209 95% 31 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School 57 95% 32 Winchester, McCall Middle School 279 95% 33 Wayland, Wayland Middle School 241 95% 34 Canton, William H. Galvin Middle School 237 95% 35 Boston, O'Bryant School Math/Science 124 94% 36 Longmeadow, Glenbrook Middle School 133 94% 37 Reading, Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School 166 94% 38 Belmont, Winthrop L. Chenery Middle School 279 94% 39 Westford, Stony Brook School 212 94% 40 Franklin, Remington Middle School 160 94% 40 Excel Academy Charter School 80 94% 42 Littleton, Littleton Middle School 111 94% 43 Norwell, Norwell Middle School 174 94% 44 Dover-Sherborn Regional, Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School 171 94% 45 Oak Bluffs, Oak Bluffs Elementary 46 93% 46 Chelmsford, Col. Moses Parker School 195 93% 47 Carlisle, Carlisle School 103 93% 48 Wachusett Regional, Mountview Middle School 217 93% 49 Sandwich, Oak Ridge 115 93% 50 Westwood, E. W. Thurston Middle School 200 93% 51 Lexington, Jonas Clarke Middle School 227 93% 52 Hingham, Hingham Middle School 265 93% 53 Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Miles River Middle School 181 93% 54 Newton, F. A. Day Middle School 259 93% 55 Wachusett Regional, Paxton Center School 68 93% 56 Franklin, Annie Sullivan Middle School 136 93% 57 Westford, Blanchard Middle School 202 93% 58 Walpole, Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School 144 92% 59 Arlington, Ottoson Middle School 286 92% 60 Brookline, Edward Devotion 64 92% 61 Shrewsbury, Oak Middle School 433 92% 62 Boston, Mary Lyon 12 92% 63 Westborough, Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School 287 92% 64 Northborough, Robert E. Melican Middle School 236 92% 65 Reading, Walter S. Parker Middle School 174 91% 66 Southborough, P. Brent Trottier 161 91% 67 Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough Middle 159 91% 68 Brookline, Heath 34 91% 69 Pioneer Valley Charter School 45 91% 70 Walpole, Bird Middle School 146 91% 71 Boston Collegiate Charter School 56 91% 72 Lenox, Lenox Memorial High School 78 91% 73 Newton, Charles E. Brown Middle School 253 91% 74 Duxbury, Duxbury Middle School 275 91% 75 Lunenburg, Turkey Hill Middle School 142 91% 76 Masconomet Regional, Masconomet Regional Middle School 393 91% 76 Natick, John F. Kennedy Middle School 131 91% 78 Groton-Dunstable Regional, Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School 228 91% 79 Leicester, Leicester Middle School 140 91% 80 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Wilbraham Middle School 214 91% 81 Scituate, Gates Intermediate School 256 91% 82 Lynnfield, Lynnfield Middle School 169 91% 83 Cohasset, Cohasset Middle/High School 126 90% 83 Brookline, Edith C. Baker 63 90% 83 Georgetown, Georgetown Middle/High School 126 90% 86 Weston, Weston Middle School 177 90% 87 Roxbury Preparatory Charter School 52 90% 88 Rising Tide Charter School 72 90% 89 Needham, Pollard Middle School 370 90% 90 Newburyport, Rupert A. Nock Middle School 174 90% 91 Sandwich, Henry T. Wing 92 90% 92 Everett, Sumner G. Whittier School 51 90% 93 Millis, Millis Middle School 110 90% 93 East Bridgewater, Gordon W. Mitchell 190 90% 95 Cambridge, Amigos School 20 90% 96 Hopkinton, Hopkinton Middle School 266 90% 97 Hanover, Hanover Middle School 206 90% 98 Mendon-Upton Regional, Nipmuc Regional High School 196 90% 99 Sutton, Sutton Middle School 145 90% 100 Ipswich, Ipswich Middle School 173 90% 101 Hadley, Hopkins Academy 48 90% 102 Sandwich, Forestdale 104 89% 103 Holliston, Robert H. Adams Middle School 226 89% 104 Old Rochester Regional, Old Rochester Regional Jr. High School 224 89% 105 Nauset Regional, Nauset Regional Middle School 210 89% 106 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Thornton Burgess School 73 89% 107 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Williams Middle School 273 89% 108 North Attleborough, North Attleborough Middle School 369 89% 109 Wilmington, Wilmington Middle School 312 89% 110 Newton, Bigelow Middle School 168 89% 111 Woburn, Daniel L. Joyce Middle School 159 89% 112 North Andover, North Andover Middle School 396 89% 114 Brookline, John D. Runkle 35 89% 114 Medway, Medway Middle School 244 89% 115 Brookline, Michael Driscoll 43 88% 116 Berlin-Boylston Regional, Tahanto Regional High School 100 88% 117 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional, Overlook Middle School 208 88% 118 Newton, Oak Hill Middle School 198 88% 118 Four Rivers Charter School 33 88% 120 Hatfield, Smith Academy 41 88% 121 West Bridgewater, W. Bridgewater Jr.-Sr. High School 90 88% 122 Swampscott, Swampscott Middle School 220 88% 123 Wakefield, Galvin Middle School 258 88% 124 Uxbridge, Whitin Intermediate 176 88% 125 Marshfield, Furnace Brook Middle School 356 87% 126 Narragansett Regional, Narragansett Middle School 124 87% 127 East Longmeadow, Birchland Park 232 87% 128 Wachusett Regional, Thomas Prince School 46 87% 130 Foxborough, John J. Ahern 228 87% 131 West Tisbury Regional, West Tisbury Elementary 46 87% 131 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, Dighton Middle School 112 87% 132 Mystic Valley Regional Charter School 74 86% 133 Milton, Charles S. Pierce Middle School 302 86% 134 Central Berkshire Regional, Nessacus Regional Middle School 184 86% 135 Harwich, Harwich Middle School 103 86% 136 Quincy, Central Middle School 203 86% 137 Hopedale, Hopedale Jr.-Sr. High School 94 86% 138 Natick, Wilson Middle School 188 86% 139 Chelmsford, McCarthy Middle School 238 86% 140 Murdoch Middle Charter School 50 86% 141 Pentucket Regional, Pentucket Regional Middle School 256 86% 142 Melrose, Melrose Middle School 270 86% 143 Frontier Regional, Frontier Regional 134 86% 144 Southwick-Tolland Regional, Powder Mill School 141 86% 145 Mansfield, Harold L. Qualters Middle School 397 86% 146 Danvers, Holten Richmond Middle School 305 86% 147 Rockport, Rockport Middle School 103 85% 148 King Philip Regional, King Philip Regional Middle School 425 85% 149 Burlington, Marshall Simonds Middle School 274 85% 150 North Middlesex Regional, Hawthorne Brook 205 85% 151 Ashland, Ashland Middle School 191 85% 152 River Valley Charter School 34 85% 153 Southern Berkshire Regional, Mt Everett Regional 68 85% 154 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional, Dudley Middle School 156 85% 155 Falmouth, Lawrence 339 85% 156 Wachusett Regional, Central Tree Middle School 108 85% 157 Grafton, Grafton Middle School 182 85% 158 Ludlow, Paul R. Baird Middle School 227 85% 159 Plymouth, Plymouth Community Intermediate School 433 85% 160 Amherst-Pelham Regional, Amherst Regional Middle School 277 85% 161 Freetown-Lakeville Regional, Freetown-Lakeville Middle School 262 85% 162 Community Day Charter School 39 85% 162 Somerset, Somerset Middle School 195 85% 162 Acushnet, Albert F. Ford Middle School 130 85% 165 Norwood, Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School 299 84% 166 Somerville, West Somerville Neighborhood School 38 84% 167 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman Middle School 208 84% 168 Quincy, Atlantic Middle School 151 84% 169 Cambridge, Maria L. Baldwin School 44 84% 170 Easton, Easton Jr. High School 301 84% 171 Berkley, Berkley Middle School 119 84% 172 Marblehead, Marblehead Veterans Middle School 211 84% 173 Brookline, Lawrence 31 84% 174 Weymouth, Maria Weston Chapman Middle School 319 84% 175 Abington, Frolio Jr. High School 201 84% 176 Brookline, Pierce 67 84% 177 Monson, Granite Valley Middle School 115 83% 178 Cambridge, Graham and Parks School 36 83% 178 Agawam, Agawam Jr. High School 342 83% 178 Beverly, Briscoe Middle School 336 83% 181 Stoneham, Stoneham Middle School 231 83% 182 Chatham, Chatham Middle School 41 83% 183 Methuen, Comprehensive Grammar School 128 83% 184 Milford, Milford Middle East 307 83% 185 Maynard, Fowler Middle School 121 83% 186 West Boylston, West Boylston Jr.-Sr. High School 109 83% 187 Malden, Linden 63 83% 188 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Hanson Middle School 166 83% 189 Granville, Granville Village 40 83% 190 Rockland, John W. Rogers Middle School 179 82% 191 Norton, Norton Middle School 274 82% 192 Braintree, South Middle School 173 82% 193 Northbridge, Northbridge Middle School 184 82% 194 Quabbin Regional, Quabbin Regional Middle School 284 82% 195 Somerville, East Somerville Community School 50 82% 196 Lincoln, Hanscom Middle School 33 82% 196 Somerville, Lincoln Park Community School (Thurston St.) 33 82% 198 Silver Lake Regional, Silver Lake Regional Middle School 324 82% 199 Taunton, Benjamin Friedman Middle School 229 82% 200 Edgartown, Edgartown Elementary 38 82% 201 Dartmouth, Dartmouth Middle School 351 81% 202 Clinton, Clinton Middle School 150 81% 203 Tewksbury, John W. Wynn Middle School 384 81% 204 Sabis International Charter School 101 81% 205 Barnstable, Barnstable Middle School 509 81% 206 Nashoba Regional, Luther Burbank Middle School 94 81% 207 North Middlesex Regional, Nissitissit Middle School 214 81% 208 Berkshire Hills Regional, Monument Valley Regional Middle School 130 81% 209 Shirley, Shirley Middle School 56 80% 210 Foxboro Regional Charter School 76 80% 211 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Raynham Middle School 182 80% 212 Pioneer Valley Regional, Pioneer Valley Regional 101 80% 213 Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional, Charlton Middle School 202 80% 214 Peabody, J. Henry Higgins Middle School 492 80% 215 Auburn, Auburn Middle School 215 80% 216 Billerica, Locke Middle School 227 80% 217 Bellingham, Bellingham Memorial Middle School 216 80% 218 Plymouth, Plymouth South Middle School 211 80% 219 Waltham, John W. McDevitt Middle School 196 80% 220 South Shore Charter School 39 79% 221 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, Dorothy L. Beckwith School 170 79% 222 Northampton, John F. Kennedy Middle School 237 79% 223 Belchertown, Jabish Middle School 203 79% 224 Salem, Federal Street 53 79% 225 Triton Regional, Triton Regional Middle School 287 79% 226 Pembroke, Pembroke Community Middle School 248 79% 227 Salem Academy Charter School 38 79% 228 Prospect Hill Academy Charter School 66 79% 229 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter School 89 79% 230 Blackstone-Millville Regional, Blackstone-Millville Regional Middle School 187 79% 231 Middleborough, John T. Nichols Middle School 286 78% 232 Amesbury, Amesbury Middle School 189 78% 233 Boston, Sarah Greenwood 23 78% 234 Carver, Carver Middle School 179 78% 235 Waltham, John F. Kennedy Middle School 165 78% 236 Douglas, Douglas High School 119 78% 237 Everett, Madeline English School 73 78% 238 Ralph Mahar Regional, Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School 123 78% 238 Mohawk Trail Regional, Mohawk Trail Regional High School 123 78% 240 Palmer, Palmer High School 200 78% 241 Smith Leadership Academy 59 78% 242 Lee, Lee High School 68 78% 243 Mount Greylock Regional, Mt. Greylock Regional High School 122 78% 244 Winthrop, Winthrop Middle School 167 78% 245 Braintree, East Middle School 225 78% 246 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional, Knox Trail Jr. High School 187 78% 247 Tisbury, Tisbury Elementary 31 77% 248 Stoughton, O'Donnell Middle School 323 77% 249 Attleboro, Robert J. Coelho Middle School 146 77% 250 North Brookfield, North Brookfield High School 53 77% 251 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, N. H. Wixon Middle School 106 77% 252 Seven Hills Charter School 44 77% 253 Tantasqua Regional, Tantasqua Regional Jr. High School 298 77% 254 Woburn, John F. Kennedy Middle School 184 77% 255 Seekonk, Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School 179 77% 256 Framingham, Walsh Middle School 191 77% 257 Billerica, Marshall Middle School 290 77% 258 Millbury, Millbury Jr./Sr. High School 164 77% 259 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, Mattacheese Middle School 209 77% 260 Swansea, Joseph Case Jr. High School 170 76% 261 Ayer, Ayer Middle School 85 76% 262 Westfield, North Middle School 293 76% 263 Methuen, Donald P. Timony Grammar 157 76% 264 Leominster, Samoset School 165 76% 265 Dedham, Dedham Middle School 215 76% 266 Somerville, Arthur D. Healey 42 76% 267 Quaboag Regional, Quaboag Regional High School 113 76% 268 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School 58 76% 269 South Hadley, Michael E. Smith Middle School 186 76% 270 Hampshire Regional, Hampshire Regional High School 157 76% 271 Leominster, Sky View Middle School 165 76% 272 Mashpee, Mashpee High School 164 76% 273 Westfield, South Middle School 216 75% 274 Gloucester, Ralph B. O'Maley Middle School 282 75% 275 Framingham, Cameron Middle School 169 75% 276 Boston, Rafael Hernandez 20 75% 276 Saugus, Belmonte Saugus Middle School 256 75% 278 Malden, Beebe 91 75% 279 Granby, Granby Jr.-Sr. High School 102 75% 280 Dracut, Lakeview Junior High 360 74% 281 Malden, Forestdale 43 74% 282 Medford, Madeleine Dugger Andrews 187 74% 283 Neighborhood House Charter School 23 74% 284 Watertown, Watertown Middle School 202 74% 285 Taunton, Joseph H. Martin 190 74% 286 Hudson, Hudson High School 215 73% 287 Hull, Memorial Middle School 108 73% 288 Boston, Maurice J. Tobin 26 73% 289 Weymouth, Abigail Adams Middle School 203 73% 290 Nantucket, Cyrus Peirce School 92 73% 291 Holbrook, Holbrook Jr. Sr. High School 99 73% 291 Florida, Abbott Memorial 11 73% 293 Fitchburg, B. F. Brown Arts Vision School 146 73% 294 West Springfield, West Springfield Middle School 341 72% 295 Cambridge, Peabody School 36 72% 296 Cambridge, John M. Tobin School 36 72% 297 Marlborough, Marlborough High School 414 72% 298 Cambridge, Cambridgeport School 32 72% 299 Bourne, Bourne Middle School 231 72% 300 Haverhill, Caleb Dustin Hunking 135 72% 301 Westport, Westport Middle School 163 72% 302 Attleboro, Wamsutta Middle School 162 72% 303 Easthampton, White Brook Middle School 137 72% 304 Somerville, Cummings 21 71% 305 Framingham, Fuller Middle School 213 71% 306 Greenfield, Greenfield Middle School 150 71% 307 Gateway Regional, Gateway Regional Middle School 107 71% 308 Lowell, Joseph G. Pyne 48 71% 309 Attleboro, Cyril K. Brennan Middle School 157 70% 310 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter School 10 70% 311 Quincy, Broad Meadows Middle School 106 70% 312 Athol-Royalston Regional, Athol-Royalston Middle School 154 69% 313 Haverhill, John G. Whittier 124 69% 314 Boston, Donald Mckay 26 69% 314 Cambridge, Fletcher/Maynard Academy 13 69% 316 Haverhill, Consentino 167 69% 317 Worcester, University Park Campus School 35 69% 318 Abby Kelley Foster Charter School 54 69% 319 Wareham, Wareham Middle School 282 68% 320 Revere, Beachmont Middle School 231 68% 321 Methuen, Tenney Grammar School 164 68% 322 Methuen, Marsh Grammar School 145 68% 323 Gardner, Gardner Middle School 239 68% 324 Boston, Richard J. Murphy 47 68% 325 Lowell, James S. Daley Middle School 190 68% 326 Avon, Avon Middle High School 65 68% 327 Taunton, John F. Parker Middle School 132 67% 328 Atlantis Charter School 52 67% 329 Leominster, Southeast Middle School 119 67% 330 Winchendon, Murdock Middle/High School 129 67% 331 Lynn, Pickering Middle School 209 67% 332 Haverhill, Dr. Paul Nettle 169 66% 333 Adams-Cheshire Regional, Adams Middle School 142 66% 334 Somerville, John F. Kennedy 68 66% 335 Fairhaven, Hastings Middle School 194 66% 336 Gill-Montague Regional, Great Falls Middle School 105 66% 337 Revere, Garfield Middle School 224 66% 338 Boston, William B. Rogers Middle School 177 66% 339 Oxford, Oxford Middle School 176 65% 340 Clarksburg, Clarksburg Elementary 23 65% 340 New Bedford Global Learning Charter School 69 65% 342 Southbridge, Mary E. Wells Jr. High School 159 65% 343 Brockton, West Jr. High School 303 65% 344 Cambridge, Martin Luther King Jr. School 14 64% 345 Chicopee, Fairview Middle School 247 64% 346 Ware, Ware High School 108 64% 347 Somerville, Winter Hill Community 63 63% 348 Pittsfield, Theodore Herberg Middle School 235 63% 349 North Central Charter Essential School 75 63% 350 Everett, George Keverian School 99 63% 351 Quincy, Reay E. Sterling Middle School 104 63% 352 Everett, Lafayette School 119 62% 353 Medford, John J. McGlynn Middle School 193 62% 354