Schools are ranked on the percentage of students scoring "Advanced" or "Proficient" on the 6th grade MCAS exams, taken in the spring of 2007. 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.
6th GRADE ENGLISH
2007 Rank
School name
Number tested
Score
1
Brookline, Heath
35
100
1
Hilltown Cooperative Charter School
19
100
1
Pelham, Pelham Elementary
21
100
4
Topsfield, Proctor Elementary
96
99
5
Acton, Luther Conant
67
97
5
Scituate, Wampatuck Elementary
46
97
7
Conway, Conway Grammar
20
95
7
Somerville, Benjamin G. Brown
19
95
7
Wellesley, Wellesley Middle School
322
95
10
Amherst, Marks Meadow Elementary
17
94
10
Brookline, Michael Driscoll
35
94
10
Nashoba Regional, Florence Sawyer School
81
94
10
Petersham, Petersham Center
18
94
14
Acton, Gates
74
93
14
Acton, Merriam
96
93
14
Ben Franklin Classical Charter School
42
93
14
Boxford, Spofford Pond
117
93
14
Brookline, Edward Devotion
68
93
14
Lexington, Jonas Clarke Middle School
247
93
14
Sharon, Sharon Middle School
313
93
21
Acton, Douglas
75
92
21
Marion, Sippican
56
92
21
Newton, Charles E. Brown Middle School
225
92
21
Westford, Blanchard Middle School
208
92
21
Westwood, E. W. Thurston Middle School
241
92
26
Advanced Math and Science Academy
147
91
26
Andover, Andover West Middle School
168
91
26
Brookline, Pierce
52
91
26
Concord, Concord Middle School
187
91
26
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Soule Road School
67
91
26
Lexington, William Diamond Middle School
255
91
26
Littleton, Littleton Middle School
101
91
26
Medfield, Thomas Blake Middle School
251
91
26
Pentucket Regional, Dr. John C. Page School
63
91
26
Scituate, Cushing Elementary
59
91
26
Sudbury, Ephraim Curtis Middle School
344
91
37
Acton, McCarthy-Towne
72
90
37
Bedford, John Glenn Middle School
192
90
37
Carlisle, Carlisle School
105
90
37
Hanover, Hanover Middle School
225
90
37
Pembroke, North Pembroke Elementary
76
90
37
Sunderland, Sunderland Elementary
31
90
37
Westford, Stony Brook School
228
90
37
Weston, Weston Middle School
178
90
37
Worcester, Thorndyke Road
47
90
46
Andover, Doherty Middle School
195
89
46
Brimfield, Brimfield Elementary
47
89
46
Dover-Sherborn Regional, Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School
174
89
46
Farmington River Regional, Farmington River Elementary
17
89
46
Fitchburg, Fitchburg Arts Academy
28
89
46
Franklin, Horace Mann
190
89
46
Gill-Montague Regional, Gill Elementary
18
89
46
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Stony Hill School
75
89
46
Hatfield, Dorothy M. Breor Elementary
37
89
46
Hopkinton, Hopkinton Middle School
259
89
46
Nashoba Regional, Hale Middle School
84
89
46
Reading, Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School
152
89
46
Reading, Walter S. Parker Middle School
201
89
46
Scituate, Jenkins Elementary
92
89
46
Southborough, P. Brent Trottier
184
89
46
Westborough, Mill Pond School
245
89
62
Belmont, Winthrop L. Chenery Middle School
266
88
62
Duxbury, Duxbury Middle School
260
88
62
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Memorial Elementary
68
88
62
Longmeadow, Glenbrook Middle School
143
88
62
Longmeadow, Williams Middle School
122
88
62
Nashoba Regional, Luther Burbank Middle School
68
88
62
Needham, Pollard Middle School
358
88
62
Quincy, Central Middle School
191
88
62
Triton Regional, Pine Grove
59
88
62
West Tisbury Regional, West Tisbury Elementary
43
88
62
Winchester, McCall Middle School
311
88
73
Amherst, Wildwood Elementary
64
87
73
Andover, Wood Hill Middle School
134
87
73
Arlington, Ottoson Middle School
343
87
73
Hadley, Hadley Elementary
39
87
73
Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Miles River Middle School
171
87
73
Harvard, Bromfield
117
87
73
Rochester, Rochester Memorial
81
87
73
Shutesbury, Shutesbury Elementary
22
87
73
Wrentham, Charles E. Roderick
154
87
82
Boxborough, Blanchard Memorial
90
86
82
Brookline, Edith C. Baker
68
86
82
Chatham, Chatham Middle School
53
86
82
Groton-Dunstable Regional, Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School
230
86
82
Hopedale, Memorial
102
86
82
Marblehead, Village School
179
86
82
North Reading, North Reading Middle School
208
86
82
Wachusett Regional, Paxton Center School
52
86
90
Ipswich, Ipswich Middle School
167
85
90
Kingston, Kingston Intermediate
198
85
90
Lynnfield, Lynnfield Middle School
182
85
90
Marshfield, Furnace Brook Middle School
354
85
90
Nauset Regional, Nauset Regional Middle School
138
85
90
Norfolk, Freeman-Centennial
146
85
90
Northborough, Robert E. Melican Middle School
195
85
90
Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Middle School
474
85
90
Southern Berkshire Regional, Undermountain
59
85
90
Wachusett Regional, Mountview Middle School
251
85
90
Wayland, Wayland Middle School
250
85
101
Abington, Center
54
84
101
Acushnet, Albert F. Ford Middle School
117
84
101
Canton, William H. Galvin Middle School
242
84
101
Chelmsford, Col. Moses Parker School
173
84
101
Foxborough, John J. Ahern
219
84
101
Hingham, Hingham Middle School
301
84
101
Lincoln, Lincoln School
77
84
101
Middleton, Howe-Manning
113
84
101
Newton, Bigelow Middle School
167
84
101
Norwell, Norwell Middle School
176
84
101
Pentucket Regional, Elmer S. Bagnall School
97
84
101
Scituate, Hatherly Elementary
51
84
101
Wilmington, Wilmington Middle School
315
84
114
Brookline, John D. Runkle
36
83
114
Cohasset, Cohasset Middle/High School
119
83
114
Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional, Charlton Middle School
176
83
114
Gardner, Gardner Middle School
214
83
114
North Andover, North Andover Middle School
335
83
114
North Attleborough, North Attleborough Middle School
395
83
114
Pentucket Regional, Helen R. Donaghue School
100
83
114
River Valley Charter School
30
83
114
Sutton, Sutton Middle School
141
83
114
Woburn, Daniel L. Joyce Middle School
156
83
124
Abington, North
50
82
124
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Williams Middle School
284
82
124
Chelmsford, McCarthy Middle School
228
82
124
Easton, F. L. Olmsted
155
82
124
Grafton, Grafton Middle School
200
82
124
Nahant, Johnson School
27
82
124
Natick, John F. Kennedy Middle School
130
82
124
Natick, Wilson Middle School
202
82
124
Swampscott, Swampscott Middle School
172
82
124
Wachusett Regional, Central Tree Middle School
113
82
124
West Boylston, West Boylston Jr.-Sr. High School
87
82
124
West Bridgewater, Howard School
88
82
136
Brookline, William H. Lincoln
42
81
136
Chesterfield-Goshen Regional Schools, New Hingham Regional Elementary
26
81
136
Franklin, Remington Middle School
184
81
136
Holliston, Robert H. Adams Middle School
231
81
136
Hudson, John F. Kennedy
194
81
136
Lunenburg, Turkey Hill Middle School
130
81
136
Mansfield, Harold L. Qualters Middle School
393
81
136
Mohawk Trail Regional, Colrain Central Elementary
21
81
136
New Salem-Wendell Regional, Swift River School
16
81
136
Newton, F. A. Day Middle School
232
81
136
Seekonk, Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School
177
81
136
Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough Middle
156
81
136
Wachusett Regional, Thomas Prince School
49
81
136
Walpole, Bird Middle School
141
81
136
Whately, Whately Elementary
21
81
151
Brookline, Lawrence
39
80
151
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, Dighton Middle School
114
80
151
Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional, Dudley Middle School
128
80
151
Franklin, Annie Sullivan Middle School
158
80
151
Pembroke, Hobomock Elementary
92
80
151
Plympton, Dennett Elementary
35
80
151
Sandwich, Henry T. Wing
80
80
151
Stoughton, O'Donnell Middle School
275
80
151
Worcester, Lake View
25
80
160
Boston, Richard J. Murphy
129
79
160
East Longmeadow, Birchland Park
212
79
160
Easton, H. H. Richardson School
156
79
160
Excel Academy Charter School
52
79
160
Lanesborough, Lanesborough Elementary
37
79
160
Marblehead Community Charter School
44
79
160
Milford, Stacy Middle School
308
79
160
Plainville, Beatrice H. Wood Elementary
115
79
160
Tisbury, Tisbury Elementary
43
79
169
Amesbury, Amesbury Middle School
169
78
169
Boylston, Boylston Elementary
59
78
169
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Raynham Middle School
156
78
169
Burlington, Marshall Simonds Middle School
267
78
169
Cambridge, Cambridgeport School
35
78
169
Deerfield, Deerfield Elementary
63
78
169
Harwich, Harwich Middle School
105
78
169
Maynard, Fowler Middle School
98
78
169
Mendon-Upton Regional, Miscoe Hill Elementary
229
78
169
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional, East Brookfield Elementary
32
78
169
Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman Middle School
176
78
169
Worcester, Tatnuck
72
78
181
Ashland, Ashland Middle School
193
77
181
Atlantis Charter School
69
77
181
Boston Collegiate Charter School
88
77
181
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School
68
77
181
Dracut, George H. Englesby Intermediate School
333
77
181
East Bridgewater, Gordon W. Mitchell
191
77
181
Everett, George Keverian School
86
77
181
Freetown-Lakeville Regional, Freetown-Lakeville Middle School
237
77
181
Georgetown, Georgetown Middle/High School
114
77
181
Granby, East Meadow
88
77
181
Lenox, Lenox Memorial High School
60
77
181
Manchester-Essex Regional, Essex Elementary School
44
77
181
Medway, Medway Middle School
238
77
181
Melrose, Melrose Middle School
251
77
181
Norton, Norton Middle School
252
77
181
Oak Bluffs, Oak Bluffs Elementary
51
77
181
Quabbin Regional, Hubbardston Center
63
77
181
Richmond, Richmond Consolidated
22
77
181
Sandwich, Forestdale
121
77
181
Somerset, Somerset Middle School
216
77
181
Wachusett Regional, Chocksett Middle School
115
77
181
Walpole, Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School
157
77
181
Whitman-Hanson Regional, Hanson Middle School
159
77
181
Worcester, Flagg Street
54
77
205
Amherst, Fort River Elementary
94
76
205
Ashburnham-Westminster Regional, Overlook Middle School
196
76
205
Braintree, South Middle School
210
76
205
Cambridge, Graham and Parks School
42
76
205
Community Day Charter School
21
76
205
Mashpee, Quashnet School
145
76
205
Pioneer Valley Regional, Bernardston Elementary
25
76
205
Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield Elementary
38
76
205
Wakefield, Galvin Middle School
283
76
205
Woburn, John F. Kennedy Middle School
174
76
215
Attleboro, Cyril K. Brennan Middle School
139
75
215
Avon, Ralph D. Butler
61
75
215
Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School
449
75
215
Berlin, Berlin Memorial
28
75
215
Boston, Rafael Hernandez
36
75
215
Danvers, Holten Richmond Middle School
284
75
215
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, Dorothy L. Beckwith School
157
75
215
Norwood, Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
272
75
215
Plymouth, Plymouth Community Intermediate School
395
75
215
Quabbin Regional, Hardwick Elementary
52
75
215
Watertown, Watertown Middle School
178
75
215
Worcester, Clark St. Community School
28
75
227
Amherst, Crocker Farm Elementary
42
74
227
Belchertown, Chestnut Hill Community School
215
74
227
Bourne, Bourne Middle School
193
74
227
Cambridge, Kennedy-Longfellow School
56
74
227
Dedham, Dedham Middle School
216
74
227
Falmouth, Morse Pond School
322
74
227
Martha's Vineyard Charter School
15
74
227
Methuen, Marsh Grammar School
137
74
227
Milton, Charles S. Pierce Middle School
285
74
227
Monson, Granite Valley Middle School
123
74
227
North Middlesex Regional, Hawthorne Brook
194
74
227
North Middlesex Regional, Nissitissit Middle School
154
74
227
Stoneham, Stoneham Middle School
206
74
227
Swansea, Joseph Case Jr. High School
178
74
227
Triton Regional, Newbury Elementary
67
74
227
Williamsburg, Anne T. Dunphy
30
74
243
Auburn, Auburn Middle School
195
73
243
Berkshire Hills Regional, Monument Valley Regional Middle School
66
73
243
Braintree, East Middle School
217
73
243
Cambridge, John M. Tobin School
29
73
243
Central Berkshire Regional, Nessacus Regional Middle School
138
73
243
Halifax, Halifax Elementary
101
73
243
Manchester-Essex Regional, Manchester Memorial Elementary
58
73
243
Newton, Oak Hill Middle School
188
73
243
Northbridge, Northbridge Middle School
191
73
243
Quabbin Regional, New Braintree Grade
11
73
243
Rockport, Rockport Middle School
83
73
243
Triton Regional, Salisbury Elementary
86
73
243
Uxbridge, Whitin Middle School
162
73
243
Wales, Wales Elementary
30
73
243
Williamstown, Williamstown Elementary
68
73
258
Adams-Cheshire Regional, Cheshire Elementary
32
72
258
Agawam, Agawam Middle School
353
72
258
Berkley, Berkley Middle School
103
72
258
Billerica, Locke Middle School
235
72
258
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, Mattacheese Middle School
181
72
258
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, N. H. Wixon Middle School
106
72
258
Framingham, Cameron Middle School
182
72
258
Lee, Lee Elementary
58
72
258
Lincoln, Hanscom Middle School
43
72
258
Mattapoisett, Old Hammondtown
77
72
258
Palmer, Converse Middle School
166
72
258
Pembroke, Bryantville Elementary
71
72
258
Sandwich, Oak Ridge
117
72
258
Shirley, Shirley Middle School
62
72
258
Southampton, William E. Norris
73
72
258
Sturbridge, Burgess Elementary
129
72
258
Taunton, Benjamin Friedman Middle School
230
72
258
Tewksbury, John F. Ryan
376
72
258
Waltham, John W. McDevitt Middle School
161
72
258
Weymouth, Maria Weston Chapman Middle School
314
72
258
Worcester, Francis J. McGrath Elementary
28
72
258
Worcester, Midland Street
28
72
280
Boston, Mary Lyon
14
71
280
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Burnell Elementary School
51
71
280
Fairhaven, Hastings Middle School
175
71
280
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Thornton Burgess School
74
71
280
Hull, Memorial Middle School
90
71
280
Leverett, Leverett Elementary
38
71
280
Ludlow, Paul R. Baird Middle School
229
71
280
Millbury, Raymond E. Shaw Elementary
145
71
280
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
71
71
280
Somerville, Cummings
17
71
290
Abington, Woodsdale
93
70
290
Beverly, Briscoe Middle School
307
70
290
Lynn, Pickering Middle School
199
70
290
Quincy, Broad Meadows Middle School
106
70
290
Taunton, Joseph H. Martin
176
70
295
Cambridge, Amigos School
26
69
295
Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter School
76
69
295
Dartmouth, Dartmouth Middle School
326
69
295
Northampton, John F. Kennedy Middle School
212
69
295
Plymouth, Plymouth South Middle School
202
69
295
South Hadley, Michael E. Smith Middle School
168
69
295
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional, Wire Village School
115
69
302
Brockton, Louis F. Angelo Elementary
82
68
302
Edward Brooke Charter School
78
68
302
Foxborough Regional Charter School
93
68
302
Framingham, Walsh Middle School
276
68
302
Greenfield, Greenfield Middle School
108
68
302
Marlborough, Marlborough Middle School
344
68
302
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
109
68
302
Nantucket, Cyrus Peirce School
80
68
302
Narragansett Regional, Narragansett Middle School
147
68
302
New Bedford Global Learning Charter School
71
68
302
Rising Tide Charter School
87
68
302
Waltham, John F. Kennedy Middle School
180
68
314
Ayer, Ayer Middle School
89
67
314
Cambridge, Maria L. Baldwin School
30
67
314
Granville, Granville Village
27
67
314
Haverhill, John G. Whittier
101
67
314
Kipp Academy Lynn Charter School
76
67
314
Malden, Beebe
98
67
314
North Brookfield, North Brookfield Elementary
58
67
314
Orange, Butterfield
107
67
314
Quabbin Regional, Ruggles Lane
74
67
314
Quaboag Regional, West Brookfield Elementary
56
67
314
Revere, Susan B. Anthony Middle School
160
67
314
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School
75
67
314
Westhampton, Westhampton Elementary School
21
67
314
Westport, Westport Middle School
145
67
328
Billerica, Marshall Middle School
270
66
328
Leominster, Southeast Middle School
162
66
328
Peabody, J. Henry Higgins Middle School
490
66
328
Quaboag Regional, Warren Elementary
71
66
328
Southwick-Tolland Regional, Powder Mill School
144
66
328
Winthrop, Winthrop Middle School
156
66
328
Worcester, Heard Street
42
66
328
Worcester, Worcester Arts Magnet School
26
66
336
Athol-Royalston Regional, Royalston Community School
20
65
336
Attleboro, Robert J. Coelho Middle School
149
65
336
Boston, Lyndon
60
65
336
Douglas, Douglas Intermediate School
111
65
336
Edgartown, Edgartown Elementary
35
65
336
Methuen, Comprehensive Grammar School
112
65
336
Newburyport, Rupert A. Nock Middle School
184
65
336
Quincy, Atlantic Middle School
133
65
344
Blackstone-Millville Regional, Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School
191
64
344
Holbrook, South
95
64
344
Westfield, North Middle School
274
64
344
Worcester, Nelson Place
59
64
348
Adams-Cheshire Regional, Adams Middle School
82
63
348
Bellingham, Bellingham Memorial Middle School
188
63
348
Brockton, Gilmore Academy
156
63
348
Brookfield, Brookfield Elementary
49
63
348
Haverhill, Caleb Dustin Hunking
130
63
348
Hawlemont Regional, Hawlemont Regional
16
63
348
Malden, Salemwood
132
63
348
Middleborough, John T. Nichols Middle School
310
63
348
Pittsfield, Theodore Herberg Middle School
220
63
348
Provincetown, Veterans Memorial Elementary
16
63
358
Attleboro, Wamsutta Middle School
157
62
358
Boston, Donald Mckay
65
62
358
Boston, Mission Hill School
18
62
358
Cambridge, King Open School
42
62
358
Carver, Carver Middle School
170
62
358
Clinton, Clinton Middle School
160
62
358
Leominster, Samoset School
157
62
358
Lowell, James Sullivan Middle School
140
62
358
Neighborhood House Charter School
39
62
358
Oxford, Oxford Middle School
163
62
358
Weymouth, Abigail Adams Middle School
194
62
358
Worcester, May Street
48
62
370
Boston, Quincy Upper School
132
61
370
Boston, Young Achievers
40
61
370
Brockton, Hancock
97
61
370
Gateway Regional, Gateway Regional Middle School
113
61
370
Gloucester, Ralph B. O'Maley Middle School
254
61
370
Holyoke, Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary
28
61
370
Innovation Academy Charter School
75
61
370
Lawrence Family Dev Charter School
56
61
370
Leicester, Leicester Middle School
149
61
370
Methuen, Tenney Grammar School
154
61
370
Millis, Millis Middle School
93
61
370
Randolph, Elizabeth G. Lyons Elementary
51
61
370
Winchendon, Toy Town Elementary
119
61
383
Haverhill, Dr. Paul Nettle
118
60
383
Leominster, Sky View Middle School
159
60
383
Lowell, Joseph G. Pyne
45
60
383
Malden, Ferryway
101
60
383
Methuen, Donald P. Timony Grammar
172
60
388
Lowell, James S. Daley Middle School
149
59
388
Quincy, Point Webster Middle School
90
59
388
Quincy, Reay E. Sterling Middle School
74
59
388
Somerville, Arthur D. Healey
37
59
388
Ware, Ware Middle School
87
59
388
Webster, Webster Middle School
127
59
388
Worcester, Jacob Hiatt Magnet School
42
59
395
Benjamin Banneker Charter School
26
58
395
Boston, Jackson Mann
75
58
395
Boston, Maurice J. Tobin
29
58
395
Chicopee, Fairview Middle School
235
58
395
Easthampton, White Brook Middle School
131
58
395
Fall River, Morton Middle School
222
58
395
Salem Academy Charter School
66
58
395
Salem, Collins Middle School
250
58
395
Somerville, John F. Kennedy
41
58
395
Taunton, James L. Mulcahey
114
58
395
Wareham, Wareham Middle School
254
58
395
West Springfield, West Springfield Middle School
299
58
395
Worcester, Norrback Avenue
60
58
408
Everett, Madeline English School
55
57
408
Somerville, East Somerville Community School
61
57
410
Cambridge, Haggerty School
16
56
410
Randolph, Margaret L. Donovan
77
56
410
Randolph, Martin E. Young Elementary
56
56
410
Revere, Garfield Middle School
129
56
414
Boston, William B. Rogers Middle School
145
55
414
Fitchburg, Memorial Intermediate
170
55
414
Haverhill, Consentino
200
55
414
Malden, Linden
72
55
414
Medford, John J. McGlynn Middle School
153
55
414
New Bedford, Normandin Middle School
331
55
420
Brockton, Edgar B. Davis
95
54
420
Brockton, South Jr. High School
68
54
420
Everett, Parlin School
72
54
420
Everett, Sumner G. Whittier School
45
54
420
Pittsfield, John T. Reid Middle School
222
54
420
Quabbin Regional, Oakham Center
33
54
420
Saugus, Belmonte Saugus Middle School
247
54
427
Boston, Thomas A. Edison Jr. High School
154
53
427
Mohawk Trail Regional, Sanderson Academy Elementary