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MCAS high school physics exam passing rates
Here are the passing rates for school districts on the 2007 MCAS high school physics exam, given in the spring of 2007. To pass a student must score "needs improvement" or higher. Beginning with the class of 2010 (current 10th graders), students must pass at least one of the four high school science tests in order to get their diplomas. Not every school participated in all four exams. Source: State Department of Education.| HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS | |||||||
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| 2007 Rank |
District name | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs improv. |
% Failing | Number tested |
% Passed |
| 1 | Andover | 30 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 379 | 100 |
| 1 | Arlington | 50 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 100 |
| 1 | Harvard | 48 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 100 |
| 1 | Malden | 28 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 1 | Pittsfield | 85 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 100 |
| 6 | Holliston | 30 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 188 | 99 |
| 6 | Weston | 42 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 173 | 99 |
| 8 | Boston Collegiate Charter | 6 | 53 | 39 | 2 | 49 | 98 |
| 8 | Sharon | 52 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 284 | 98 |
| 10 | Bedford | 35 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 189 | 97 |
| 10 | Belmont | 49 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 277 | 97 |
| 10 | Wachusett Regional | 20 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 443 | 97 |
| 13 | Burlington | 18 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 180 | 96 |
| 13 | Cohasset | 32 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 103 | 96 |
| 13 | Georgetown | 6 | 55 | 35 | 4 | 97 | 96 |
| 13 | Masconomet Regional | 24 | 53 | 19 | 4 | 257 | 96 |
| 13 | Medfield | 19 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 215 | 96 |
| 13 | Newburyport | 29 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 182 | 96 |
| 13 | Newton | 36 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 896 | 96 |
| 20 | Maynard | 16 | 53 | 25 | 5 | 92 | 95 |
| 21 | Medway | 18 | 50 | 27 | 6 | 214 | 94 |
| 21 | Sutton | 16 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 90 | 94 |
| 21 | Uxbridge | 13 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 52 | 94 |
| 24 | Brookline | 40 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 415 | 93 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 19 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 251 | 93 |
| 26 | Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter | 2 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 48 | 92 |
| 26 | Needham | 27 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 305 | 92 |
| 28 | Duxbury | 5 | 45 | 41 | 9 | 161 | 91 |
| 28 | Mystic Valley Regional Charter | 14 | 30 | 47 | 9 | 43 | 91 |
| 30 | Easton | 15 | 42 | 34 | 10 | 292 | 90 |
| 30 | Monson | 13 | 41 | 36 | 10 | 96 | 90 |
| 30 | Mount Greylock Regional | 13 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 113 | 90 |
| 30 | Silver Lake Regional | 9 | 49 | 31 | 10 | 307 | 90 |
| 34 | Blackstone-Millville Regional | 1 | 40 | 47 | 11 | 141 | 89 |
| 34 | Foxborough Regional Charter | 5 | 43 | 41 | 11 | 56 | 89 |
| 34 | Hatfield | 21 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 38 | 89 |
| 34 | Natick | 23 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 322 | 89 |
| 34 | Salem Academy Charter | 17 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 35 | 89 |
| 34 | Tantasqua Regional | 13 | 49 | 28 | 11 | 311 | 89 |
| 40 | Hanover | 4 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 106 | 88 |
| 40 | Scituate | 8 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 157 | 88 |
| 42 | Berkshire Hills Regional | 12 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 93 | 87 |
| 43 | Melrose | 2 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 129 | 86 |
| 43 | Somerset | 11 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 250 | 86 |
| 43 | Whitman-Hanson Regional | 14 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 322 | 86 |
| 46 | Agawam | 9 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 358 | 85 |
| 47 | Hudson | 13 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 200 | 84 |
| 48 | Palmer | 8 | 42 | 33 | 18 | 144 | 82 |
| 49 | Sturgis Charter | 6 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 32 | 81 |
| 50 | Dracut | 11 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 332 | 79 |
| 50 | Woburn | 1 | 38 | 41 | 21 | 296 | 79 |
| 52 | Cambridge | 15 | 26 | 37 | 22 | 357 | 78 |
| 53 | Blackstone Valley Regional | 1 | 29 | 47 | 23 | 133 | 77 |
| 53 | Norwood | 1 | 27 | 50 | 23 | 181 | 77 |
| 53 | Revere | 9 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 445 | 77 |
| 56 | Westport | 7 | 29 | 40 | 24 | 156 | 76 |
| 57 | West Springfield | 2 | 35 | 38 | 25 | 315 | 75 |
| 58 | Attleboro | 4 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 462 | 74 |
| 58 | Medford | 0 | 26 | 48 | 26 | 42 | 74 |
| 60 | Oxford | 4 | 29 | 40 | 27 | 143 | 73 |
| 60 | Webster | 2 | 29 | 42 | 27 | 174 | 73 |
| 62 | Wayland | 0 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 70 |
| 63 | Haverhill | 3 | 27 | 38 | 31 | 430 | 69 |
| 64 | Rockland | 3 | 18 | 46 | 32 | 145 | 68 |
| 64 | Sabis International Charter | 2 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 44 | 68 |
| 66 | Watertown | 43 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 66 |
| 67 | Codman Academy Charter | 0 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 63 |
| 68 | Lowell | 4 | 23 | 35 | 38 | 804 | 62 |
| 69 | Chicopee | 2 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 633 | 61 |
| 70 | North Shore Regional Voc. | 0 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 59 |
| 71 | New Bedford Global Learning Charter | 0 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 24 | 58 |
| 72 | Health Careers Academy Charter | 0 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 57 |
| 73 | Fairhaven | 0 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 130 | 55 |
| 73 | Pentucket Regional | 0 | 2 | 53 | 45 | 118 | 55 |
| 75 | Worcester | 8 | 20 | 24 | 48 | 25 | 52 |
| 76 | Boston | 3 | 15 | 31 | 51 | 2,965 | 49 |
| 77 | Community Charter School of Cambridge | 0 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 28 | 46 |
| 78 | Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 15 | 40 |
| 79 | South Shore Regional Voc. | 0 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 13 | 31 |
| 80 | Blue Hills Regional Voc. | 0 | 1 | 14 | 85 | 102 | 15 |