Top-ranked 8th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 8th-grade MCAS exams given in the spring of 2008. Boston.com ranked them by adding the percentage of students who scored either "advanced" or "proficient" in English, Math, and Science. 100 is the highest possible score.

8th GRADE ENGLISH 2008 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 30 100 2 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 43 98 3 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 34 97 3 Carlisle Public Schools 105 97 5 Dover-Sherborn Regional 168 96 5 Harvard Public Schools 111 96 5 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 22 96 5 Wayland Public Schools 227 96 5 Wellesley Public Schools 360 96 5 Winchester Public Schools 273 96 11 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 121 95 11 Belmont Public Schools 279 95 11 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 20 95 11 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 38 95 11 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 37 95 11 Sharon Public Schools 273 95 11 Sudbury Public Schools 358 95 11 Westford Public Schools 426 95 19 Ashland Public Schools 185 94 19 Georgetown Public Schools 135 94 19 Lexington Public Schools 535 94 19 Marblehead Public Schools 240 94 19 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 16 94 19 Medfield Public Schools 243 94 19 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 103 94 19 Northborough Public Schools 199 94 19 Weston Public Schools 184 94 28 Acton-Boxborough Regional 483 93 28 Andover Public Schools 484 93 28 Cohasset Public Schools 110 93 28 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 43 93 28 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 14 93 28 Lynnfield Public Schools 170 93 28 Manchester Essex Regional 109 93 28 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 70 93 28 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 46 93 28 Southwick-Tolland Regional 143 93 38 Chelmsford Public Schools 447 92 38 Concord Public Schools 199 92 38 Easton Public Schools 328 92 38 Hanover Public Schools 212 92 38 Marshfield Public Schools 389 92 38 North Reading Public Schools 203 92 38 Norwell Public Schools 153 92 38 Westwood Public Schools 227 92 46 Duxbury Public Schools 263 91 46 Longmeadow Public Schools 266 91 46 Lunenburg Public Schools 136 91 46 Marblehead Community Charter 33 91 46 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 263 91 46 Nauset Regional, Orleans 192 91 46 Reading Public Schools 320 91 53 Arlington Public Schools 312 90 53 Brookline Public Schools 414 90 53 Franklin Public Schools 480 90 53 Groton-Dunstable Regional 221 90 53 Holliston Public Schools 252 90 53 Hopkinton Public Schools 276 90 53 Lincoln Public Schools 104 90 53 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 370 90 53 Millis Public Schools 103 90 53 Natick Public Schools 308 90 53 Newton Public Schools 798 90 53 Richmond Public Schools 21 90 53 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 62 90 53 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 49 90 53 Southborough Public Schools 158 90 68 Amherst-Pelham Regional 277 89 68 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 216 89 68 Bedford Public Schools 175 89 68 Berlin-Boylston Regional 88 89 68 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 297 89 68 Mendon-Upton Regional 225 89 68 Needham Public Schools 372 89 68 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 45 89 68 Scituate Public Schools 250 89 68 Shrewsbury Public Schools 447 89 68 Tyngsborough Public Schools 162 89 68 Walpole Public Schools 287 89 68 Westborough Public Schools 249 89 81 Canton Public Schools 245 88 81 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 178 88 81 Hingham Public Schools 297 88 81 Ipswich Public Schools 185 88 81 Kipp Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 53 88 81 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 240 88 81 Sandwich Public Schools 326 88 88 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 70 87 88 Newburyport Public Schools 176 87 88 North Attleborough Public Schools 370 87 91 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 65 86 91 Barnstable Public Schools 473 86 91 Braintree Public Schools 394 86 91 Burlington Public Schools 274 86 91 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 71 86 91 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 283 86 91 Granby Public Schools 98 86 91 Mansfield Public Schools 413 86 91 Melrose Public Schools 275 86 91 North Andover Public Schools 377 86 91 Northbridge Public Schools 190 86 91 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 296 86 103 Acushnet Public Schools 139 85 103 Lenox Public Schools 71 85 103 Medway Public Schools 233 85 103 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 120 85 103 Sutton Public Schools 120 85 103 Swampscott Public Schools 195 85 103 Triton Regional, Byfield 260 85 103 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 574 85 103 Wilmington Public Schools 333 85 112 Chatham Public Schools 51 84 112 Dedham Public Schools 226 84 112 Falmouth Public Schools 300 84 112 Harwich Public Schools 95 84 112 Leicester Public Schools 166 84 112 Littleton Public Schools 137 84 112 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 25 84 112 Somerset Public Schools 204 84 112 Wakefield Public Schools 298 84 121 Abington Public Schools 208 83 121 Danvers Public Schools 293 83 121 Edgartown Public Schools 40 83 121 Grafton Public Schools 210 83 121 Hatfield Public Schools 29 83 121 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 429 83 121 Milton Public Schools 286 83 121 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 342 83 129 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 113 82 129 Boston Collegiate Charter 60 82 129 Hopedale Public Schools 89 82 129 Northampton Public Schools 218 82 129 Norton Public Schools 281 82 129 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 260 82 129 Stoneham Public Schools 201 82 129 Swansea Public Schools 185 82 129 Tewksbury Public Schools 396 82 129 Westport Community Public Schools 179 82 129 Woburn Public Schools 330 82 140 Berkley Public Schools 103 81 140 Billerica Public Schools 545 81 140 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 475 81 140 Dudley-Charlton Regional 400 81 140 East Longmeadow Public Schools 220 81 140 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 259 81 140 Hadley Public Schools 53 81 140 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 382 81 140 Norwood Public Schools 244 81 140 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 32 81 140 Seekonk Public Schools 183 81 140 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 86 81 152 Auburn Public Schools 209 80 152 Foxborough Public Schools 230 80 152 Peabody Public Schools 487 80 152 Pembroke Public Schools 237 80 152 Waltham Public Schools 341 80 152 Watertown Public Schools 186 80 152 West Bridgewater Public Schools 96 80 159 Agawam Public Schools 351 79 159 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 194 79 159 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 157 79 159 Milford Public Schools 319 79 159 Plymouth Public Schools 596 79 159 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 159 79 159 Stoughton Public Schools 325 79 159 West Boylston Public Schools 105 79 167 Amesbury Public Schools 182 78 167 Douglas Public Schools 154 78 167 East Bridgewater Public Schools 201 78 167 Maynard Public Schools 90 78 167 Quabbin Regional, Barre 281 78 167 Quincy Public Schools 660 78 167 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 46 78 167 Shirley Public Schools 60 78 167 South Hadley Public Schools 188 78 176 Belchertown Public Schools 214 77 176 Dartmouth Public Schools 357 77 176 South Shore Charter, Hull 38 77 176 Weymouth Public Schools 505 77 176 Winthrop Public Schools 143 77 181 Attleboro Public Schools 457 76 181 Hull Public Schools 86 76 181 Rockport Public Schools 80 76 181 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 295 76 185 Adams-Cheshire Regional 130 75 185 Cambridge Public Schools 392 75 185 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 307 75 185 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 66 75 185 Mashpee Public Schools 144 75 190 Beverly Public Schools 339 74 190 Bourne Public Schools 180 74 190 Clarksburg Public Schools 27 74 190 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 141 74 190 Gloucester Public Schools 249 74 195 Bellingham Public Schools 224 73 195 Carver Public Schools 162 73 195 Clinton Public Schools 154 73 195 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 145 73 195 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 15 73 195 Ware Public Schools 100 73 201 Fairhaven Public Schools 163 72 201 Hudson Public Schools 231 72 201 Ludlow Public Schools 243 72 201 Malden Public Schools 457 72 201 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 71 72 201 Revere Public Schools 468 72 201 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 58 72 201 Uxbridge Public Schools 156 72 209 Foxborough Regional Charter 62 71 209 Methuen Public Schools 616 71 209 Middleborough Public Schools 278 71 209 Millbury Public Schools 141 71 209 Monson Public Schools 125 71 209 Nantucket Public Schools 101 71 209 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 51 71 209 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 166 71 209 Taunton Public Schools 678 71 218 Ayer Public Schools 96 70 218 Blackstone-Millville Regional 182 70 218 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 88 70 218 Gardner Public Schools 230 70 218 Leominster Public Schools 504 70 218 Medford Public Schools 375 70 218 Saugus Public Schools 270 70 225 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 127 69 225 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 66 69 225 Everett Public Schools 403 69 225 Haverhill Public Schools 604 69 225 Rockland Public Schools 217 69 225 Tisbury Public Schools 42 69 231 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 65 68 231 Somerville Public Schools 350 68 231 Wareham Public Schools 312 68 231 Westfield Public Schools 474 68 235 Holbrook Public Schools 123 67 235 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 91 67 235 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 145 67 235 West Springfield Public Schools 312 67 239 Avon Public Schools 66 66 239 Dracut Public Schools 332 66 239 Framingham Public Schools 604 66 239 Gill-Montague Regional 93 66 239 Randolph Public Schools 295 66 244 Lawrence Family Development Charter 54 65 244 Marlborough Public Schools 365 65 244 North Adams Public Schools 114 65 244 Oxford Public Schools 174 65 244 Pittsfield Public Schools 486 65 249 Florida Public Schools 14 64 250 Brockton Public Schools 1222 63 250 Easthampton Public Schools 145 63 250 Granville Public Schools 27 63 250 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 126 63 250 North Brookfield Public Schools 62 63 250 Palmer Public Schools 195 63 256 Provincetown Public Schools 13 62 257 Quaboag Regional, Warre 118 61 258 Lynn Public Schools 975 60 258 Winchendon Public Schools 111 60 260 Holyoke Community Charter 34 59 260 Salem Public Schools 284 59 262 Fitchburg Public Schools 414 58 262 Webster Public Schools 151 58 264 Boston Public Schools 4022 57 264 Gateway Regional, Huntington 109 57 264 Worcester Public Schools 1565 57 267 Athol-Royalston Regional 155 56 267 Greenfield Public Schools 133 56 267 Lee Public Schools 75 56 267 Lowell Public Schools 1070 56 267 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 84 56 272 Chicopee Public Schools 614 55 272 Fall River Public Schools 805 55 274 New Bedford Public Schools 1008 53 275 Lowell Community Charter 40 50 276 Southbridge Public Schools 181 48 277 Lawrence Public Schools 986 47 278 Chelsea Public Schools 334 46 279 Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston 62 45 280 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 52 42 280 Holyoke Public Schools 472 42 282 Springfield Public Schools 1877 41 283 Community Charter School of Cambridge 47 38

8th GRADE MATH 2008 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 43 93 2 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 43 88 3 Harvard Public Schools 111 87 4 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 49 86 5 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 20 85 5 Wayland Public Schools 227 85 7 Carlisle Public Schools 105 83 7 Lexington Public Schools 539 83 9 Sudbury Public Schools 359 82 9 Wellesley Public Schools 358 82 11 Westford Public Schools 426 81 11 Winchester Public Schools 274 81 13 Acton-Boxborough Regional 485 80 13 Groton-Dunstable Regional 222 80 15 Belmont Public Schools 279 78 15 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 372 78 15 Medfield Public Schools 244 78 18 Cohasset Public Schools 110 77 18 Concord Public Schools 200 77 18 Dover-Sherborn Regional 168 77 18 Marblehead Public Schools 240 77 18 Nauset Regional, Orleans 192 77 18 Sharon Public Schools 273 77 24 Brookline Public Schools 416 76 24 Lynnfield Public Schools 170 76 24 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 24 76 24 Newton Public Schools 798 76 28 Reading Public Schools 318 75 28 Weston Public Schools 185 75 30 Andover Public Schools 485 74 30 Natick Public Schools 309 74 30 Scituate Public Schools 249 74 33 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 120 73 33 Hopkinton Public Schools 276 73 33 Marblehead Community Charter 34 73 33 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 262 73 33 North Reading Public Schools 204 73 33 Northborough Public Schools 199 73 39 Boston Collegiate Charter 60 72 39 Franklin Public Schools 482 72 39 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 178 72 39 Needham Public Schools 371 72 43 Arlington Public Schools 315 71 43 Longmeadow Public Schools 265 71 43 Manchester Essex Regional 109 71 43 Southborough Public Schools 159 71 43 Westborough Public Schools 250 71 48 Bedford Public Schools 175 70 48 Ipswich Public Schools 187 70 48 Kipp Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 53 70 48 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 46 70 48 Richmond Public Schools 20 70 53 Duxbury Public Schools 264 69 53 Lincoln Public Schools 103 69 53 Norwell Public Schools 153 69 53 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 239 69 53 Sutton Public Schools 120 69 58 Lunenburg Public Schools 135 68 58 Shrewsbury Public Schools 445 68 60 Amherst-Pelham Regional 279 67 60 Burlington Public Schools 276 67 60 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 297 67 60 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 15 67 60 Holliston Public Schools 252 67 60 Newburyport Public Schools 178 67 60 North Andover Public Schools 379 67 60 Tisbury Public Schools 42 67 68 Chelmsford Public Schools 446 66 68 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 38 66 68 Georgetown Public Schools 135 66 68 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 71 66 68 Sandwich Public Schools 326 66 73 Canton Public Schools 245 65 73 Medway Public Schools 235 65 73 Westwood Public Schools 228 65 76 Berlin-Boylston Regional 88 64 76 Florida Public Schools 14 64 78 Grafton Public Schools 212 63 78 Marshfield Public Schools 391 63 78 Mendon-Upton Regional 224 63 78 Swampscott Public Schools 197 63 78 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 573 63 83 Barnstable Public Schools 470 62 83 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 71 62 83 Easton Public Schools 326 62 83 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 45 62 87 Ashland Public Schools 185 61 87 Hingham Public Schools 297 61 87 Lawrence Family Development Charter 54 61 87 West Boylston Public Schools 104 61 91 Braintree Public Schools 394 60 91 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 70 60 91 Littleton Public Schools 137 60 91 Mansfield Public Schools 411 60 91 North Attleborough Public Schools 369 60 91 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 298 60 97 Granby Public Schools 97 59 97 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 261 59 97 Rockport Public Schools 81 59 97 West Bridgewater Public Schools 97 59 101 Billerica Public Schools 545 58 101 Chatham Public Schools 51 58 101 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 428 58 101 Lenox Public Schools 72 58 101 Millis Public Schools 103 58 101 Shirley Public Schools 60 58 107 Acushnet Public Schools 138 57 107 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 158 57 107 Melrose Public Schools 276 57 107 Milton Public Schools 285 57 107 Pembroke Public Schools 238 57 107 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 30 57 107 Southwick-Tolland Regional 143 57 107 Walpole Public Schools 289 57 115 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 34 56 115 Berkley Public Schools 103 56 115 East Bridgewater Public Schools 200 56 115 Falmouth Public Schools 300 56 115 Foxborough Public Schools 231 56 115 South Hadley Public Schools 187 56 115 Stoneham Public Schools 200 56 115 Triton Regional, Byfield 260 56 115 Wilmington Public Schools 333 56 124 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 260 55 124 Hanover Public Schools 211 55 124 Wakefield Public Schools 295 55 127 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 65 54 127 Belchertown Public Schools 213 54 127 Dudley-Charlton Regional 401 54 127 East Longmeadow Public Schools 220 54 127 Leicester Public Schools 166 54 127 Provincetown Public Schools 13 54 127 Somerset Public Schools 204 54 127 Tyngsborough Public Schools 162 54 135 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 479 53 135 Danvers Public Schools 294 53 135 Dartmouth Public Schools 356 53 135 Hadley Public Schools 54 53 135 Hatfield Public Schools 30 53 135 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 17 53 135 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 384 53 135 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 295 53 135 Watertown Public Schools 185 53 135 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 341 53 145 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 285 52 145 Douglas Public Schools 154 52 145 Edgartown Public Schools 41 52 145 Harwich Public Schools 93 52 145 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 121 52 145 Norwood Public Schools 244 52 145 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 21 52 152 Amesbury Public Schools 184 51 152 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 37 51 152 Hull Public Schools 86 51 152 Norton Public Schools 277 51 156 Abington Public Schools 206 50 156 Attleboro Public Schools 455 50 156 Carver Public Schools 161 50 156 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 88 50 156 Dedham Public Schools 228 50 156 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 307 50 156 Foxborough Regional Charter 62 50 156 Hopedale Public Schools 89 50 156 Millbury Public Schools 139 50 156 Quincy Public Schools 657 50 166 Auburn Public Schools 210 49 166 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 103 49 166 Northbridge Public Schools 191 49 169 Framingham Public Schools 605 48 169 Maynard Public Schools 90 48 169 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 71 48 169 Westport Community Public Schools 179 48 173 Agawam Public Schools 350 47 173 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 217 47 173 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 114 47 173 Bourne Public Schools 179 47 173 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 141 47 173 Peabody Public Schools 484 47 173 Plymouth Public Schools 595 47 173 Stoughton Public Schools 327 47 173 Waltham Public Schools 339 47 173 Woburn Public Schools 333 47 183 Adams-Cheshire Regional 131 46 183 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 145 46 183 Northampton Public Schools 220 46 183 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 90 46 183 Swansea Public Schools 185 46 183 Ware Public Schools 100 46 183 Weymouth Public Schools 503 46 190 Nantucket Public Schools 101 45 190 Quabbin Regional, Barre 281 45 190 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 62 45 190 Seekonk Public Schools 185 45 194 Bellingham Public Schools 224 44 194 Blackstone-Millville Regional 185 44 194 Haverhill Public Schools 601 44 194 Ludlow Public Schools 244 44 194 Mashpee Public Schools 144 44 194 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 87 44 200 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 194 43 200 Clarksburg Public Schools 26 43 200 Gill-Montague Regional 93 43 200 Gloucester Public Schools 247 43 200 Leominster Public Schools 503 43 200 Medford Public Schools 373 43 206 Cambridge Public Schools 397 42 206 Clinton Public Schools 153 42 206 Easthampton Public Schools 146 42 206 Taunton Public Schools 681 42 206 Westfield Public Schools 476 42 211 Dracut Public Schools 333 41 211 Fairhaven Public Schools 163 41 211 Methuen Public Schools 615 41 211 Milford Public Schools 318 41 211 Tewksbury Public Schools 397 41 211 Winthrop Public Schools 144 41 217 Holbrook Public Schools 122 40 217 Marlborough Public Schools 360 40 217 Middleborough Public Schools 282 40 217 Monson Public Schools 124 40 217 South Shore Charter, Hull 38 40 217 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 165 40 223 Beverly Public Schools 342 39 223 Hudson Public Schools 229 39 223 Malden Public Schools 463 39 223 Randolph Public Schools 296 39 223 Rockland Public Schools 216 39 223 Saugus Public Schools 271 39 229 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 66 38 229 Granville Public Schools 27 38 229 Uxbridge Public Schools 157 38 232 Oxford Public Schools 175 37 232 Pittsfield Public Schools 488 37 232 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 144 37 232 West Springfield Public Schools 312 37 236 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 66 36 236 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 125 36 236 North Adams Public Schools 113 36 236 Somerville Public Schools 353 36 236 Winchendon Public Schools 110 36 241 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 127 35 241 Gardner Public Schools 228 35 241 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 66 35 241 Palmer Public Schools 194 35 245 Boston Public Schools 4059 34 245 Revere Public Schools 466 34 245 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 159 34 245 Salem Public Schools 285 34 249 Ayer Public Schools 95 32 249 Everett Public Schools 402 32 249 Greenfield Public Schools 132 32 249 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 57 32 253 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 32 31 254 Brockton Public Schools 1222 30 254 Quaboag Regional, Warre 117 30 254 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 46 30 254 Wareham Public Schools 315 30 258 Holyoke Community Charter 34 29 258 Lowell Public Schools 1071 29 258 Lynn Public Schools 972 29 258 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 52 29 262 Avon Public Schools 67 28 263 Athol-Royalston Regional 157 27 263 Chicopee Public Schools 617 27 263 Fall River Public Schools 809 27 263 Fitchburg Public Schools 417 27 263 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 15 27 263 Worcester Public Schools 1579 27 269 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83 26 270 Gateway Regional, Huntington 108 25 270 Webster Public Schools 150 25 272 Lowell Community Charter 40 23 272 New Bedford Public Schools 1009 23 274 Holyoke Public Schools 481 22 274 Lee Public Schools 75 22 276 North Brookfield Public Schools 62 21 277 Chelsea Public Schools 336 20 278 Lawrence Public Schools 990 19 279 Southbridge Public Schools 177 16 280 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 50 14 281 Springfield Public Schools 1875 13 281 Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston 61 13 283 Community Charter School of Cambridge 46 9

8th GRADE SCIENCE 2008 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Marblehead Community Charter 34 97 2 Harvard Public Schools 111 89 3 Wayland Public Schools 227 81 4 Winchester Public Schools 274 80 5 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 372 77 5 Nauset Regional, Orleans 192 77 7 Medfield Public Schools 243 76 7 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 21 76 7 Westford Public Schools 426 76 10 Carlisle Public Schools 105 75 10 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 20 75 12 Northborough Public Schools 198 74 12 Weston Public Schools 185 74 14 Belmont Public Schools 279 73 14 Lexington Public Schools 539 73 16 Westborough Public Schools 250 72 17 Sharon Public Schools 272 71 18 Chelmsford Public Schools 446 70 18 Dover-Sherborn Regional 168 70 18 Groton-Dunstable Regional 222 70 21 Acton-Boxborough Regional 485 69 21 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 178 69 21 Longmeadow Public Schools 264 69 24 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 71 68 24 Concord Public Schools 200 68 24 Grafton Public Schools 212 68 24 North Attleborough Public Schools 368 68 24 Reading Public Schools 318 68 24 Southborough Public Schools 159 68 30 Franklin Public Schools 482 67 30 Marblehead Public Schools 240 67 32 Andover Public Schools 485 66 32 Sudbury Public Schools 359 66 34 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 17 65 34 Newton Public Schools 798 65 36 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 120 64 36 Arlington Public Schools 315 64 36 Needham Public Schools 371 64 36 North Reading Public Schools 205 64 36 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 46 64 36 Sutton Public Schools 120 64 42 Brookline Public Schools 416 63 42 Duxbury Public Schools 264 63 42 Hadley Public Schools 54 63 42 Lincoln Public Schools 102 63 42 Mendon-Upton Regional 224 63 42 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 62 63 42 Scituate Public Schools 249 63 49 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 70 62 49 Lynnfield Public Schools 170 62 49 Natick Public Schools 308 62 52 Bedford Public Schools 175 61 52 Edgartown Public Schools 41 61 52 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 262 61 52 Westwood Public Schools 227 61 56 Berlin-Boylston Regional 88 60 56 Easton Public Schools 325 60 56 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 15 60 56 Lunenburg Public Schools 135 60 56 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 572 60 61 Hanover Public Schools 209 59 61 Hingham Public Schools 295 59 61 Shrewsbury Public Schools 445 59 61 Tisbury Public Schools 42 59 65 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 217 58 65 Medway Public Schools 235 58 65 North Andover Public Schools 379 58 65 Wellesley Public Schools 357 58 69 Barnstable Public Schools 471 57 69 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 35 57 69 Burlington Public Schools 276 57 69 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 37 57 69 Holliston Public Schools 253 57 69 Manchester Essex Regional 109 57 75 Hopkinton Public Schools 276 56 75 Swampscott Public Schools 197 56 77 Cohasset Public Schools 109 55 77 Ipswich Public Schools 186 55 77 Newburyport Public Schools 178 55 77 Richmond Public Schools 20 55 81 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 43 53 81 Chatham Public Schools 51 53 81 Georgetown Public Schools 135 53 81 Norwell Public Schools 153 53 85 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 297 52 85 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 46 52 85 Walpole Public Schools 289 52 88 Amherst-Pelham Regional 279 51 88 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 479 51 88 Canton Public Schools 245 51 88 Melrose Public Schools 276 51 88 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 238 51 88 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 260 51 94 East Longmeadow Public Schools 220 50 94 Hatfield Public Schools 30 50 94 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 428 50 94 Northampton Public Schools 220 50 98 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 43 49 98 Sandwich Public Schools 326 49 98 Southwick-Tolland Regional 143 49 98 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 295 49 98 West Bridgewater Public Schools 96 49 103 Ashland Public Schools 185 48 103 Danvers Public Schools 293 48 103 Dudley-Charlton Regional 400 48 103 Granby Public Schools 97 48 103 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 158 48 103 Milton Public Schools 285 48 103 Quincy Public Schools 657 48 103 Stoneham Public Schools 200 48 103 Tyngsborough Public Schools 162 48 112 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 114 47 112 Dartmouth Public Schools 356 47 112 Marshfield Public Schools 391 47 112 Pembroke Public Schools 238 47 116 Littleton Public Schools 136 46 116 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 384 46 116 Rockport Public Schools 81 46 116 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 298 46 116 Triton Regional, Byfield 261 46 121 Acushnet Public Schools 137 45 121 Blackstone-Millville Regional 183 45 121 Hull Public Schools 86 45 121 Lenox Public Schools 71 45 121 Mansfield Public Schools 410 45 121 Millis Public Schools 103 45 121 Quabbin Regional, Barre 280 45 121 Seekonk Public Schools 184 45 121 West Boylston Public Schools 104 45 130 Amesbury Public Schools 184 44 130 Auburn Public Schools 210 44 130 Braintree Public Schools 394 44 130 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 285 44 130 Millbury Public Schools 136 44 130 Northbridge Public Schools 189 44 130 Norton Public Schools 277 44 130 Plymouth Public Schools 596 44 130 South Hadley Public Schools 187 44 130 Wakefield Public Schools 294 44 140 Agawam Public Schools 349 43 140 Boston Collegiate Charter 60 43 140 Bourne Public Schools 179 43 140 Gill-Montague Regional 90 43 140 Harwich Public Schools 93 43 140 Maynard Public Schools 90 43 140 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 121 43 140 Peabody Public Schools 484 43 140 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 30 43 140 Swansea Public Schools 184 43 150 Dedham Public Schools 228 42 150 Foxborough Public Schools 231 42 150 Somerset Public Schools 204 42 150 Wilmington Public Schools 332 42 154 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 49 41 154 Tewksbury Public Schools 396 41 154 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 341 41 157 Belchertown Public Schools 213 40 157 Berkley Public Schools 103 40 157 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 71 40 157 Norwood Public Schools 243 40 157 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 165 40 162 Falmouth Public Schools 298 39 162 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 141 39 162 Mashpee Public Schools 144 39 162 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 87 39 162 Stoughton Public Schools 327 39 162 Weymouth Public Schools 504 39 168 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 194 38 168 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 307 38 168 Hopedale Public Schools 89 38 168 Leicester Public Schools 165 38 168 Westport Community Public Schools 179 38 168 Woburn Public Schools 332 38 174 Carver Public Schools 159 37 174 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 88 37 174 Haverhill Public Schools 599 37 177 Billerica Public Schools 544 36 177 East Bridgewater Public Schools 200 36 177 Framingham Public Schools 604 36 177 Gloucester Public Schools 249 36 177 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 145 36 177 West Springfield Public Schools 312 36 183 Cambridge Public Schools 396 35 183 Milford Public Schools 317 35 183 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 46 35 183 Shirley Public Schools 60 35 183 Uxbridge Public Schools 157 35 188 Abington Public Schools 206 34 188 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 66 34 188 Bellingham Public Schools 224 34 188 Douglas Public Schools 154 34 188 Foxborough Regional Charter 61 34 188 Medford Public Schools 371 34 188 Nantucket Public Schools 100 34 188 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 90 34 188 Rockland Public Schools 216 34 188 South Shore Charter, Hull 38 34 188 Watertown Public Schools 185 34 199 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 260 33 199 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 15 33 199 Westfield Public Schools 476 33 202 Beverly Public Schools 341 32 202 Fairhaven Public Schools 163 32 202 Gardner Public Schools 225 32 202 Winchendon Public Schools 110 32 206 Adams-Cheshire Regional 131 31 206 Ayer Public Schools 95 31 206 Easthampton Public Schools 146 31 206 Palmer Public Schools 196 31 206 Provincetown Public Schools 13 31 211 Dracut Public Schools 333 30 211 Kipp Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 50 30 211 Waltham Public Schools 340 30 214 Leominster Public Schools 505 29 214 Methuen Public Schools 613 29 214 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 24 29 214 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 66 29 214 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 143 29 219 Florida Public Schools 14 28 219 Hudson Public Schools 228 28 219 Middleborough Public Schools 281 28 219 Taunton Public Schools 680 28 223 Attleboro Public Schools 454 27 223 Clinton Public Schools 153 27 223 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 66 27 223 Marlborough Public Schools 359 27 223 Oxford Public Schools 175 27 223 Winthrop Public Schools 142 27 229 Clarksburg Public Schools 27 26 229 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 38 26 229 Granville Public Schools 27 26 229 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 126 26 229 Monson Public Schools 124 26 229 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 159 26 235 Quaboag Regional, Warre 117 25 235 Salem Public Schools 285 25 237 Gateway Regional, Huntington 107 24 237 Ludlow Public Schools 244 24 237 North Adams Public Schools 115 24 237 Pittsfield Public Schools 486 24 241 Somerville Public Schools 351 23 241 Webster Public Schools 149 23 243 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 65 22 243 Malden Public Schools 462 22 243 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 71 22 243 Revere Public Schools 466 22 247 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 127 21 247 Randolph Public Schools 294 21 249 Athol-Royalston Regional 155 20 249 Fall River Public Schools 809 20 249 Saugus Public Schools 271 20 249 Wareham Public Schools 313 20 253 Avon Public Schools 67 19 253 Holbrook Public Schools 122 19 253 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83 19 256 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 103 18 256 Ware Public Schools 99 18 258 Chicopee Public Schools 616 17 258 Lee Public Schools 75 17 258 Southbridge Public Schools 177 17 261 Lowell Public Schools 1071 16 261 Worcester Public Schools 1577 16 263 Everett Public Schools 402 15 264 Brockton Public Schools 1219 14 265 North Brookfield Public Schools 62 13 265 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 32 13 267 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 50 12 267 Greenfield Public Schools 131 12 267 New Bedford Public Schools 1004 12 270 Fitchburg Public Schools 415 11 270 Lynn Public Schools 969 11 270 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 56 11 273 Boston Public Schools 4020 10 274 Chelsea Public Schools 336 9 274 Community Charter School of Cambridge 47 9 274 Springfield Public Schools 1851 9 277 Lowell Community Charter 40 8 278 Holyoke Public Schools 475 7 278 Lawrence Family Development Charter 54 7 278 Lawrence Public Schools 986 7 281 Holyoke Community Charter 34 6 281 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 52 6 283 Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston 61 0