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 2009. 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 2009 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 20 100 1 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 48 100 1 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 14 100 4 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 121 99 5 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 54 98 6 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 61 97 6 Carlisle Public Schools 99 97 6 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 36 97 6 Westford Public Schools 438 97 10 Belmont Public Schools 277 96 10 Harvard Public Schools 122 96 10 Lexington Public Schools 522 96 10 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 344 96 10 Medfield Public Schools 249 96 10 Norwell Public Schools 183 96 10 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 76 96 10 Wayland Public Schools 246 96 10 Wellesley Public Schools 320 96 19 Andover Public Schools 525 95 19 Dover-Sherborn Regional 182 95 19 Duxbury Public Schools 263 95 19 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 38 95 19 Hadley Public Schools 49 95 19 Longmeadow Public Schools 264 95 19 Marblehead Public Schools 228 95 19 Needham Public Schools 353 95 19 North Reading Public Schools 217 95 19 Richmond Public Schools 19 95 19 Sharon Public Schools 321 95 19 Sudbury Public Schools 355 95 19 Tisbury Public Schools 41 95 19 Westwood Public Schools 229 95 33 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 70 94 33 Concord Public Schools 199 94 33 Hanover Public Schools 222 94 33 Hopkinton Public Schools 264 94 33 Littleton Public Schools 104 94 33 Northborough Public Schools 202 94 33 Westborough Public Schools 265 94 40 Acton-Boxborough Regional 495 93 40 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 39 93 40 Brookline Public Schools 382 93 40 Cohasset Public Schools 105 93 40 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 69 93 40 Reading Public Schools 365 93 40 Southborough Public Schools 185 93 40 Weston Public Schools 184 93 48 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 162 92 48 Hingham Public Schools 304 92 48 Holliston Public Schools 233 92 48 Marblehead Community Charter 36 92 48 Marshfield Public Schools 355 92 48 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 24 92 48 Natick Public Schools 343 92 48 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 58 92 48 Scituate Public Schools 250 92 48 Walpole Public Schools 285 92 58 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 52 91 58 Amherst-Pelham Regional 289 91 58 Ashland Public Schools 202 91 58 Canton Public Schools 257 91 58 Chatham Public Schools 56 91 58 Foxborough Regional Charter 88 91 58 Groton-Dunstable Regional 240 91 58 Hatfield Public Schools 36 91 58 Ipswich Public Schools 175 91 58 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 252 91 58 Shrewsbury Public Schools 491 91 58 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 46 91 58 Winchester Public Schools 318 91 71 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 202 90 71 Chelmsford Public Schools 414 90 71 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 273 90 71 Easton Public Schools 317 90 71 Foxborough Public Schools 230 90 71 Franklin Public Schools 531 90 71 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 237 90 71 Granby Public Schools 103 90 71 Harwich Public Schools 105 90 71 Lunenburg Public Schools 136 90 71 Lynnfield Public Schools 190 90 71 Mendon-Upton Regional 220 90 71 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 217 90 71 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 122 90 85 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 59 89 85 Bedford Public Schools 198 89 85 Berlin-Boylston Regional 82 89 85 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 484 89 85 Newburyport Public Schools 188 89 85 Newton Public Schools 804 89 85 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 69 89 85 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 28 89 85 Swampscott Public Schools 212 89 85 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 587 89 95 Arlington Public Schools 352 88 95 Braintree Public Schools 444 88 95 Burlington Public Schools 283 88 95 Dartmouth Public Schools 332 88 95 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 307 88 95 Lincoln Public Schools 119 88 95 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 93 88 95 North Andover Public Schools 352 88 95 North Attleborough Public Schools 395 88 95 North Brookfield Public Schools 59 88 95 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 49 88 95 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 267 88 95 Sutton Public Schools 143 88 95 Tyngsborough Public Schools 172 88 95 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 347 88 110 Acushnet Public Schools 117 87 110 Berkley Public Schools 109 87 110 Dudley-Charlton Regional 330 87 110 East Longmeadow Public Schools 223 87 110 Lenox Public Schools 62 87 110 Medway Public Schools 242 87 110 Milton Public Schools 294 87 110 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 353 87 110 Northbridge Public Schools 204 87 110 Plymouth Public Schools 632 87 110 Rockport Public Schools 91 87 110 Wilmington Public Schools 333 87 122 Abington Public Schools 206 86 122 Avon Public Schools 64 86 122 Douglas Public Schools 121 86 122 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 108 86 122 Hopedale Public Schools 102 86 122 Mansfield Public Schools 401 86 122 Milford Public Schools 318 86 122 Pembroke Public Schools 250 86 122 Seekonk Public Schools 183 86 122 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 332 86 122 Southwick-Tolland Regional 144 86 122 Westport Community Public Schools 157 86 134 Agawam Public Schools 371 85 134 Danvers Public Schools 297 85 134 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 294 85 134 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 35 85 134 Grafton Public Schools 213 85 134 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 55 85 134 Maynard Public Schools 97 85 134 Melrose Public Schools 259 85 134 Millis Public Schools 95 85 134 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 109 85 134 Provincetown Public Schools 20 85 134 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 59 85 134 Tewksbury Public Schools 373 85 134 West Boylston Public Schools 92 85 148 Dedham Public Schools 215 84 148 Georgetown Public Schools 116 84 148 Leicester Public Schools 150 84 148 Nauset Regional, Orleans 158 84 148 Norwood Public Schools 283 84 148 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 50 84 148 Quincy Public Schools 671 84 148 Sandwich Public Schools 321 84 148 Triton Regional, Byfield 206 84 148 Uxbridge Public Schools 169 84 158 Auburn Public Schools 203 83 158 Hull Public Schools 99 83 158 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 406 83 158 Lawrence Family Development Charter 49 83 158 Manchester Essex Regional 112 83 158 Quabbin Regional, Barre 278 83 158 Shirley Public Schools 63 83 158 Somerset Public Schools 221 83 158 Woburn Public Schools 356 83 167 Amesbury Public Schools 178 82 167 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 87 82 167 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 77 82 167 East Bridgewater Public Schools 192 82 167 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 70 82 167 Ludlow Public Schools 262 82 167 Stoughton Public Schools 299 82 174 Attleboro Public Schools 489 81 174 Beverly Public Schools 322 81 174 Billerica Public Schools 525 81 174 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 68 81 174 Holyoke Community Charter 37 81 174 Northampton Public Schools 235 81 174 Wakefield Public Schools 273 81 174 Weymouth Public Schools 541 81 182 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 130 80 182 Edgartown Public Schools 36 80 182 Mashpee Public Schools 153 80 182 Norton Public Schools 258 80 182 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 65 80 182 Watertown Public Schools 188 80 182 West Bridgewater Public Schools 108 80 189 Barnstable Public Schools 453 79 189 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 140 79 189 Middleborough Public Schools 318 79 189 Peabody Public Schools 513 79 189 Revere Public Schools 454 79 189 South Hadley Public Schools 160 79 189 South Shore Charter, Hull 39 79 189 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 303 79 189 Waltham Public Schools 364 79 198 Belchertown Public Schools 225 78 198 Blackstone-Millville Regional 193 78 198 Cambridge Public Schools 399 78 198 Carver Public Schools 175 78 198 Community Charter School of Cambridge 58 78 198 Falmouth Public Schools 304 78 198 Malden Public Schools 467 78 198 Nantucket Public Schools 84 78 198 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 105 78 198 Stoneham Public Schools 222 78 208 Adams-Cheshire Regional 120 77 208 Boston Collegiate Charter 62 77 208 Bourne Public Schools 211 77 208 Hudson Public Schools 232 77 208 Medford Public Schools 323 77 208 Palmer Public Schools 181 77 208 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 150 77 208 Wareham Public Schools 248 77 216 Ayer Public Schools 83 76 216 Framingham Public Schools 637 76 216 Greenfield Public Schools 100 76 216 Lee Public Schools 67 76 216 Leominster Public Schools 488 76 216 Winthrop Public Schools 158 76 222 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 52 75 222 Clinton Public Schools 158 75 222 Fairhaven Public Schools 194 75 222 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 147 75 222 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 164 75 222 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 72 75 222 Swansea Public Schools 191 75 222 Taunton Public Schools 666 75 222 West Springfield Public Schools 323 75 231 Gardner Public Schools 230 74 231 Monson Public Schools 121 74 231 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 128 74 231 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 60 74 235 Bellingham Public Schools 193 73 235 Millbury Public Schools 143 73 235 Pittsfield Public Schools 460 73 235 Westfield Public Schools 500 73 239 Haverhill Public Schools 588 72 239 Marlborough Public Schools 406 72 239 Methuen Public Schools 603 72 242 Athol-Royalston Regional 152 71 242 Everett Public Schools 403 71 242 Gill-Montague Regional 103 71 242 Oxford Public Schools 158 71 242 Randolph Public Schools 252 71 242 Rockland Public Schools 172 71 242 Saugus Public Schools 237 71 249 Easthampton Public Schools 125 70 249 Granville Public Schools 20 70 251 Brockton Public Schools 1141 69 251 Gateway Regional, Huntington 109 69 251 Gloucester Public Schools 258 69 251 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 116 69 251 Ware Public Schools 82 69 256 Holbrook Public Schools 97 68 257 Chicopee Public Schools 590 67 257 Lowell Community Charter 68 67 259 Dracut Public Schools 356 66 259 Fitchburg Public Schools 378 66 261 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 78 65 261 Salem Public Schools 321 65 261 Winchendon Public Schools 125 65 264 Fall River Public Schools 831 64 264 Somerville Public Schools 320 64 266 Lowell Public Schools 1086 63 266 Southbridge Public Schools 168 63 268 Lynn Public Schools 904 61 269 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 60 60 270 Boston Public Schools 3916 59 270 Clarksburg Public Schools 37 59 270 Worcester Public Schools 1599 59 273 Chelsea Public Schools 359 57 274 New Bedford Public Schools 1003 54 275 Quaboag Regional, Warre 128 53 275 Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston 40 53 277 North Adams Public Schools 116 51 277 Webster Public Schools 143 51 279 Lawrence Public Schools 1016 49 280 Springfield Public Schools 1901 48 281 Holyoke Public Schools 463 45 282 Florida Public Schools 14 43

8th Grade Math 2009 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 47 96 1 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 54 96 3 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 61 93 4 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 40 88 4 Lexington Public Schools 520 88 6 Carlisle Public Schools 101 87 7 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 121 84 7 Westford Public Schools 439 84 9 Acton-Boxborough Regional 495 83 9 Cohasset Public Schools 105 83 11 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 344 82 11 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 251 82 11 Needham Public Schools 353 82 14 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 38 81 14 Longmeadow Public Schools 266 81 14 Marblehead Public Schools 228 81 17 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 20 80 17 Harvard Public Schools 121 80 17 Medfield Public Schools 249 80 20 Dover-Sherborn Regional 182 78 20 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 14 78 20 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 54 78 20 Reading Public Schools 364 78 24 Newton Public Schools 806 77 24 Sharon Public Schools 320 77 24 Weston Public Schools 186 77 27 Brookline Public Schools 382 76 27 Ipswich Public Schools 174 76 27 Nauset Regional, Orleans 158 76 27 Winchester Public Schools 318 76 31 Belmont Public Schools 277 75 31 Rockport Public Schools 89 75 31 Sudbury Public Schools 354 75 31 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 47 75 31 Wayland Public Schools 244 75 36 Andover Public Schools 526 74 36 Lynnfield Public Schools 190 74 36 Tisbury Public Schools 41 74 39 Bedford Public Schools 202 73 39 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 69 73 39 Duxbury Public Schools 263 73 39 Groton-Dunstable Regional 240 73 39 Wellesley Public Schools 318 73 44 Westborough Public Schools 264 72 45 North Reading Public Schools 216 71 45 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 270 71 45 Shirley Public Schools 65 71 48 Arlington Public Schools 351 70 48 Foxborough Public Schools 231 70 48 Hadley Public Schools 49 70 48 Hingham Public Schools 304 70 48 Marblehead Community Charter 36 70 48 Northborough Public Schools 201 70 54 Concord Public Schools 198 68 54 Franklin Public Schools 531 68 54 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 50 68 54 Shrewsbury Public Schools 492 68 54 Sutton Public Schools 143 68 59 Holliston Public Schools 236 67 59 Milton Public Schools 292 67 59 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 59 67 59 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 587 67 63 Braintree Public Schools 445 66 63 Manchester Essex Regional 112 66 63 Medway Public Schools 240 66 63 Scituate Public Schools 250 66 63 Tyngsborough Public Schools 173 66 63 Westwood Public Schools 228 66 69 Amherst-Pelham Regional 288 65 69 Hanover Public Schools 222 65 69 Hopkinton Public Schools 263 65 69 Lincoln Public Schools 121 65 69 Littleton Public Schools 106 65 69 Marshfield Public Schools 353 65 69 Norwell Public Schools 183 65 76 Ashland Public Schools 201 64 76 Lawrence Family Development Charter 49 64 76 Lunenburg Public Schools 136 64 76 Natick Public Schools 343 64 76 Pembroke Public Schools 251 64 81 Boston Collegiate Charter 61 63 81 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 236 63 81 Georgetown Public Schools 118 63 81 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 305 63 81 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 217 63 81 Richmond Public Schools 19 63 87 East Bridgewater Public Schools 192 62 87 Grafton Public Schools 214 62 87 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 163 62 87 Southborough Public Schools 185 62 91 Canton Public Schools 260 61 91 Easton Public Schools 317 61 91 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 107 61 91 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 71 61 91 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 23 61 91 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 28 61 91 Sandwich Public Schools 322 61 98 North Andover Public Schools 351 60 99 Burlington Public Schools 283 59 99 Chelmsford Public Schools 416 59 99 Milford Public Schools 316 59 99 Walpole Public Schools 285 59 103 Agawam Public Schools 368 58 103 Belchertown Public Schools 223 58 103 Dedham Public Schools 214 58 103 Hatfield Public Schools 36 58 103 Mendon-Upton Regional 220 58 103 Millis Public Schools 96 58 103 Newburyport Public Schools 188 58 103 North Attleborough Public Schools 395 58 103 Wilmington Public Schools 330 58 112 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 53 57 112 Bellingham Public Schools 193 57 114 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 59 56 114 Dudley-Charlton Regional 330 56 114 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 93 56 114 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 329 56 114 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 348 56 119 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 203 55 119 Berkley Public Schools 108 55 119 Billerica Public Schools 528 55 119 Carver Public Schools 177 55 119 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 274 55 119 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 68 55 119 Granby Public Schools 103 55 119 Mansfield Public Schools 401 55 119 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 36 55 119 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 355 55 119 Somerset Public Schools 218 55 119 Swampscott Public Schools 212 55 131 Acushnet Public Schools 115 54 131 Blackstone-Millville Regional 192 54 131 South Hadley Public Schools 163 54 131 Stoughton Public Schools 298 54 131 Triton Regional, Byfield 208 54 131 Wakefield Public Schools 273 54 131 Westport Community Public Schools 157 54 138 Auburn Public Schools 204 53 138 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 482 53 138 Hopedale Public Schools 102 53 138 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 405 53 138 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 59 53 138 Uxbridge Public Schools 171 53 138 West Springfield Public Schools 324 53 145 East Longmeadow Public Schools 224 52 145 Leicester Public Schools 150 52 145 Melrose Public Schools 260 52 145 Northbridge Public Schools 204 52 145 West Bridgewater Public Schools 109 52 150 Amesbury Public Schools 179 51 150 Berlin-Boylston Regional 82 51 150 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 140 51 150 Framingham Public Schools 632 51 150 Quincy Public Schools 673 51 150 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 69 51 150 Southwick-Tolland Regional 144 51 150 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 303 51 158 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 296 50 158 Norwood Public Schools 283 50 158 Plymouth Public Schools 631 50 161 Attleboro Public Schools 489 49 161 Barnstable Public Schools 454 49 161 Fairhaven Public Schools 192 49 161 Falmouth Public Schools 305 49 161 Lenox Public Schools 62 49 161 Ludlow Public Schools 261 49 161 Seekonk Public Schools 184 49 161 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 149 49 169 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 78 48 169 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 69 48 169 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 148 48 169 Marlborough Public Schools 408 48 169 Maynard Public Schools 97 48 174 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 130 47 174 Bourne Public Schools 211 47 174 Chatham Public Schools 56 47 174 Douglas Public Schools 120 47 174 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 36 47 174 Foxborough Regional Charter 88 47 174 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 106 47 174 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 122 47 174 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 65 47 183 Avon Public Schools 64 46 183 Danvers Public Schools 297 46 183 Edgartown Public Schools 35 46 183 Medford Public Schools 321 46 183 Norton Public Schools 256 46 183 Watertown Public Schools 192 46 189 Beverly Public Schools 323 45 189 Dartmouth Public Schools 333 45 189 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 76 45 189 Provincetown Public Schools 20 45 189 Quabbin Regional, Barre 276 45 189 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 60 45 189 Waltham Public Schools 364 45 196 Abington Public Schools 205 44 196 Ayer Public Schools 83 44 196 Easthampton Public Schools 124 44 196 Northampton Public Schools 234 44 196 Oxford Public Schools 153 44 196 Ware Public Schools 82 44 202 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 86 43 202 Gardner Public Schools 232 43 202 Gloucester Public Schools 259 43 202 Holyoke Community Charter 37 43 202 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 165 43 202 Peabody Public Schools 513 43 202 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 51 43 202 Tewksbury Public Schools 372 43 202 Weymouth Public Schools 544 43 202 Woburn Public Schools 357 43 212 Cambridge Public Schools 396 42 212 Harwich Public Schools 105 42 212 Stoneham Public Schools 220 42 212 Winchendon Public Schools 126 42 212 Winthrop Public Schools 162 42 217 Greenfield Public Schools 99 41 217 Randolph Public Schools 250 41 219 Adams-Cheshire Regional 120 40 219 Clarksburg Public Schools 38 40 219 Millbury Public Schools 144 40 219 Pittsfield Public Schools 458 40 219 Rockland Public Schools 171 40 224 Middleborough Public Schools 320 39 224 Quaboag Regional, Warre 128 39 226 Clinton Public Schools 157 38 226 Haverhill Public Schools 588 38 226 Leominster Public Schools 489 38 226 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 105 38 226 North Brookfield Public Schools 59 38 226 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 124 38 226 Swansea Public Schools 191 38 226 Taunton Public Schools 670 38 234 Malden Public Schools 469 37 234 Palmer Public Schools 178 37 234 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 72 37 237 Methuen Public Schools 605 36 237 West Boylston Public Schools 92 36 237 Westfield Public Schools 501 36 240 Dracut Public Schools 354 35 240 Hudson Public Schools 232 35 240 Monson Public Schools 121 35 243 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 118 34 243 Revere Public Schools 454 34 243 Salem Public Schools 324 34 243 Saugus Public Schools 238 34 247 Gateway Regional, Huntington 109 33 247 Granville Public Schools 21 33 247 Lee Public Schools 67 33 247 Mashpee Public Schools 154 33 251 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 50 32 251 Chicopee Public Schools 592 32 253 Lowell Public Schools 1081 31 253 Nantucket Public Schools 84 31 253 Somerville Public Schools 320 31 256 Boston Public Schools 3972 28 256 Brockton Public Schools 1144 28 256 Everett Public Schools 404 28 256 Fitchburg Public Schools 382 28 256 Hull Public Schools 99 28 256 Lynn Public Schools 904 28 256 Worcester Public Schools 1600 28 263 Athol-Royalston Regional 154 27 263 Chelsea Public Schools 360 27 263 Gill-Montague Regional 104 27 263 Lowell Community Charter 68 27 263 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 61 27 268 Fall River Public Schools 833 26 269 South Shore Charter, Hull 39 24 269 Southbridge Public Schools 170 24 271 Holbrook Public Schools 98 23 271 Webster Public Schools 142 23 273 New Bedford Public Schools 1009 22 273 North Adams Public Schools 109 22 275 Florida Public Schools 14 21 275 Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston 40 21 275 Wareham Public Schools 246 21 278 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 76 20 279 Community Charter School of Cambridge 58 14 279 Holyoke Public Schools 458 14 279 Lawrence Public Schools 1011 14 282 Springfield Public Schools 1878 11

8th Grade Science 2009 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Harvard Public Schools 121 86 2 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 47 83 3 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 47 79 3 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 344 79 5 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 40 78 6 Carlisle Public Schools 101 77 6 Westford Public Schools 439 77 8 Lexington Public Schools 521 76 9 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 70 75 9 Medfield Public Schools 248 75 9 Westborough Public Schools 264 75 12 Acton-Boxborough Regional 495 74 12 Dover-Sherborn Regional 182 74 14 Groton-Dunstable Regional 240 73 14 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 22 73 14 Wayland Public Schools 244 73 14 Winchester Public Schools 318 73 18 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 120 71 18 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 14 71 18 Weston Public Schools 187 71 21 Longmeadow Public Schools 265 70 21 Marblehead Public Schools 228 70 21 Northborough Public Schools 201 70 21 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 50 70 25 Concord Public Schools 199 69 26 Belmont Public Schools 277 68 26 Sharon Public Schools 320 68 28 Duxbury Public Schools 262 67 28 Hadley Public Schools 49 67 28 Sudbury Public Schools 354 67 31 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 69 66 31 Rockport Public Schools 90 66 31 Tisbury Public Schools 41 66 34 Ipswich Public Schools 173 65 34 Nauset Regional, Orleans 158 65 34 Needham Public Schools 352 65 34 Reading Public Schools 364 65 38 Andover Public Schools 524 64 38 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 203 64 38 Richmond Public Schools 19 64 38 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 588 64 42 Arlington Public Schools 350 63 42 Littleton Public Schools 106 63 42 Scituate Public Schools 250 63 42 Westwood Public Schools 228 63 46 Franklin Public Schools 532 62 47 Grafton Public Schools 214 61 47 Marblehead Community Charter 36 61 47 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 251 61 47 Sutton Public Schools 143 61 51 Newton Public Schools 806 60 51 North Reading Public Schools 216 60 51 Norwell Public Schools 183 60 51 Shrewsbury Public Schools 492 60 55 Southborough Public Schools 185 59 56 Berlin-Boylston Regional 82 58 56 Brookline Public Schools 381 58 56 Hanover Public Schools 221 58 56 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 54 58 56 Medway Public Schools 239 58 56 Natick Public Schools 343 58 56 Swampscott Public Schools 210 58 56 West Bridgewater Public Schools 109 58 64 Canton Public Schools 260 57 64 Foxborough Public Schools 231 57 64 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 163 57 64 Hingham Public Schools 302 57 64 Holliston Public Schools 234 57 64 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 268 57 64 Tyngsborough Public Schools 171 57 71 Bedford Public Schools 202 56 71 Lynnfield Public Schools 190 56 71 Mendon-Upton Regional 220 56 71 Westport Community Public Schools 156 56 75 Cohasset Public Schools 105 55 75 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 20 55 75 Easton Public Schools 317 55 75 Georgetown Public Schools 117 55 75 North Attleborough Public Schools 394 55 80 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 59 54 80 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 482 54 80 Milford Public Schools 315 54 80 Walpole Public Schools 284 54 84 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 69 53 84 Northbridge Public Schools 203 53 84 Seekonk Public Schools 184 53 87 Chatham Public Schools 56 52 87 Hopkinton Public Schools 263 52 87 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 54 52 90 Amherst-Pelham Regional 289 51 90 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 303 51 90 Maynard Public Schools 96 51 90 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 217 51 94 Burlington Public Schools 284 50 94 East Bridgewater Public Schools 192 50 94 Southwick-Tolland Regional 144 50 97 Amesbury Public Schools 179 49 97 Dartmouth Public Schools 333 49 97 Edgartown Public Schools 35 49 97 Millis Public Schools 96 49 97 Newburyport Public Schools 188 49 97 Plymouth Public Schools 630 49 103 Berkley Public Schools 108 48 103 Chelmsford Public Schools 416 48 103 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 403 48 103 Leicester Public Schools 150 48 103 North Andover Public Schools 351 48 103 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 329 48 103 Somerset Public Schools 218 48 110 East Longmeadow Public Schools 224 47 110 Hopedale Public Schools 102 47 110 Mansfield Public Schools 401 47 110 Marshfield Public Schools 352 47 110 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 355 47 110 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 28 47 110 Swansea Public Schools 190 47 110 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 348 47 118 Auburn Public Schools 204 46 118 Bellingham Public Schools 193 46 118 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 61 46 118 Dudley-Charlton Regional 330 46 118 Gill-Montague Regional 104 46 123 Barnstable Public Schools 452 45 123 Clinton Public Schools 157 45 123 Lincoln Public Schools 120 45 123 Manchester Essex Regional 112 45 123 Wilmington Public Schools 330 45 128 Acushnet Public Schools 116 44 128 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 296 44 128 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 274 44 128 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 107 44 128 Granby Public Schools 103 44 128 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 165 44 128 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 303 44 128 Wellesley Public Schools 318 44 136 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 71 43 136 Melrose Public Schools 260 43 136 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 51 43 136 Sandwich Public Schools 322 43 136 South Hadley Public Schools 163 43 136 Stoughton Public Schools 300 43 136 Uxbridge Public Schools 171 43 136 West Springfield Public Schools 321 43 136 Weymouth Public Schools 543 43 145 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 236 42 145 North Brookfield Public Schools 59 42 145 Norwood Public Schools 283 42 145 Quincy Public Schools 671 42 145 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 59 42 145 Triton Regional, Byfield 208 42 151 Billerica Public Schools 527 41 151 Boston Collegiate Charter 61 41 151 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 78 41 151 Fairhaven Public Schools 192 41 151 Harwich Public Schools 105 41 151 Northampton Public Schools 234 41 151 Pembroke Public Schools 248 41 158 Agawam Public Schools 368 40 158 Braintree Public Schools 445 40 158 Middleborough Public Schools 320 40 158 Provincetown Public Schools 20 40 158 Woburn Public Schools 357 40 163 Ashland Public Schools 201 39 163 Danvers Public Schools 297 39 163 Framingham Public Schools 629 39 163 Hatfield Public Schools 36 39 163 Millbury Public Schools 143 39 163 Peabody Public Schools 511 39 169 Carver Public Schools 176 38 169 Dedham Public Schools 213 38 169 Douglas Public Schools 121 38 169 Lunenburg Public Schools 136 38 169 Medford Public Schools 322 38 169 Norton Public Schools 258 38 169 West Boylston Public Schools 91 38 176 Avon Public Schools 64 37 176 Belchertown Public Schools 226 37 176 Beverly Public Schools 321 37 176 Blackstone-Millville Regional 192 37 176 Bourne Public Schools 211 37 176 Foxborough Regional Charter 87 37 176 Ludlow Public Schools 258 37 176 Milton Public Schools 292 37 176 Palmer Public Schools 178 37 176 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 123 37 176 Wakefield Public Schools 273 37 176 Watertown Public Schools 191 37 188 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 36 36 188 Lenox Public Schools 62 36 188 Nantucket Public Schools 84 36 188 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 59 36 188 Tewksbury Public Schools 370 36 193 Attleboro Public Schools 488 35 193 Falmouth Public Schools 305 35 193 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 147 35 193 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 105 35 193 Quabbin Regional, Barre 274 35 193 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 65 35 193 Waltham Public Schools 364 35 200 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 139 34 200 Gardner Public Schools 226 34 202 Ayer Public Schools 83 33 202 Granville Public Schools 21 33 202 Oxford Public Schools 152 33 202 Stoneham Public Schools 220 33 202 Winthrop Public Schools 161 33 207 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 84 32 207 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 106 32 207 Shirley Public Schools 65 32 207 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 149 32 207 Taunton Public Schools 669 32 212 Abington Public Schools 204 31 212 Westfield Public Schools 500 31 214 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 53 30 214 Athol-Royalston Regional 152 30 214 Easthampton Public Schools 124 30 214 Malden Public Schools 469 30 214 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 93 30 214 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 61 30 220 Cambridge Public Schools 396 29 220 Florida Public Schools 14 29 220 Haverhill Public Schools 587 29 220 Leominster Public Schools 489 29 220 Mashpee Public Schools 154 29 220 Monson Public Schools 122 29 220 Randolph Public Schools 250 29 220 Revere Public Schools 453 29 220 Winchendon Public Schools 126 29 229 Dracut Public Schools 355 28 229 Gloucester Public Schools 257 28 229 Lee Public Schools 67 28 229 Marlborough Public Schools 404 28 229 Rockland Public Schools 169 28 234 Lawrence Family Development Charter 48 27 235 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 130 26 235 Clarksburg Public Schools 38 26 235 Wareham Public Schools 244 26 238 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 68 25 239 Pittsfield Public Schools 457 24 239 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 76 24 239 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 72 24 239 Somerville Public Schools 319 24 239 South Shore Charter, Hull 39 24 244 Hudson Public Schools 232 23 244 Hull Public Schools 99 23 244 North Adams Public Schools 110 23 244 Quaboag Regional, Warre 128 23 244 Saugus Public Schools 238 23 244 Ware Public Schools 81 23 250 Everett Public Schools 404 22 251 Salem Public Schools 324 21 252 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 50 20 252 Fall River Public Schools 831 20 252 Lowell Public Schools 1081 20 255 Methuen Public Schools 605 19 256 Adams-Cheshire Regional 120 18 256 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 117 18 256 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 119 18 256 Webster Public Schools 143 18 256 Worcester Public Schools 1591 18 261 Lynn Public Schools 900 17 261 Southbridge Public Schools 169 17 263 Chicopee Public Schools 593 16 263 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 38 16 263 Gateway Regional, Huntington 109 16 266 Brockton Public Schools 1143 15 266 Fitchburg Public Schools 382 15 266 Lowell Community Charter 68 15 269 Chelsea Public Schools 357 14 269 Greenfield Public Schools 95 14 271 New Bedford Public Schools 1000 12 272 Holbrook Public Schools 98 11 272 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 36 11 274 Boston Public Schools 3908 10 275 Holyoke Public Schools 457 8 275 Springfield Public Schools 1884 8 277 Community Charter School of Cambridge 54 6 277 Holyoke Community Charter 36 6 277 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 76 6 280 Lawrence Public Schools 1004 5 281 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 60 3