Top-ranked 5th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 5th-grade MCAS exams given in the spring of 2011. 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.

5th Grade English 2011 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 52 96 1 Williamstown Public Schools 55 96 3 Sherborn Public Schools 82 93 4 Dover Public Schools 106 92 4 Westhampton Public Schools 12 92 4 Westwood Public Schools 262 92 4 Whately Public Schools 13 92 8 Hatfield Public Schools 22 91 8 Sudbury Public Schools 330 91 8 Wayland Public Schools 211 91 11 Concord Public Schools 219 90 11 Eastham Public Schools 42 90 11 Lexington Public Schools 525 90 11 Norwell Public Schools 192 90 11 Sharon Public Schools 242 90 16 Carlisle Public Schools 70 89 16 Hingham Public Schools 347 89 16 Hopkinton Public Schools 277 89 16 Littleton Public Schools 125 89 16 Medfield Public Schools 234 89 16 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 85 89 22 Andover Public Schools 477 88 22 Arlington Public Schools 362 88 22 Belmont Public Schools 320 88 22 Boxford Public Schools 125 88 22 Newton Public Schools 964 88 22 Shutesbury Public Schools 24 88 22 Topsfield Public Schools 103 88 22 Westford Public Schools 403 88 22 Williamsburg Public Schools 17 88 22 Winchester Public Schools 385 88 32 Acton Public Schools 366 87 32 Holliston Public Schools 221 87 32 Manchester Essex Regional 107 87 35 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 51 86 35 Brookline Public Schools 511 86 35 Cohasset Public Schools 110 86 35 Marblehead Public Schools 212 86 35 New Salem-Wendell Regional 21 86 35 North Reading Public Schools 256 86 35 Scituate Public Schools 273 86 35 Shrewsbury Public Schools 475 86 35 Wellesley Public Schools 435 86 44 Duxbury Public Schools 287 85 44 Hanover Public Schools 223 85 44 Lynnfield Public Schools 203 85 44 Mendon-Upton Regional 204 85 44 Plympton Public Schools 34 85 44 Westborough Public Schools 285 85 50 Braintree Public Schools 469 84 50 Chelmsford Public Schools 413 84 50 Edgartown Public Schools 38 84 50 Franklin Public Schools 514 84 50 Hopedale Public Schools 101 84 50 Needham Public Schools 432 84 50 Norfolk Public Schools 149 84 50 Orleans Public Schools 25 84 50 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 602 84 50 Walpole Public Schools 312 84 50 Weston Public Schools 161 84 61 Ashland Public Schools 196 83 61 Chatham Public Schools 52 83 61 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 23 83 61 Harvard Public Schools 109 83 61 Marion Public Schools 65 83 61 Marshfield Public Schools 372 83 61 Middleton Public Schools 116 83 61 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 290 83 61 Pelham Public Schools 18 83 61 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 83 61 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 40 83 61 Wrentham Public Schools 163 83 73 Bedford Public Schools 188 82 73 Boxborough Public Schools 82 82 73 Brewster Public Schools 82 82 73 Kingston Public Schools 176 82 73 North Attleborough Public Schools 408 82 73 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 34 82 73 Rockport Public Schools 62 82 80 Brimfield Public Schools 42 81 80 Easton Public Schools 344 81 80 Erving Public Schools 16 81 80 Granby Public Schools 90 81 80 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 137 81 80 Mansfield Public Schools 371 81 80 Milton Public Schools 334 81 80 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 36 81 80 Reading Public Schools 316 81 80 Sturbridge Public Schools 130 81 90 Burlington Public Schools 282 80 90 Lenox Public Schools 56 80 90 Mattapoisett Public Schools 83 80 90 North Andover Public Schools 397 80 90 Pembroke Public Schools 323 80 90 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 265 80 90 Seekonk Public Schools 165 80 90 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 60 80 90 Wales Public Schools 20 80 90 Wilmington Public Schools 309 80 100 Avon Public Schools 63 79 100 Foxborough Regional Charter 111 79 100 Grafton Public Schools 255 79 100 Groton-Dunstable Regional 231 79 100 Hadley Public Schools 47 79 100 Hull Public Schools 77 79 100 Lunenburg Public Schools 138 79 100 Millbury Public Schools 125 79 100 Millis Public Schools 126 79 100 Newburyport Public Schools 179 79 100 Northborough Public Schools 205 79 100 Rochester Public Schools 80 79 100 West Bridgewater Public Schools 97 79 113 Canton Public Schools 284 78 113 Deerfield Public Schools 74 78 113 Georgetown Public Schools 154 78 113 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 269 78 113 Lincoln Public Schools 116 78 113 Longmeadow Public Schools 218 78 113 Melrose Public Schools 281 78 113 Stoneham Public Schools 195 78 113 Woburn Public Schools 369 78 122 Conway Public Schools 22 77 122 East Bridgewater Public Schools 194 77 122 Medway Public Schools 226 77 122 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 120 77 122 Natick Public Schools 392 77 122 Sandwich Public Schools 269 77 122 Southwick-Tolland Regional 136 77 122 Truro Public Schools 13 77 130 Boylston Public Schools 51 76 130 Dartmouth Public Schools 307 76 130 Dudley-Charlton Regional 354 76 130 Fairhaven Public Schools 140 76 130 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 262 76 130 Halifax Public Schools 113 76 130 Plainville Public Schools 118 76 130 Southborough Public Schools 192 76 130 Swampscott Public Schools 157 76 139 Amesbury Public Schools 171 75 139 Amherst Public Schools 167 75 139 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 124 75 139 Danvers Public Schools 276 75 139 East Longmeadow Public Schools 222 75 139 Nahant Public Schools 24 75 139 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 40 75 139 Norton Public Schools 214 75 139 Sunderland Public Schools 20 75 148 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 74 74 148 Blackstone-Millville Regional 145 74 148 Norwood Public Schools 247 74 148 Tisbury Public Schools 34 74 148 Triton Regional, Byfield 232 74 153 Beverly Public Schools 362 73 153 Douglas Public Schools 104 73 153 Falmouth Public Schools 287 73 153 Foxborough Public Schools 216 73 153 Lanesborough Public Schools 33 73 153 Wakefield Public Schools 296 73 159 Auburn Public Schools 185 72 159 Dedham Public Schools 203 72 159 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 54 72 159 Milford Public Schools 321 72 159 Shirley Public Schools 54 72 159 South Hadley Public Schools 143 72 159 Wellfleet Public Schools 18 72 166 Abington Public Schools 189 71 166 Bellingham Public Schools 173 71 166 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 17 71 166 Plymouth Public Schools 540 71 166 Somerset Public Schools 185 71 166 Watertown Public Schools 194 71 172 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 453 70 172 Holbrook Public Schools 103 70 172 Holland Public Schools 30 70 172 Ipswich Public Schools 145 70 172 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 321 70 172 Tyngsborough Public Schools 154 70 172 Weymouth Public Schools 536 70 179 Acushnet Public Schools 108 69 179 Boston Collegiate Charter 100 69 179 Brookfield Public Schools 42 69 179 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 26 69 179 Lee Public Schools 42 69 179 Leicester Public Schools 139 69 179 Saugus Public Schools 215 69 179 West Boylston Public Schools 72 69 179 Westfield Public Schools 451 69 188 Agawam Public Schools 295 68 188 Barnstable Horace Mann Charter 401 68 188 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 68 188 Marblehead Community Charter 47 68 188 Peabody Public Schools 432 68 193 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 95 67 193 Ayer Public Schools 91 67 193 Billerica Public Schools 464 67 193 Gill-Montague Regional 78 67 193 Leverett Public Schools 18 67 193 Northampton Public Schools 203 67 193 Northbridge Public Schools 223 67 193 Pittsfield Public Schools 411 67 193 Stoughton Public Schools 297 67 193 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 367 67 203 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 191 66 203 Boston Renaissance Charter 137 66 203 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 250 66 203 Gloucester Public Schools 228 66 203 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 104 66 203 Maynard Public Schools 102 66 203 Medford Public Schools 402 66 203 Sutton Public Schools 143 66 203 Swansea Public Schools 158 66 203 Tewksbury Public Schools 348 66 203 Westport Community Public Schools 113 66 214 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 65 214 Marlborough Public Schools 382 65 214 Monson Public Schools 114 65 214 Wareham Public Schools 226 65 218 Berlin Public Schools 33 64 218 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 256 64 218 Mashpee Public Schools 127 64 218 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 77 64 218 Palmer Public Schools 129 64 218 Quincy Public Schools 650 64 224 Attleboro Public Schools 420 63 224 Dracut Public Schools 310 63 224 Framingham Public Schools 623 63 224 Oxford Public Schools 161 63 224 Quaboag Regional, Warre 120 63 224 Southampton Public Schools 78 63 224 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 161 63 224 Uxbridge Public Schools 161 63 224 Waltham Public Schools 336 63 224 Ware Public Schools 99 63 234 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 125 62 234 Berkley Public Schools 86 62 234 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 86 62 234 Cambridge Public Schools 407 62 234 Greenfield Public Schools 156 62 234 Harwich Public Schools 120 62 234 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 13 62 234 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 34 62 234 Quabbin Regional, Barre 226 62 243 Bourne Public Schools 194 61 243 Carver Public Schools 160 61 243 Gardner Public Schools 189 61 243 Nantucket Public Schools 99 61 243 Revere Public Schools 511 61 243 Rockland Public Schools 196 61 249 Belchertown Public Schools 207 60 249 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 60 249 Ludlow Public Schools 217 60 249 Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter, Haverhill 88 60 253 Leominster Public Schools 517 59 253 Taunton Public Schools 598 59 255 North Brookfield Public Schools 50 58 255 Winthrop Public Schools 147 58 257 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 14 57 257 Methuen Public Schools 559 57 257 Orange Public Schools 116 57 257 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 92 57 257 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 57 262 Hudson Public Schools 234 56 262 Malden Public Schools 502 56 262 Middleborough Public Schools 276 56 265 Athol-Royalston Regional 127 55 265 Granville Public Schools 20 55 267 Chicopee Public Schools 523 54 268 Clinton Public Schools 161 53 268 Petersham Public Schools 15 53 270 Adams-Cheshire Regional 120 52 270 Everett Public Schools 429 52 270 Gateway Regional, Huntington 73 52 270 North Adams Public Schools 113 52 270 Salem Public Schools 368 52 270 West Springfield Public Schools 288 52 276 Lynn Public Schools 974 51 277 Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter, Dorchester 40 50 277 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 128 50 279 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 41 49 279 Haverhill Public Schools 483 49 281 Easthampton Public Schools 123 48 281 Lawrence Family Development Charter 58 48 283 Somerville Public Schools 287 47 284 Brockton Public Schools 1,168 46 284 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 123 46 284 Randolph Public Schools 262 46 284 Worcester Public Schools 1,818 46 288 Fall River Public Schools 790 45 288 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 83 45 288 Martin Luther King Charter, Springfield 65 45 288 New Bedford Public Schools 810 45 292 Webster Public Schools 152 44 293 Boston Public Schools 3,728 43 293 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 21 43 293 Winchendon Public Schools 119 43 296 Holyoke Community Charter 84 42 296 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 78 42 296 Southbridge Public Schools 195 42 296 Springfield Public Schools 1,918 42 300 Chelsea Public Schools 419 41 301 Fitchburg Public Schools 393 39 301 Lowell Public Schools 1,096 39 303 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 97 37 304 Lawrence Public Schools 942 36 305 Lowell Community Charter 59 32 306 Holyoke Public Schools 386 26

5th Grade Math 2011 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Brimfield Public Schools 42 98 2 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 23 96 3 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 52 94 4 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 51 92 5 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 54 91 6 Lexington Public Schools 525 89 6 Sudbury Public Schools 330 89 6 Westwood Public Schools 262 89 9 Boxborough Public Schools 82 87 9 Brewster Public Schools 82 87 9 Concord Public Schools 218 87 12 Andover Public Schools 479 86 12 Carlisle Public Schools 70 86 12 Cohasset Public Schools 110 86 12 Dover Public Schools 106 86 12 Hingham Public Schools 348 86 12 Westford Public Schools 403 86 18 Newton Public Schools 967 85 19 Avon Public Schools 63 84 19 Brookline Public Schools 507 84 19 Sharon Public Schools 242 84 19 Topsfield Public Schools 103 84 19 Winchester Public Schools 385 84 24 Acton Public Schools 366 83 24 Duxbury Public Schools 288 83 24 Milton Public Schools 336 83 24 Sherborn Public Schools 82 83 24 Williamstown Public Schools 54 83 29 Belmont Public Schools 319 82 29 Franklin Public Schools 514 82 29 Hopkinton Public Schools 278 82 29 North Reading Public Schools 256 82 29 Norwell Public Schools 191 82 34 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 139 81 34 Marblehead Public Schools 212 81 34 Norfolk Public Schools 149 81 34 Pembroke Public Schools 323 81 34 Scituate Public Schools 274 81 34 Wayland Public Schools 212 81 34 Wrentham Public Schools 163 81 41 Acushnet Public Schools 108 80 41 Holliston Public Schools 221 80 41 Medfield Public Schools 234 80 41 Orleans Public Schools 25 80 45 Arlington Public Schools 362 79 45 Littleton Public Schools 126 79 45 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 600 79 48 Bedford Public Schools 188 78 48 Groton-Dunstable Regional 231 78 48 Hopedale Public Schools 101 78 48 Lynnfield Public Schools 203 78 48 Manchester Essex Regional 107 78 48 Millbury Public Schools 125 78 48 Pelham Public Schools 18 78 48 Shutesbury Public Schools 23 78 48 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 40 78 57 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 74 77 57 Marshfield Public Schools 372 77 57 Shrewsbury Public Schools 475 77 57 Sturbridge Public Schools 130 77 57 Westborough Public Schools 284 77 62 Ashland Public Schools 196 76 62 Boxford Public Schools 125 76 62 Braintree Public Schools 467 76 62 Dedham Public Schools 203 76 62 Eastham Public Schools 42 76 62 Harvard Public Schools 108 76 62 Mattapoisett Public Schools 83 76 62 Middleton Public Schools 115 76 62 Natick Public Schools 394 76 62 Plympton Public Schools 34 76 62 Reading Public Schools 317 76 62 Tisbury Public Schools 34 76 74 Boylston Public Schools 51 75 74 Chatham Public Schools 52 75 74 Hanover Public Schools 222 75 74 Hatfield Public Schools 24 75 74 Millis Public Schools 127 75 74 Needham Public Schools 432 75 74 North Attleborough Public Schools 409 75 74 Wales Public Schools 20 75 74 Weston Public Schools 162 75 83 Brookfield Public Schools 42 74 83 Easton Public Schools 344 74 83 Marblehead Community Charter 47 74 83 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 290 74 83 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 85 74 83 Sandwich Public Schools 269 74 83 Stoneham Public Schools 193 74 83 Wellesley Public Schools 435 74 91 Conway Public Schools 22 73 91 Georgetown Public Schools 154 73 91 Lenox Public Schools 55 73 91 Longmeadow Public Schools 221 73 91 Mansfield Public Schools 370 73 91 Medway Public Schools 225 73 91 Rockport Public Schools 62 73 91 Southborough Public Schools 192 73 99 Westport Community Public Schools 114 72 99 Wilmington Public Schools 309 72 101 Canton Public Schools 285 71 101 Grafton Public Schools 255 71 101 Marion Public Schools 65 71 101 Mendon-Upton Regional 204 71 101 New Salem-Wendell Regional 21 71 101 Walpole Public Schools 312 71 107 Burlington Public Schools 283 70 107 East Bridgewater Public Schools 196 70 107 Granville Public Schools 20 70 107 Melrose Public Schools 281 70 107 Norton Public Schools 214 70 112 Erving Public Schools 16 69 112 Ipswich Public Schools 145 69 112 Lee Public Schools 42 69 112 Lincoln Public Schools 115 69 112 Lunenburg Public Schools 137 69 112 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 120 69 112 Rochester Public Schools 80 69 112 Truro Public Schools 13 69 120 Blackstone-Millville Regional 145 68 120 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 262 68 120 Granby Public Schools 90 68 120 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 40 68 120 Plainville Public Schools 117 68 125 Dartmouth Public Schools 307 67 125 Falmouth Public Schools 289 67 125 Foxborough Public Schools 216 67 125 Nahant Public Schools 24 67 125 Wellfleet Public Schools 18 67 125 Westhampton Public Schools 12 67 131 Chelmsford Public Schools 413 66 131 Hadley Public Schools 47 66 131 Kingston Public Schools 177 66 131 Norwood Public Schools 246 66 131 Triton Regional, Byfield 234 66 136 Barnstable Horace Mann Charter 405 65 136 Dudley-Charlton Regional 355 65 136 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 271 65 136 Sunderland Public Schools 20 65 136 Tyngsborough Public Schools 153 65 141 Amherst Public Schools 165 64 141 Boston Collegiate Charter 100 64 141 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 14 64 141 Danvers Public Schools 276 64 141 Fairhaven Public Schools 140 64 141 Halifax Public Schools 113 64 141 Lanesborough Public Schools 33 64 141 North Andover Public Schools 397 64 141 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 36 64 141 Somerset Public Schools 185 64 141 Swampscott Public Schools 157 64 141 Wakefield Public Schools 296 64 141 Woburn Public Schools 368 64 154 Auburn Public Schools 186 63 154 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 257 63 154 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 265 63 154 Seekonk Public Schools 164 63 154 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 63 154 Southwick-Tolland Regional 136 63 154 West Bridgewater Public Schools 96 63 161 Holland Public Schools 29 62 161 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 104 62 161 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 34 62 161 Sutton Public Schools 143 62 161 Wareham Public Schools 226 62 166 Edgartown Public Schools 38 61 166 Marlborough Public Schools 382 61 166 Northborough Public Schools 206 61 166 South Hadley Public Schools 144 61 170 Amesbury Public Schools 171 60 170 East Longmeadow Public Schools 223 60 170 Petersham Public Schools 15 60 170 Plymouth Public Schools 544 60 170 Quincy Public Schools 650 60 170 Saugus Public Schools 215 60 176 Abington Public Schools 189 59 176 Agawam Public Schools 295 59 176 Attleboro Public Schools 421 59 176 Holbrook Public Schools 102 59 176 Leominster Public Schools 516 59 176 Leverett Public Schools 17 59 176 Milford Public Schools 320 59 176 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 321 59 176 Stoughton Public Schools 297 59 176 Swansea Public Schools 158 59 186 Berkley Public Schools 86 58 186 Beverly Public Schools 364 58 186 Douglas Public Schools 104 58 186 Hull Public Schools 76 58 186 Maynard Public Schools 103 58 186 Newburyport Public Schools 178 58 186 Pittsfield Public Schools 413 58 186 Quabbin Regional, Barre 224 58 186 Uxbridge Public Schools 161 58 186 West Boylston Public Schools 72 58 186 West Springfield Public Schools 288 58 197 Deerfield Public Schools 74 57 197 Mashpee Public Schools 127 57 197 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 77 57 197 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 366 57 201 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 95 56 201 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 25 56 201 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 250 56 204 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 192 55 204 Bellingham Public Schools 173 55 204 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 55 204 Gloucester Public Schools 228 55 204 Hudson Public Schools 237 55 204 Lawrence Family Development Charter 58 55 204 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 124 55 204 Peabody Public Schools 435 55 204 Quaboag Regional, Warre 119 55 204 Watertown Public Schools 192 55 214 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 87 54 214 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 451 54 214 Middleborough Public Schools 279 54 214 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 92 54 214 Revere Public Schools 507 54 214 Rockland Public Schools 196 54 214 Shirley Public Schools 54 54 214 Weymouth Public Schools 534 54 214 Whately Public Schools 13 54 223 Billerica Public Schools 468 53 223 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 124 53 223 Dracut Public Schools 309 53 223 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 53 223 Leicester Public Schools 139 53 223 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 53 223 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 60 53 223 Williamsburg Public Schools 17 53 231 Belchertown Public Schools 207 52 231 Berlin Public Schools 33 52 231 Foxborough Regional Charter 111 52 231 Medford Public Schools 402 52 231 Ware Public Schools 99 52 231 Westfield Public Schools 447 52 237 Cambridge Public Schools 409 51 237 Carver Public Schools 160 51 237 Framingham Public Schools 623 51 237 Nantucket Public Schools 101 51 237 Waltham Public Schools 337 51 242 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 125 50 242 Harwich Public Schools 120 50 242 Tewksbury Public Schools 349 50 245 Boston Renaissance Charter 136 49 245 Northampton Public Schools 201 49 245 Taunton Public Schools 599 49 248 Bourne Public Schools 194 48 248 Northbridge Public Schools 221 48 250 Malden Public Schools 503 47 251 Greenfield Public Schools 155 46 251 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 13 46 251 Ludlow Public Schools 217 46 251 Lynn Public Schools 978 46 251 Salem Public Schools 367 46 251 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 162 46 251 Winthrop Public Schools 147 46 258 Gill-Montague Regional 78 45 258 Methuen Public Schools 558 45 258 Oxford Public Schools 160 45 261 Clinton Public Schools 163 44 261 Everett Public Schools 430 44 261 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 34 44 261 North Brookfield Public Schools 50 44 265 Monson Public Schools 115 43 265 Palmer Public Schools 131 43 265 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 128 43 268 Boston Public Schools 3,752 42 268 Chelsea Public Schools 417 42 268 Easthampton Public Schools 122 42 268 Gateway Regional, Huntington 74 42 268 Worcester Public Schools 1,821 42 273 Adams-Cheshire Regional 121 41 273 Chicopee Public Schools 528 41 273 Martin Luther King Charter, Springfield 66 41 273 Orange Public Schools 116 41 277 Gardner Public Schools 188 40 277 New Bedford Public Schools 806 40 277 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 78 40 277 Somerville Public Schools 287 40 277 Southbridge Public Schools 196 40 282 Ayer Public Schools 92 39 283 Haverhill Public Schools 485 38 283 Lowell Public Schools 1,089 38 283 Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter, Haverhill 88 38 283 Southampton Public Schools 78 38 283 Winchendon Public Schools 120 38 288 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 41 37 288 Holyoke Community Charter 84 37 288 Lowell Community Charter 59 37 288 North Adams Public Schools 115 37 292 Athol-Royalston Regional 129 36 292 Fall River Public Schools 793 36 294 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 17 35 295 Brockton Public Schools 1,166 34 295 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 85 34 297 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 99 33 298 Springfield Public Schools 1,920 32 299 Fitchburg Public Schools 387 31 300 Lawrence Public Schools 949 30 301 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 29 301 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 21 29 303 Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter, Dorchester 39 28 304 Randolph Public Schools 269 26 305 Webster Public Schools 152 24 306 Holyoke Public Schools 388 19

5th Grade Science 2011 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Brimfield Public Schools 42 98 2 Sudbury Public Schools 330 85 2 Wales Public Schools 20 85 4 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 54 83 4 Harvard Public Schools 108 83 4 Westford Public Schools 403 83 7 Lexington Public Schools 524 82 8 Concord Public Schools 218 81 8 Groton-Dunstable Regional 231 81 8 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 85 81 8 Westwood Public Schools 262 81 12 Carlisle Public Schools 70 80 12 Norwell Public Schools 191 80 12 Sherborn Public Schools 82 80 15 Hingham Public Schools 348 79 15 Plympton Public Schools 34 79 17 Arlington Public Schools 363 78 17 Brewster Public Schools 82 78 17 Cohasset Public Schools 110 78 17 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 23 78 17 Hopkinton Public Schools 276 78 17 Lynnfield Public Schools 203 78 17 Scituate Public Schools 273 78 17 Sharon Public Schools 242 78 17 Wayland Public Schools 212 78 26 Boxborough Public Schools 82 77 26 Conway Public Schools 22 77 26 Truro Public Schools 13 77 26 Winchester Public Schools 385 77 30 Littleton Public Schools 125 76 30 Orleans Public Schools 25 76 30 Williamsburg Public Schools 17 76 33 Hanover Public Schools 222 75 33 Middleton Public Schools 116 75 33 Newton Public Schools 967 75 33 Topsfield Public Schools 103 75 33 Westhampton Public Schools 12 75 33 Weston Public Schools 162 75 33 Wrentham Public Schools 163 75 40 Acton Public Schools 366 74 40 Andover Public Schools 478 74 40 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 271 74 40 Holliston Public Schools 221 74 40 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 290 74 40 Norfolk Public Schools 148 74 40 Sturbridge Public Schools 130 74 40 Westborough Public Schools 284 74 40 Williamstown Public Schools 54 74 49 Longmeadow Public Schools 220 73 49 Mendon-Upton Regional 204 73 49 Shrewsbury Public Schools 475 73 52 Belmont Public Schools 318 72 52 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 139 72 52 Marion Public Schools 65 72 52 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 36 72 56 Braintree Public Schools 467 71 56 Dedham Public Schools 202 71 56 Edgartown Public Schools 38 71 56 Foxborough Regional Charter 110 71 56 Marblehead Public Schools 212 71 56 North Reading Public Schools 255 71 62 Deerfield Public Schools 74 70 62 Douglas Public Schools 104 70 62 Granby Public Schools 90 70 65 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 52 69 65 Brookfield Public Schools 42 69 65 Chelmsford Public Schools 413 69 65 Eastham Public Schools 42 69 65 Grafton Public Schools 255 69 65 Manchester Essex Regional 107 69 65 Millbury Public Schools 124 69 65 Millis Public Schools 127 69 65 Pembroke Public Schools 323 69 74 Canton Public Schools 285 68 74 Franklin Public Schools 514 68 74 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 262 68 74 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 68 74 Medfield Public Schools 234 68 74 Natick Public Schools 394 68 74 Plainville Public Schools 117 68 74 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 60 68 74 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 40 68 83 Avon Public Schools 63 67 83 Brookline Public Schools 505 67 83 Dartmouth Public Schools 305 67 83 Dover Public Schools 106 67 83 Hatfield Public Schools 24 67 83 Lanesborough Public Schools 33 67 83 Mattapoisett Public Schools 83 67 83 Nahant Public Schools 24 67 83 Pelham Public Schools 18 67 83 Southwick-Tolland Regional 136 67 83 Wellfleet Public Schools 18 67 94 Boylston Public Schools 50 66 94 Burlington Public Schools 283 66 94 East Bridgewater Public Schools 195 66 94 Kingston Public Schools 177 66 94 Marshfield Public Schools 372 66 94 North Attleborough Public Schools 409 66 94 Triton Regional, Byfield 234 66 94 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 600 66 94 Walpole Public Schools 311 66 103 Acushnet Public Schools 108 65 103 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 26 65 103 Duxbury Public Schools 288 65 103 Lenox Public Schools 55 65 103 Leverett Public Schools 17 65 103 Rochester Public Schools 80 65 103 Southborough Public Schools 192 65 110 Amesbury Public Schools 170 64 110 Barnstable Horace Mann Charter 404 64 110 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 85 64 110 Lunenburg Public Schools 137 64 110 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 321 64 115 Bedford Public Schools 188 63 115 Erving Public Schools 16 63 115 Ipswich Public Schools 145 63 115 Lincoln Public Schools 114 63 115 Melrose Public Schools 281 63 115 Northborough Public Schools 206 63 115 Norton Public Schools 214 63 115 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 265 63 115 Reading Public Schools 316 63 115 West Boylston Public Schools 72 63 125 Boxford Public Schools 125 62 125 Chatham Public Schools 52 62 125 Marblehead Community Charter 47 62 125 Medway Public Schools 225 62 125 Needham Public Schools 431 62 125 New Salem-Wendell Regional 21 62 125 Quabbin Regional, Barre 224 62 125 Whately Public Schools 13 62 133 Berlin Public Schools 33 61 133 Easton Public Schools 344 61 133 Hopedale Public Schools 101 61 133 Milton Public Schools 332 61 133 North Andover Public Schools 397 61 133 Rockport Public Schools 62 61 133 Westport Community Public Schools 114 61 140 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 451 60 140 Georgetown Public Schools 154 60 140 Granville Public Schools 20 60 140 Stoneham Public Schools 193 60 140 Woburn Public Schools 368 60 145 Blackstone-Millville Regional 144 59 145 Halifax Public Schools 113 59 145 Holland Public Schools 29 59 145 Newburyport Public Schools 177 59 145 Plymouth Public Schools 542 59 150 Amherst Public Schools 165 58 150 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 124 58 150 Mansfield Public Schools 371 58 150 Seekonk Public Schools 166 58 150 Wellesley Public Schools 435 58 155 Ashland Public Schools 196 57 155 Milford Public Schools 319 57 157 Auburn Public Schools 186 56 157 Leicester Public Schools 139 56 157 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 124 56 157 Swampscott Public Schools 157 56 161 Bellingham Public Schools 172 55 161 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 55 161 Dudley-Charlton Regional 355 55 161 Hadley Public Schools 47 55 161 Sunderland Public Schools 20 55 161 Swansea Public Schools 157 55 161 Tisbury Public Schools 33 55 161 Weymouth Public Schools 531 55 169 Agawam Public Schools 295 54 169 Fairhaven Public Schools 141 54 169 Falmouth Public Schools 289 54 169 Middleborough Public Schools 279 54 169 Norwood Public Schools 246 54 169 Sandwich Public Schools 269 54 169 Wilmington Public Schools 309 54 176 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 95 53 176 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 53 176 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 17 53 176 Petersham Public Schools 15 53 176 Quaboag Regional, Warre 119 53 176 Uxbridge Public Schools 161 53 182 Lee Public Schools 42 52 182 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 77 52 182 Shirley Public Schools 54 52 182 Sutton Public Schools 143 52 182 Wakefield Public Schools 295 52 187 Danvers Public Schools 276 51 187 Maynard Public Schools 103 51 187 Northampton Public Schools 200 51 187 Quincy Public Schools 649 51 187 Somerset Public Schools 185 51 187 South Hadley Public Schools 144 51 193 Belchertown Public Schools 207 50 193 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 14 50 193 Mashpee Public Schools 127 50 193 Palmer Public Schools 129 50 193 Tyngsborough Public Schools 153 50 193 Wareham Public Schools 226 50 193 Westfield Public Schools 449 50 200 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 249 49 200 Easthampton Public Schools 122 49 200 Greenfield Public Schools 153 49 200 Harwich Public Schools 120 49 200 Hull Public Schools 75 49 200 Medford Public Schools 401 49 200 Monson Public Schools 115 49 200 Peabody Public Schools 435 49 200 Winchendon Public Schools 119 49 209 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 192 48 209 Foxborough Public Schools 215 48 209 Gloucester Public Schools 228 48 209 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 104 48 209 Tewksbury Public Schools 349 48 214 Ayer Public Schools 92 47 214 Beverly Public Schools 364 47 214 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 257 47 214 Dracut Public Schools 309 47 214 East Longmeadow Public Schools 223 47 214 Nantucket Public Schools 101 47 214 Northbridge Public Schools 221 47 214 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 34 47 214 Waltham Public Schools 337 47 214 Watertown Public Schools 192 47 224 Bourne Public Schools 193 46 224 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 13 46 224 Shutesbury Public Schools 24 46 224 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 46 228 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 74 45 228 Berkley Public Schools 86 45 228 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 120 45 228 Revere Public Schools 508 45 228 West Bridgewater Public Schools 96 45 233 Gill-Montague Regional 78 44 233 Leominster Public Schools 514 44 233 Pittsfield Public Schools 412 44 233 Southampton Public Schools 78 44 237 Carver Public Schools 160 43 237 Gateway Regional, Huntington 74 43 237 Marlborough Public Schools 382 43 237 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 92 43 237 Stoughton Public Schools 297 43 242 Billerica Public Schools 467 42 242 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 52 42 242 Gardner Public Schools 188 42 242 Holbrook Public Schools 102 42 242 Taunton Public Schools 599 42 247 Abington Public Schools 189 41 247 Framingham Public Schools 622 41 247 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 98 41 247 Rockland Public Schools 196 41 251 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 366 40 252 Attleboro Public Schools 420 39 253 Cambridge Public Schools 408 38 253 Methuen Public Schools 557 38 253 Salem Public Schools 366 38 253 Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter, Haverhill 88 38 253 Winthrop Public Schools 147 38 258 Orange Public Schools 116 37 258 Saugus Public Schools 214 37 258 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 162 37 261 West Springfield Public Schools 289 36 262 Hudson Public Schools 237 35 263 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 125 34 263 Athol-Royalston Regional 128 34 263 Haverhill Public Schools 485 34 263 Lawrence Family Development Charter 58 34 263 North Brookfield Public Schools 50 34 263 Oxford Public Schools 160 34 263 Ware Public Schools 96 34 270 Adams-Cheshire Regional 121 33 270 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 85 33 270 Malden Public Schools 503 33 273 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 34 32 273 Ludlow Public Schools 217 32 273 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 32 276 Somerville Public Schools 287 31 277 Clinton Public Schools 163 30 277 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 40 30 279 Lowell Community Charter 59 27 279 Lynn Public Schools 977 27 279 Worcester Public Schools 1,820 27 282 Boston Collegiate Charter 100 26 282 New Bedford Public Schools 804 26 282 North Adams Public Schools 115 26 282 Southbridge Public Schools 196 26 282 Springfield Public Schools 1,920 26 287 Chicopee Public Schools 527 25 287 Fall River Public Schools 792 25 289 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 41 24 290 Everett Public Schools 430 23 290 Holyoke Community Charter 84 23 292 Chelsea Public Schools 417 21 292 Fitchburg Public Schools 385 21 292 Randolph Public Schools 269 21 292 Webster Public Schools 151 21 296 Martin Luther King Charter, Springfield 64 20 297 Brockton Public Schools 1,164 19 297 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 21 19 297 Lowell Public Schools 1,089 19 300 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 128 18 301 Boston Public Schools 3,744 17 301 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 78 17 303 Lawrence Public Schools 946 16 304 Holyoke Public Schools 388 11 305 Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter, Dorchester 40 10 306 Boston Renaissance Charter 136 9