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 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.

8th Grade English 2010 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 40 100 1 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 17 100 1 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 50 100 4 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 201 98 4 Northborough Public Schools 193 98 4 Westford Public Schools 434 98 7 Boston Collegiate Charter 95 97 7 Edgartown Public Schools 31 97 7 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 60 97 7 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 65 97 7 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 37 97 12 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 72 96 12 Norwell Public Schools 185 96 14 Andover Public Schools 493 95 14 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 75 95 14 Carlisle Public Schools 75 95 14 Harvard Public Schools 114 95 14 Hingham Public Schools 307 95 14 Longmeadow Public Schools 243 95 14 Marblehead Community Charter 44 95 14 Marshfield Public Schools 356 95 14 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 19 95 14 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 355 95 14 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 38 95 14 Scituate Public Schools 260 95 14 Sudbury Public Schools 323 95 14 Wellesley Public Schools 363 95 14 Weston Public Schools 185 95 29 Acton-Boxborough Regional 489 94 29 Bedford Public Schools 195 94 29 Brookline Public Schools 433 94 29 Dover-Sherborn Regional 175 94 29 Hopkinton Public Schools 283 94 29 Lexington Public Schools 478 94 29 Lunenburg Public Schools 129 94 29 Marblehead Public Schools 237 94 29 Needham Public Schools 407 94 29 Reading Public Schools 351 94 29 Richmond Public Schools 16 94 29 Swampscott Public Schools 176 94 29 Wayland Public Schools 214 94 29 Winchester Public Schools 307 94 43 Arlington Public Schools 357 93 43 Belmont Public Schools 287 93 43 Cohasset Public Schools 105 93 43 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 40 93 43 Concord Public Schools 213 93 43 Duxbury Public Schools 280 93 43 Holliston Public Schools 205 93 43 Manchester Essex Regional 114 93 43 Medway Public Schools 208 93 43 Newton Public Schools 818 93 43 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 28 93 43 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 69 93 43 Sharon Public Schools 261 93 43 Westborough Public Schools 308 93 57 Berlin-Boylston Regional 74 92 57 Chelmsford Public Schools 448 92 57 East Bridgewater Public Schools 196 92 57 Groton-Dunstable Regional 232 92 57 Lawrence Family Development Charter 50 92 57 Littleton Public Schools 126 92 57 Medfield Public Schools 215 92 57 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 239 92 57 Sandwich Public Schools 318 92 57 Southborough Public Schools 179 92 57 Westwood Public Schools 257 92 68 Ashland Public Schools 178 91 68 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 55 91 68 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 104 91 68 Braintree Public Schools 417 91 68 Franklin Public Schools 468 91 68 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 157 91 68 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 65 91 68 Shrewsbury Public Schools 478 91 76 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 69 90 76 Easton Public Schools 314 90 76 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 314 90 76 Milton Public Schools 273 90 76 Newburyport Public Schools 155 90 76 Northampton Public Schools 210 90 76 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 51 90 76 Pembroke Public Schools 280 90 76 Quabbin Regional, Barre 250 90 76 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 90 76 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 613 90 76 Walpole Public Schools 324 90 88 Chatham Public Schools 47 89 88 Georgetown Public Schools 119 89 88 Harwich Public Schools 94 89 88 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 28 89 88 Hopedale Public Schools 101 89 88 Mendon-Upton Regional 261 89 88 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 102 89 88 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 275 89 88 Natick Public Schools 334 89 88 North Andover Public Schools 378 89 88 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 125 89 99 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 113 88 99 Dartmouth Public Schools 324 88 99 Foxborough Public Schools 226 88 99 Hanover Public Schools 227 88 99 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 16 88 99 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 100 88 99 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 387 88 99 Monson Public Schools 104 88 99 North Attleborough Public Schools 404 88 99 Wakefield Public Schools 289 88 99 West Bridgewater Public Schools 105 88 110 Burlington Public Schools 282 87 110 Canton Public Schools 268 87 110 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 285 87 110 Ipswich Public Schools 178 87 110 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 82 87 110 Lynnfield Public Schools 189 87 110 Nantucket Public Schools 94 87 110 Nauset Regional, Orleans 196 87 110 North Reading Public Schools 207 87 110 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 54 87 110 Tyngsborough Public Schools 170 87 121 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 198 86 121 Berkley Public Schools 105 86 121 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 264 86 121 Dudley-Charlton Regional 351 86 121 Falmouth Public Schools 301 86 121 Hadley Public Schools 57 86 121 Mansfield Public Schools 398 86 121 Seekonk Public Schools 185 86 121 Southwick-Tolland Regional 146 86 121 Tisbury Public Schools 36 86 131 Acushnet Public Schools 117 85 131 Avon Public Schools 66 85 131 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 471 85 131 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 66 85 131 Millis Public Schools 111 85 131 North Brookfield Public Schools 54 85 131 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 333 85 131 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 278 85 131 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 306 85 131 Stoneham Public Schools 203 85 131 Tewksbury Public Schools 382 85 131 Westport Community Public Schools 150 85 143 Amherst-Pelham Regional 249 84 143 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 86 84 143 Bourne Public Schools 191 84 143 Danvers Public Schools 351 84 143 East Longmeadow Public Schools 225 84 143 Easthampton Public Schools 115 84 143 Grafton Public Schools 209 84 143 Hudson Public Schools 235 84 143 Lincoln Public Schools 124 84 143 Maynard Public Schools 91 84 143 Norton Public Schools 237 84 143 Rockport Public Schools 83 84 143 Somerset Public Schools 185 84 143 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 75 84 143 Triton Regional, Byfield 225 84 143 Waltham Public Schools 326 84 143 Watertown Public Schools 197 84 143 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 331 84 143 Wilmington Public Schools 342 84 162 Billerica Public Schools 525 83 162 Gardner Public Schools 201 83 162 Granby Public Schools 96 83 162 Holyoke Community Charter 46 83 162 Melrose Public Schools 300 83 162 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 111 83 162 Plymouth Public Schools 600 83 162 Shirley Public Schools 121 83 162 Stoughton Public Schools 279 83 162 Sutton Public Schools 146 83 162 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 276 83 173 Barnstable Public Schools 404 82 173 Dedham Public Schools 209 82 173 MATCH Charter, Boston 55 82 173 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 107 82 173 Peabody Public Schools 471 82 173 Revere Public Schools 418 82 179 Abington Public Schools 207 81 179 Beverly Public Schools 315 81 179 Cambridge Public Schools 393 81 179 Douglas Public Schools 150 81 179 Granville Public Schools 16 81 179 Leicester Public Schools 139 81 179 Norwood Public Schools 276 81 179 Pittsfield Public Schools 434 81 187 Adams-Cheshire Regional 125 80 187 Community Charter School of Cambridge 66 80 187 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 35 80 187 Foxborough Regional Charter 112 80 187 Holbrook Public Schools 103 80 187 Lenox Public Schools 65 80 187 Milford Public Schools 307 80 187 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 133 80 187 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 80 187 Uxbridge Public Schools 161 80 187 Woburn Public Schools 333 80 198 Florida Public Schools 14 79 198 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 120 79 198 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 149 79 198 Hatfield Public Schools 47 79 198 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 107 79 198 Swansea Public Schools 176 79 198 Winthrop Public Schools 151 79 205 Auburn Public Schools 190 78 205 Gloucester Public Schools 248 78 205 Lee Public Schools 63 78 205 Ludlow Public Schools 221 78 205 Mashpee Public Schools 138 78 205 Millbury Public Schools 156 78 205 Northbridge Public Schools 214 78 205 Taunton Public Schools 650 78 205 West Boylston Public Schools 82 78 214 Agawam Public Schools 344 77 214 Amesbury Public Schools 176 77 214 Blackstone-Millville Regional 137 77 214 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 70 77 214 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 262 77 214 Marlborough Public Schools 336 77 214 Middleborough Public Schools 300 77 214 Quincy Public Schools 630 77 214 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 135 77 223 Framingham Public Schools 587 76 223 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 95 76 223 Malden Public Schools 501 76 223 Saugus Public Schools 251 76 223 Westfield Public Schools 459 76 228 Hull Public Schools 85 75 229 Attleboro Public Schools 464 74 229 Clinton Public Schools 137 74 231 Belchertown Public Schools 224 73 231 Carver Public Schools 140 73 231 Dracut Public Schools 357 73 231 Fairhaven Public Schools 168 73 231 Oxford Public Schools 162 73 231 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 56 73 231 South Hadley Public Schools 160 73 231 Wareham Public Schools 237 73 231 Weymouth Public Schools 509 73 240 Athol-Royalston Regional 142 72 240 Bellingham Public Schools 225 72 240 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 190 72 240 Medford Public Schools 360 72 240 Methuen Public Schools 599 72 245 Rockland Public Schools 189 71 246 Everett Public Schools 450 70 246 Greenfield Public Schools 148 70 246 Leominster Public Schools 459 70 246 Palmer Public Schools 126 70 246 Randolph Public Schools 233 70 251 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 49 69 252 Haverhill Public Schools 576 68 252 Salem Public Schools 346 68 252 West Springfield Public Schools 315 68 255 Brockton Public Schools 1,205 67 255 Chicopee Public Schools 550 67 255 Clarksburg Public Schools 21 67 255 Gateway Regional, Huntington 106 67 255 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 84 67 255 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 73 67 255 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 156 67 262 Southbridge Public Schools 145 66 262 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 41 66 264 Quaboag Regional, Warre 106 65 264 Somerville Public Schools 302 65 266 Chelsea Public Schools 361 63 266 Fall River Public Schools 740 63 266 Fitchburg Public Schools 333 63 266 Gill-Montague Regional 97 63 266 Lynn Public Schools 872 63 271 Lowell Public Schools 1,046 61 271 Worcester Public Schools 1,558 61 273 Boston Public Schools 3,698 60 273 Webster Public Schools 159 60 275 Ware Public Schools 78 59 276 North Adams Public Schools 118 58 276 Winchendon Public Schools 117 58 278 New Bedford Public Schools 882 56 279 Springfield Public Schools 1,698 51 280 Lawrence Public Schools 990 50 281 Holyoke Public Schools 449 45 281 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 55 45

8th Grade Math 2011 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 17 100 2 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 50 96 3 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 40 88 3 Westford Public Schools 434 88 5 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 201 87 6 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 37 86 7 Lexington Public Schools 479 85 8 Carlisle Public Schools 75 84 8 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 68 84 8 Sudbury Public Schools 325 84 11 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 40 83 12 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 354 82 12 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 60 82 12 Wellesley Public Schools 363 82 15 Acton-Boxborough Regional 486 80 15 Andover Public Schools 495 80 15 Dover-Sherborn Regional 174 80 15 Harvard Public Schools 114 80 15 Newton Public Schools 818 80 15 Winchester Public Schools 305 80 21 Belmont Public Schools 286 79 21 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 28 79 21 Hopkinton Public Schools 284 79 21 Needham Public Schools 406 79 25 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 69 78 25 Brookline Public Schools 437 78 25 Manchester Essex Regional 115 78 25 Marblehead Public Schools 238 78 25 Scituate Public Schools 261 78 30 Medfield Public Schools 217 77 30 Rockport Public Schools 83 77 32 Arlington Public Schools 360 76 32 Bedford Public Schools 196 76 32 Boston Collegiate Charter 95 76 32 Groton-Dunstable Regional 233 76 32 Weston Public Schools 187 76 37 Braintree Public Schools 419 75 37 Cohasset Public Schools 106 75 37 Ipswich Public Schools 177 75 37 Marblehead Community Charter 44 75 37 Reading Public Schools 350 75 37 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 65 75 37 Sharon Public Schools 259 75 37 Shrewsbury Public Schools 480 75 45 Concord Public Schools 212 74 45 Newburyport Public Schools 157 74 47 Duxbury Public Schools 283 73 47 Franklin Public Schools 468 73 47 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 82 73 47 Norwell Public Schools 185 73 47 Westwood Public Schools 257 73 52 Grafton Public Schools 207 72 52 Longmeadow Public Schools 244 72 52 Milton Public Schools 274 72 52 Westborough Public Schools 307 72 56 Edgartown Public Schools 31 71 56 Georgetown Public Schools 119 71 56 MATCH Charter, Boston 56 71 56 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 273 71 56 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 38 71 56 Northborough Public Schools 194 71 56 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 52 71 56 Pembroke Public Schools 277 71 64 Wayland Public Schools 217 70 65 Medway Public Schools 207 69 65 Mendon-Upton Regional 264 69 67 Community Charter School of Cambridge 66 67 67 East Bridgewater Public Schools 197 67 67 Hingham Public Schools 312 67 67 Holliston Public Schools 204 67 67 Natick Public Schools 335 67 67 Nauset Regional, Orleans 196 67 73 Amherst-Pelham Regional 249 66 73 Foxborough Public Schools 226 66 73 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 157 66 73 Stoneham Public Schools 203 66 77 Lunenburg Public Schools 129 65 77 Marshfield Public Schools 357 65 77 Swampscott Public Schools 176 65 77 Walpole Public Schools 325 65 81 Burlington Public Schools 284 64 81 Chatham Public Schools 47 64 81 Florida Public Schools 14 64 81 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 100 64 81 North Andover Public Schools 378 64 81 North Attleborough Public Schools 402 64 81 Sandwich Public Schools 318 64 88 Ashland Public Schools 178 63 88 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 19 63 88 Richmond Public Schools 16 63 91 Berlin-Boylston Regional 74 62 91 Canton Public Schools 268 62 91 Danvers Public Schools 350 62 91 Sutton Public Schools 146 62 91 Triton Regional, Byfield 228 62 91 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 612 62 97 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 103 61 97 Easton Public Schools 313 61 97 Lincoln Public Schools 124 61 97 Lynnfield Public Schools 189 61 97 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 28 61 97 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 125 61 97 Seekonk Public Schools 185 61 97 Southborough Public Schools 179 61 97 Wakefield Public Schools 290 61 106 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 72 60 106 Amesbury Public Schools 178 60 106 Dedham Public Schools 210 60 106 North Reading Public Schools 209 60 106 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 276 60 106 Somerset Public Schools 184 60 106 Tyngsborough Public Schools 168 60 113 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 472 59 113 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 285 59 113 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 49 59 113 Melrose Public Schools 300 59 113 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 239 59 113 Stoughton Public Schools 279 59 119 Chelmsford Public Schools 446 58 119 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 313 58 119 Lawrence Family Development Charter 50 58 119 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 111 58 119 Norton Public Schools 237 58 119 Quabbin Regional, Barre 249 58 119 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 307 58 126 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 75 57 126 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 67 57 126 Hull Public Schools 87 57 126 Leicester Public Schools 140 57 130 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 87 56 130 Bellingham Public Schools 225 56 130 Falmouth Public Schools 301 56 130 Hanover Public Schools 227 56 130 Millis Public Schools 110 56 130 Northampton Public Schools 212 56 130 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 330 56 137 Berkley Public Schools 105 55 137 Bourne Public Schools 191 55 137 Easthampton Public Schools 115 55 137 Ludlow Public Schools 220 55 137 Plymouth Public Schools 600 55 137 Watertown Public Schools 200 55 143 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 69 54 143 Dudley-Charlton Regional 353 54 143 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 35 54 143 Mansfield Public Schools 397 54 143 West Boylston Public Schools 84 54 148 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 55 53 148 Dartmouth Public Schools 325 53 148 Granville Public Schools 17 53 148 Hopedale Public Schools 100 53 148 Hudson Public Schools 237 53 148 Littleton Public Schools 126 53 148 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 105 53 148 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 277 53 148 West Bridgewater Public Schools 106 53 157 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 198 52 157 Belchertown Public Schools 224 52 157 Beverly Public Schools 316 52 157 Holyoke Community Charter 46 52 157 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 387 52 157 Northbridge Public Schools 208 52 163 Billerica Public Schools 525 51 163 Blackstone-Millville Regional 137 51 163 Cambridge Public Schools 394 51 163 Framingham Public Schools 584 51 163 Milford Public Schools 308 51 163 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 101 51 163 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 51 163 Winthrop Public Schools 151 51 171 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 113 50 171 Auburn Public Schools 189 50 171 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 263 50 171 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 151 50 171 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 16 50 171 Peabody Public Schools 471 50 171 Southwick-Tolland Regional 145 50 171 Tisbury Public Schools 36 50 171 Uxbridge Public Schools 160 50 171 Westport Community Public Schools 150 50 171 Wilmington Public Schools 343 50 182 Agawam Public Schools 343 49 182 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 264 49 182 East Longmeadow Public Schools 226 49 182 Marlborough Public Schools 340 49 182 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 75 49 182 Tewksbury Public Schools 384 49 188 Gardner Public Schools 198 48 188 Maynard Public Schools 91 48 188 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 333 48 188 Oxford Public Schools 162 48 188 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 133 48 188 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 54 48 188 Swansea Public Schools 176 48 188 Waltham Public Schools 325 48 188 West Springfield Public Schools 316 48 197 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 188 47 197 Monson Public Schools 105 47 197 Pittsfield Public Schools 434 47 197 Woburn Public Schools 333 47 201 Hatfield Public Schools 48 46 201 Lee Public Schools 61 46 201 Malden Public Schools 503 46 201 Millbury Public Schools 154 46 201 Quincy Public Schools 635 46 206 Avon Public Schools 67 45 206 Medford Public Schools 365 45 208 Abington Public Schools 204 44 208 Acushnet Public Schools 118 44 208 Adams-Cheshire Regional 124 44 208 Attleboro Public Schools 466 44 208 Barnstable Public Schools 404 44 208 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 95 44 208 Hadley Public Schools 57 44 208 Holbrook Public Schools 102 44 208 Leominster Public Schools 465 44 208 Methuen Public Schools 598 44 208 Nantucket Public Schools 94 44 208 Norwood Public Schools 276 44 208 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 66 44 208 Quaboag Regional, Warre 107 44 208 Revere Public Schools 417 44 208 South Hadley Public Schools 160 44 224 Clarksburg Public Schools 21 43 224 Harwich Public Schools 94 43 224 Haverhill Public Schools 587 43 227 Douglas Public Schools 149 42 227 Mashpee Public Schools 138 42 227 Randolph Public Schools 231 42 227 Shirley Public Schools 122 42 227 Westfield Public Schools 460 42 232 Gloucester Public Schools 249 41 232 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 133 41 232 Rockland Public Schools 189 41 232 Saugus Public Schools 251 41 236 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 121 40 236 Gateway Regional, Huntington 104 40 238 Carver Public Schools 140 39 238 Chelsea Public Schools 359 39 238 Chicopee Public Schools 552 39 238 Granby Public Schools 95 39 238 Lowell Public Schools 1,049 39 238 Taunton Public Schools 652 39 244 Gill-Montague Regional 98 38 244 North Brookfield Public Schools 52 38 244 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 73 38 244 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 55 38 244 Weymouth Public Schools 512 38 249 Clinton Public Schools 137 37 249 Dracut Public Schools 355 37 249 Fairhaven Public Schools 168 37 249 Foxborough Regional Charter 111 37 249 Palmer Public Schools 126 37 249 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 155 37 249 Winchendon Public Schools 118 37 256 Lenox Public Schools 66 36 256 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 36 256 Ware Public Schools 78 36 259 Athol-Royalston Regional 142 35 259 Fall River Public Schools 742 35 259 Middleborough Public Schools 300 35 259 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 107 35 259 Somerville Public Schools 304 35 264 Boston Public Schools 3,713 34 264 Salem Public Schools 346 34 264 Worcester Public Schools 1,557 34 267 Wareham Public Schools 240 33 268 Brockton Public Schools 1,202 32 269 Fitchburg Public Schools 333 31 270 Everett Public Schools 449 30 270 Lynn Public Schools 866 30 272 New Bedford Public Schools 881 25 272 North Adams Public Schools 118 25 274 Holyoke Public Schools 449 24 274 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83 24 276 Greenfield Public Schools 150 23 276 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 39 23 278 Webster Public Schools 156 21 279 Lawrence Public Schools 992 20 280 Southbridge Public Schools 144 19 281 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 55 18 282 Springfield Public Schools 1,690 17

8th Grade Science 2011 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 37 92 2 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 201 87 3 Winchester Public Schools 306 81 4 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 40 80 5 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 355 79 6 Wayland Public Schools 217 78 6 Westford Public Schools 434 78 8 Harvard Public Schools 114 77 9 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 17 76 9 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 50 76 11 Manchester Essex Regional 115 75 11 Northborough Public Schools 193 75 11 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 52 75 11 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 65 75 15 Dover-Sherborn Regional 173 73 15 Marblehead Public Schools 237 73 15 Medfield Public Schools 217 73 18 Westborough Public Schools 307 72 19 Belmont Public Schools 287 71 19 Florida Public Schools 14 71 19 Grafton Public Schools 207 71 19 Lexington Public Schools 479 71 23 Acton-Boxborough Regional 486 70 23 Norwell Public Schools 184 70 23 Sudbury Public Schools 323 70 26 Arlington Public Schools 359 69 26 Medway Public Schools 207 69 28 Edgartown Public Schools 31 68 29 Andover Public Schools 494 67 29 Carlisle Public Schools 75 67 31 Concord Public Schools 212 66 31 MATCH Charter, Boston 56 66 31 Rockport Public Schools 82 66 31 West Bridgewater Public Schools 106 66 31 Weston Public Schools 187 66 36 Groton-Dunstable Regional 233 65 36 Littleton Public Schools 125 65 38 Sharon Public Schools 260 64 39 Franklin Public Schools 467 63 39 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 16 63 41 Nauset Regional, Orleans 195 62 41 Shrewsbury Public Schools 478 62 43 Longmeadow Public Schools 244 61 44 Braintree Public Schools 418 60 44 Hadley Public Schools 57 60 44 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 157 60 44 Quabbin Regional, Barre 249 60 48 Natick Public Schools 335 59 48 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 612 59 50 Berlin-Boylston Regional 73 58 50 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 74 58 50 Hingham Public Schools 311 58 50 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 19 58 54 Boston Collegiate Charter 95 57 54 Duxbury Public Schools 281 57 54 East Bridgewater Public Schools 197 57 54 Hopkinton Public Schools 283 57 54 Newton Public Schools 818 57 59 Hanover Public Schools 225 56 59 Lincoln Public Schools 124 56 59 Scituate Public Schools 263 56 59 Stoneham Public Schools 203 56 59 Swansea Public Schools 176 56 64 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 65 55 64 Georgetown Public Schools 119 55 64 Marblehead Community Charter 44 55 64 West Boylston Public Schools 84 55 68 Burlington Public Schools 284 54 68 Canton Public Schools 267 54 68 Chelmsford Public Schools 446 54 68 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 285 54 68 Holliston Public Schools 203 54 68 Newburyport Public Schools 158 54 68 Pembroke Public Schools 279 54 68 Somerset Public Schools 184 54 68 Southwick-Tolland Regional 145 54 68 Swampscott Public Schools 176 54 68 Westwood Public Schools 257 54 79 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 198 53 79 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 472 53 79 Brookline Public Schools 435 53 79 Easton Public Schools 313 53 79 Millis Public Schools 110 53 79 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 272 53 85 Bedford Public Schools 196 52 85 Mendon-Upton Regional 264 52 85 Needham Public Schools 406 52 85 North Attleborough Public Schools 402 52 85 Seekonk Public Schools 185 52 85 Westport Community Public Schools 149 52 91 Chatham Public Schools 47 51 91 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 69 51 91 Maynard Public Schools 91 51 91 Melrose Public Schools 298 51 91 North Reading Public Schools 207 51 91 Norton Public Schools 237 51 91 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 51 91 Southborough Public Schools 178 51 91 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 277 51 100 Berkley Public Schools 105 50 100 Cohasset Public Schools 105 50 100 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 40 50 100 Foxborough Public Schools 224 50 100 Granville Public Schools 16 50 100 Reading Public Schools 350 50 100 Richmond Public Schools 16 50 100 Triton Regional, Byfield 228 50 108 Lunenburg Public Schools 129 49 108 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 107 49 110 Ashland Public Schools 178 48 110 Bellingham Public Schools 225 48 110 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 387 48 113 Acushnet Public Schools 118 47 113 Danvers Public Schools 350 47 113 Dudley-Charlton Regional 353 47 113 Quaboag Regional, Warre 107 47 113 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 133 47 113 Walpole Public Schools 325 47 119 Auburn Public Schools 189 46 119 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 101 46 119 Beverly Public Schools 315 46 119 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 28 46 119 Hopedale Public Schools 100 46 119 Ipswich Public Schools 177 46 119 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 276 46 119 Sandwich Public Schools 317 46 119 Sutton Public Schools 146 46 128 Amesbury Public Schools 176 45 128 Amherst-Pelham Regional 247 45 128 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 49 45 128 Lynnfield Public Schools 189 45 128 Peabody Public Schools 471 45 133 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 263 44 133 Fairhaven Public Schools 168 44 133 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 315 44 133 Mansfield Public Schools 396 44 133 Milford Public Schools 308 44 133 Oxford Public Schools 162 44 133 Plymouth Public Schools 599 44 133 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 75 44 133 Tyngsborough Public Schools 167 44 133 Wakefield Public Schools 290 44 133 Woburn Public Schools 333 44 144 Billerica Public Schools 526 43 144 Monson Public Schools 105 43 144 Northampton Public Schools 212 43 144 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 238 43 144 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 28 43 144 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 68 43 144 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 307 43 144 Stoughton Public Schools 280 43 144 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 331 43 153 Barnstable Public Schools 402 42 153 Bourne Public Schools 190 42 153 Milton Public Schools 272 42 153 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 60 42 157 Harwich Public Schools 94 41 157 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 100 41 157 Lenox Public Schools 66 41 157 Tewksbury Public Schools 383 41 157 Uxbridge Public Schools 158 41 157 Wellesley Public Schools 362 41 163 East Longmeadow Public Schools 226 40 163 Framingham Public Schools 583 40 163 North Andover Public Schools 378 40 166 Dartmouth Public Schools 325 39 166 Granby Public Schools 94 39 166 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 66 39 169 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 55 38 169 Blackstone-Millville Regional 137 38 169 Hatfield Public Schools 47 38 169 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 81 38 169 Marshfield Public Schools 357 38 169 Millbury Public Schools 154 38 169 West Springfield Public Schools 312 38 176 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 87 37 176 Avon Public Schools 67 37 176 Foxborough Regional Charter 111 37 176 Gateway Regional, Huntington 104 37 176 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 151 37 176 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 134 37 176 Palmer Public Schools 127 37 176 Tisbury Public Schools 35 37 184 Attleboro Public Schools 466 36 184 Cambridge Public Schools 393 36 184 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 264 36 184 Falmouth Public Schools 301 36 184 Gardner Public Schools 200 36 184 Leicester Public Schools 140 36 184 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 331 36 184 Quincy Public Schools 634 36 192 Douglas Public Schools 149 35 192 Hudson Public Schools 237 35 192 Northbridge Public Schools 208 35 192 Revere Public Schools 417 35 192 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 54 35 192 Weymouth Public Schools 512 35 198 Agawam Public Schools 343 34 198 Belchertown Public Schools 224 34 198 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 189 34 198 Easthampton Public Schools 114 34 198 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 35 34 198 Medford Public Schools 364 34 198 Wilmington Public Schools 343 34 205 Athol-Royalston Regional 141 33 205 Dedham Public Schools 209 33 205 Mashpee Public Schools 138 33 205 Nantucket Public Schools 93 33 209 Shirley Public Schools 121 32 209 Wareham Public Schools 236 32 211 Clinton Public Schools 137 31 211 Malden Public Schools 501 31 211 Middleborough Public Schools 299 31 211 Taunton Public Schools 651 31 215 Gloucester Public Schools 249 30 215 Holbrook Public Schools 104 30 215 South Hadley Public Schools 160 30 215 Waltham Public Schools 322 30 215 Ware Public Schools 79 30 220 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 113 29 220 Ludlow Public Schools 220 29 220 Marlborough Public Schools 337 29 220 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 111 29 220 North Brookfield Public Schools 52 29 220 Norwood Public Schools 276 29 220 Rockland Public Schools 188 29 227 Carver Public Schools 138 28 227 Dracut Public Schools 355 28 227 Hull Public Schools 87 28 227 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 101 28 227 Watertown Public Schools 198 28 232 Adams-Cheshire Regional 122 27 232 Greenfield Public Schools 150 27 232 Haverhill Public Schools 584 27 232 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 107 27 232 Westfield Public Schools 459 27 232 Winchendon Public Schools 116 27 238 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 121 26 238 Methuen Public Schools 597 26 238 Pittsfield Public Schools 435 26 241 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 69 25 241 Leominster Public Schools 464 25 241 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 95 25 241 Salem Public Schools 346 25 241 Saugus Public Schools 251 25 241 Somerville Public Schools 300 25 241 Winthrop Public Schools 151 25 248 Fall River Public Schools 738 24 248 Lawrence Family Development Charter 50 24 248 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 38 24 251 Randolph Public Schools 230 23 251 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 154 23 251 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 39 23 254 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 73 22 255 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 72 21 255 Chicopee Public Schools 550 21 255 Community Charter School of Cambridge 66 21 255 Gill-Montague Regional 96 21 259 Lee Public Schools 61 20 260 Clarksburg Public Schools 21 19 261 Lynn Public Schools 861 18 261 North Adams Public Schools 119 18 261 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 56 18 264 Holyoke Community Charter 46 17 264 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 125 17 264 Southbridge Public Schools 143 17 264 Worcester Public Schools 1,550 17 268 Abington Public Schools 204 16 268 Brockton Public Schools 1,201 16 268 Fitchburg Public Schools 331 16 268 New Bedford Public Schools 885 16 272 Chelsea Public Schools 356 15 272 Lowell Public Schools 1,046 15 272 Webster Public Schools 156 15 275 Everett Public Schools 447 13 276 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 95 12 276 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 84 12 278 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 55 11 279 Boston Public Schools 3,691 10 280 Springfield Public Schools 1,674 9 281 Holyoke Public Schools 446 6 282 Lawrence Public Schools 978 5