Top-ranked 10th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 10th-grade MCAS exams given in the spring of 2012. Boston.com ranked them by adding the percentage of students who scored either "advanced" or "proficient" in English and Math. 100 is the highest possible score.

Year over year: Score up at least 3 points | Score down at least 3 points | No significant change

10th Grade English 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 42 100 1 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 104 100 1 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 25 100 1 Community Charter School of Cambridge 41 100 1 Dover-Sherborn Regional 154 100 1 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 36 100 1 Foxborough Regional Charter 62 100 1 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 71 100 1 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 20 100 1 Harvard Public Schools 108 100 1 MATCH Charter, Boston 47 100 1 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 83 100 1 Northborough-Southborough Regional 375 100 1 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 75 100 1 South Shore Charter, Hull 34 100 1 Winchester Public Schools 274 100 17 Belmont Public Schools 270 99 17 Duxbury Public Schools 225 99 17 Groton-Dunstable Regional 215 99 17 Holliston Public Schools 198 99 17 Lexington Public Schools 484 99 17 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 404 99 17 Longmeadow Public Schools 232 99 17 Lunenburg Public Schools 124 99 17 Marblehead Public Schools 257 99 17 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 347 99 17 Medway Public Schools 178 99 17 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 112 99 17 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 346 99 17 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 205 99 17 Tyngsborough Public Schools 117 99 17 Wayland Public Schools 202 99 17 Westford Public Schools 414 99 17 Weston Public Schools 207 99 17 Westwood Public Schools 216 99 36 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 93 98 36 Ashland Public Schools 183 98 36 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 288 98 36 Boston Collegiate Charter 46 98 36 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 44 98 36 Concord-Carlisle Regional 300 98 36 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 180 98 36 Hingham Public Schools 267 98 36 Hopkinton Public Schools 290 98 36 Ipswich Public Schools 166 98 36 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 318 98 36 Lenox Public Schools 69 98 36 Littleton Public Schools 98 98 36 Medfield Public Schools 235 98 36 Millis Public Schools 107 98 36 Needham Public Schools 371 98 36 Norwell Public Schools 156 98 36 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 67 98 36 Wellesley Public Schools 375 98 36 Westborough Public Schools 270 98 56 Arlington Public Schools 281 97 56 Belchertown Public Schools 195 97 56 Berlin-Boylston Regional 64 97 56 Cohasset Public Schools 101 97 56 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 115 97 56 Hadley Public Schools 44 97 56 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 308 97 56 Hanover Public Schools 198 97 56 Hudson Public Schools 200 97 56 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 55 97 56 Manchester Essex Regional 123 97 56 Mansfield Public Schools 343 97 56 Martha's Vineyard Regional 158 97 56 Mendon-Upton Regional 182 97 56 Newburyport Public Schools 164 97 56 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 166 97 56 Reading Public Schools 329 97 56 Sharon Public Schools 314 97 56 Shrewsbury Public Schools 416 97 56 Sutton Public Schools 91 97 56 Swampscott Public Schools 196 97 77 Acton-Boxborough Regional 526 96 77 Brookline Public Schools 397 96 77 Burlington Public Schools 266 96 77 Carver Public Schools 115 96 77 Chelmsford Public Schools 378 96 77 Gateway Regional, Huntington 71 96 77 Hopedale Public Schools 83 96 77 Lynnfield Public Schools 152 96 77 Marshfield Public Schools 341 96 77 Nantucket Public Schools 94 96 77 Nauset Regional, Orleans 242 96 77 Newton Public Schools 908 96 77 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 118 96 77 North Reading Public Schools 191 96 77 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 114 96 77 Pembroke Public Schools 237 96 77 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 192 96 77 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 55 96 77 West Bridgewater Public Schools 108 96 77 Wilmington Public Schools 227 96 97 Andover Public Schools 453 95 97 Bedford Public Schools 203 95 97 Braintree Public Schools 386 95 97 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 116 95 97 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 124 95 97 Dudley-Charlton Regional 273 95 97 Easton Public Schools 310 95 97 Franklin Public Schools 409 95 97 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 220 95 97 Georgetown Public Schools 114 95 97 Granby Public Schools 91 95 97 Hull Public Schools 77 95 97 Milton Public Schools 231 95 97 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 361 95 97 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 99 95 97 North Andover Public Schools 344 95 97 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 142 95 97 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 108 95 97 Sandwich Public Schools 207 95 97 Scituate Public Schools 184 95 97 Seekonk Public Schools 186 95 97 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 160 95 97 Walpole Public Schools 286 95 97 West Boylston Public Schools 71 95 121 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 128 94 121 Blackstone-Millville Regional 133 94 121 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 207 94 121 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 314 94 121 Dartmouth Public Schools 300 94 121 Douglas Public Schools 124 94 121 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston 54 94 121 Foxborough Public Schools 195 94 121 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 97 94 121 Grafton Public Schools 184 94 121 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 127 94 121 Lowell Middlesex Academy 16 94 121 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 246 94 121 Natick Public Schools 334 94 121 North Brookfield Public Schools 35 94 121 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 242 94 121 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 78 94 121 Southwick-Tolland Regional 128 94 121 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 32 94 121 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 512 94 141 Bourne Public Schools 139 93 141 Canton Public Schools 208 93 141 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 203 93 141 East Bridgewater Public Schools 159 93 141 Greater Fall River Vocational 335 93 141 Harwich Public Schools 71 93 141 Ludlow Public Schools 256 93 141 Maynard Public Schools 85 93 141 Melrose Public Schools 244 93 141 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 163 93 141 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 56 93 141 Plymouth Public Schools 573 93 141 Quabbin Regional, Barre 191 93 141 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 301 93 141 Somerset Berkley Regional 253 93 141 South Hadley Public Schools 155 93 141 Stoneham Public Schools 187 93 158 Agawam Public Schools 344 92 158 Amherst-Pelham Regional 251 92 158 Dracut Public Schools 280 92 158 East Longmeadow Public Schools 216 92 158 Leicester Public Schools 123 92 158 North Attleborough Public Schools 297 92 158 Norton Public Schools 189 92 158 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 52 92 158 Rockport Public Schools 71 92 158 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 38 92 158 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 146 92 158 Swansea Public Schools 150 92 158 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 272 92 158 Triton Regional, Byfield 190 92 158 Wakefield Public Schools 225 92 173 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 147 91 173 Auburn Public Schools 171 91 173 Barnstable Public Schools 349 91 173 Bellingham Public Schools 167 91 173 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 64 91 173 Fairhaven Public Schools 115 91 173 Lee Public Schools 85 91 173 Millbury Public Schools 127 91 173 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 166 91 173 Northampton Public Schools 214 91 173 Norwood Public Schools 256 91 173 Rockland Public Schools 134 91 173 Tewksbury Public Schools 207 91 173 Weymouth Public Schools 471 91 173 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 306 91 173 Winthrop Public Schools 137 91 189 Amesbury Public Schools 164 90 189 Beverly Public Schools 312 90 189 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 385 90 189 Clinton Public Schools 103 90 189 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 41 90 189 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 182 90 189 Falmouth Public Schools 206 90 189 Framingham Public Schools 508 90 189 Gloucester Public Schools 264 90 189 Hatfield Public Schools 30 90 189 Mashpee Public Schools 102 90 189 Northbridge Public Schools 184 90 189 Palmer Public Schools 102 90 189 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 250 90 189 Stoughton Public Schools 222 90 189 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 310 90 205 Ayer Shirley Regional 80 89 205 Billerica Public Schools 369 89 205 Danvers Public Schools 241 89 205 Dedham Public Schools 216 89 205 Medford Public Schools 359 89 205 Milford Public Schools 280 89 205 Monson Public Schools 82 89 205 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 127 89 205 Ware Public Schools 76 89 205 Watertown Public Schools 198 89 215 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 244 88 215 Greater New Bedford Vocational 547 88 215 Northampton-Smith Vocational 110 88 215 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 123 88 215 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 254 88 215 Waltham Public Schools 338 88 215 Westfield Public Schools 518 88 215 Westport Community Public Schools 124 88 215 Woburn Public Schools 323 88 224 Attleboro Public Schools 435 87 224 Avon Public Schools 45 87 224 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 317 87 224 Oxford Public Schools 116 87 224 Peabody Public Schools 470 87 224 Quincy Public Schools 646 87 230 Abington Public Schools 102 86 230 Cambridge Public Schools 384 86 230 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 168 86 230 Holbrook Public Schools 71 86 230 Leominster Public Schools 446 86 230 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 34 86 230 Quaboag Regional, Warre 87 86 230 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 119 86 230 Wareham Public Schools 183 86 239 Adams-Cheshire Regional 97 85 239 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 126 85 239 Malden Public Schools 396 85 239 Middleborough Public Schools 189 85 239 Winchendon Public Schools 97 85 244 Athol-Royalston Regional 84 84 244 Easthampton Public Schools 112 84 244 Gill-Montague Regional 62 84 244 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 37 84 244 Revere Public Schools 369 84 244 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 303 84 250 Chicopee Public Schools 609 83 250 Saugus Public Schools 172 83 252 Marlborough Public Schools 256 82 252 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 77 82 252 Webster Public Schools 114 82 255 Chatham Public Schools 37 81 255 Gardner Public Schools 148 81 255 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 156 81 255 Pittsfield Public Schools 486 81 255 Taunton Public Schools 428 81 255 Uxbridge Public Schools 106 81 261 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 320 80 261 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 531 80 261 Lynn Public Schools 877 80 264 Brockton Public Schools 995 79 264 Greenfield Public Schools 91 79 264 Haverhill Public Schools 398 79 264 Methuen Public Schools 455 79 264 North Adams Public Schools 88 79 269 West Springfield Public Schools 279 78 270 Everett Public Schools 439 77 270 Lowell Public Schools 723 77 270 Salem Public Schools 295 77 273 Southbridge Public Schools 100 76 273 Worcester Public Schools 1,517 76 275 Randolph Public Schools 204 74 275 Somerville Public Schools 316 74 277 Boston Public Schools 3,491 73 278 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 61 72 279 Fall River Public Schools 549 71 280 Fitchburg Public Schools 274 70 280 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 168 70 282 Springfield Public Schools 1,408 69 283 Chelsea Public Schools 328 68 284 New Bedford Public Schools 471 64 285 Holyoke Public Schools 444 63 286 Boston Green Academy Charter, South Boston 66 61 287 Lawrence Public Schools 814 55

10th Grade Math 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 24 100 1 Boston Collegiate Charter 46 100 1 Community Charter School of Cambridge 41 100 1 MATCH Charter, Boston 46 100 5 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 104 99 6 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 44 98 6 Cohasset Public Schools 100 98 6 Dover-Sherborn Regional 156 98 6 Harvard Public Schools 108 98 6 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 348 98 6 Winchester Public Schools 275 98 12 Duxbury Public Schools 223 97 13 Ashland Public Schools 183 96 13 Foxborough Regional Charter 63 96 13 Holliston Public Schools 197 96 13 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 403 96 13 Manchester Essex Regional 124 96 13 Medfield Public Schools 236 96 13 Medway Public Schools 179 96 13 Northborough-Southborough Regional 376 96 13 Wellesley Public Schools 372 96 13 Westford Public Schools 414 96 13 Westwood Public Schools 216 96 24 Belmont Public Schools 271 95 24 Groton-Dunstable Regional 214 95 24 Hingham Public Schools 266 95 24 Hopkinton Public Schools 290 95 24 Lexington Public Schools 486 95 24 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 82 95 24 Needham Public Schools 374 95 24 Wayland Public Schools 201 95 24 West Boylston Public Schools 70 95 24 West Bridgewater Public Schools 106 95 24 Weston Public Schools 208 95 35 Acton-Boxborough Regional 525 94 35 Berlin-Boylston Regional 64 94 35 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 181 94 35 Marblehead Public Schools 255 94 35 Newton Public Schools 904 94 35 Norwell Public Schools 158 94 35 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 75 94 35 Sharon Public Schools 311 94 35 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 203 94 44 Ipswich Public Schools 166 93 44 Longmeadow Public Schools 229 93 44 Mansfield Public Schools 337 93 44 Newburyport Public Schools 163 93 44 Reading Public Schools 332 93 44 Shrewsbury Public Schools 419 93 44 Swampscott Public Schools 196 93 44 Westborough Public Schools 269 93 52 Andover Public Schools 453 92 52 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 148 92 52 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 289 92 52 Brookline Public Schools 400 92 52 Concord-Carlisle Regional 303 92 52 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 113 92 52 Littleton Public Schools 100 92 52 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 246 92 52 Nauset Regional, Orleans 247 92 52 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 166 92 52 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 38 92 52 Wilmington Public Schools 226 92 64 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 42 91 64 Braintree Public Schools 386 91 64 Franklin Public Schools 407 91 64 Lenox Public Schools 69 91 68 Chelmsford Public Schools 380 90 68 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 71 90 68 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 20 90 68 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 318 90 68 Lynnfield Public Schools 152 90 68 Pembroke Public Schools 241 90 68 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 192 90 68 Scituate Public Schools 186 90 68 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 160 90 77 Arlington Public Schools 287 89 77 Auburn Public Schools 171 89 77 Bedford Public Schools 203 89 77 Dedham Public Schools 215 89 77 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 307 89 77 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 128 89 77 Hanover Public Schools 197 89 77 Lunenburg Public Schools 124 89 77 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 54 89 77 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 297 89 77 Sutton Public Schools 90 89 77 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 504 89 89 Belchertown Public Schools 198 88 89 Burlington Public Schools 266 88 89 East Longmeadow Public Schools 215 88 89 Fairhaven Public Schools 117 88 89 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 222 88 89 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 97 88 89 Hadley Public Schools 44 88 89 Marshfield Public Schools 341 88 89 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 360 88 89 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 111 88 89 Natick Public Schools 333 88 89 North Reading Public Schools 194 88 89 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 51 88 102 Amherst-Pelham Regional 252 87 102 Carver Public Schools 115 87 102 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 61 87 102 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 205 87 102 Easton Public Schools 309 87 102 Framingham Public Schools 513 87 102 Grafton Public Schools 178 87 102 Mendon-Upton Regional 181 87 102 Milton Public Schools 232 87 102 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 345 87 102 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 55 87 102 Southwick-Tolland Regional 126 87 102 Wakefield Public Schools 221 87 102 Walpole Public Schools 285 87 116 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 93 86 116 Amesbury Public Schools 164 86 116 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 127 86 116 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 35 86 116 Foxborough Public Schools 194 86 116 Georgetown Public Schools 115 86 116 Hudson Public Schools 197 86 116 Hull Public Schools 78 86 116 Martha's Vineyard Regional 156 86 116 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 246 86 116 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 146 86 116 Palmer Public Schools 101 86 116 Tewksbury Public Schools 208 86 129 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 125 85 129 Danvers Public Schools 240 85 129 Leicester Public Schools 121 85 129 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 107 85 129 Sandwich Public Schools 206 85 129 Seekonk Public Schools 189 85 129 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 255 85 129 Triton Regional, Byfield 190 85 129 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 313 85 138 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 314 84 138 Greater Fall River Vocational 337 84 138 Harwich Public Schools 75 84 138 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 55 84 138 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 96 84 138 North Attleborough Public Schools 296 84 138 Tyngsborough Public Schools 118 84 145 Barnstable Public Schools 351 83 145 Billerica Public Schools 367 83 145 Blackstone-Millville Regional 133 83 145 Cambridge Public Schools 380 83 145 Canton Public Schools 207 83 145 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 165 83 145 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 35 83 145 Hatfield Public Schools 30 83 145 North Andover Public Schools 347 83 145 Norton Public Schools 188 83 145 Rockland Public Schools 133 83 145 Rockport Public Schools 74 83 145 Somerset Berkley Regional 257 83 145 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 302 83 145 Winthrop Public Schools 136 83 160 Avon Public Schools 45 82 160 Bourne Public Schools 136 82 160 Clinton Public Schools 102 82 160 Dudley-Charlton Regional 272 82 160 East Bridgewater Public Schools 163 82 160 Maynard Public Schools 84 82 160 Milford Public Schools 285 82 160 Nantucket Public Schools 100 82 160 Northampton Public Schools 218 82 160 Plymouth Public Schools 570 82 160 South Hadley Public Schools 156 82 171 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 245 81 171 Bellingham Public Schools 164 81 171 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 116 81 171 Dartmouth Public Schools 299 81 171 Leominster Public Schools 445 81 171 Ludlow Public Schools 254 81 171 Melrose Public Schools 241 81 171 Millbury Public Schools 127 81 171 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 79 81 171 Stoneham Public Schools 185 81 181 Agawam Public Schools 344 80 181 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 205 80 181 Hopedale Public Schools 84 80 181 North Brookfield Public Schools 35 80 181 Quabbin Regional, Barre 189 80 181 Quaboag Regional, Warre 87 80 181 Watertown Public Schools 197 80 188 Dracut Public Schools 279 79 188 Granby Public Schools 92 79 188 Medford Public Schools 360 79 188 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 248 79 188 Swansea Public Schools 149 79 188 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 273 79 188 Weymouth Public Schools 473 79 195 Marlborough Public Schools 251 78 195 Millis Public Schools 106 78 195 Quincy Public Schools 649 78 195 Stoughton Public Schools 223 78 195 Waltham Public Schools 334 78 200 Attleboro Public Schools 429 77 200 Beverly Public Schools 308 77 200 Chatham Public Schools 35 77 200 Lee Public Schools 84 77 200 Malden Public Schools 394 77 200 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 119 77 200 Norwood Public Schools 260 77 200 Westport Community Public Schools 124 77 208 Adams-Cheshire Regional 93 76 208 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston 55 76 208 Peabody Public Schools 470 76 208 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 63 76 208 South Shore Charter, Hull 34 76 208 Ware Public Schools 75 76 214 Falmouth Public Schools 205 75 214 Monson Public Schools 84 75 214 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 113 75 214 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 120 75 214 Revere Public Schools 368 75 214 Saugus Public Schools 168 75 214 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 147 75 221 Abington Public Schools 104 74 221 Douglas Public Schools 124 74 221 Gateway Regional, Huntington 71 74 221 Gill-Montague Regional 61 74 221 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 116 74 226 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 41 73 226 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 78 73 226 Uxbridge Public Schools 106 73 226 Woburn Public Schools 320 73 230 Greater New Bedford Vocational 548 72 230 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 167 72 230 Northbridge Public Schools 183 72 230 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 32 72 234 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 383 71 234 Gloucester Public Schools 263 71 234 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 155 71 234 Pittsfield Public Schools 489 71 234 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 126 71 239 Easthampton Public Schools 112 70 239 Westfield Public Schools 517 70 239 Winchendon Public Schools 95 70 242 Holbrook Public Schools 72 69 242 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 32 69 242 West Springfield Public Schools 281 69 245 Lowell Public Schools 727 68 245 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 163 68 245 North Adams Public Schools 89 68 248 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 181 67 248 Lynn Public Schools 885 67 248 Oxford Public Schools 114 67 248 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 303 67 252 Brockton Public Schools 980 66 252 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 317 66 254 Boston Public Schools 3,498 65 254 Gardner Public Schools 148 65 254 Haverhill Public Schools 411 65 254 Randolph Public Schools 200 65 254 Webster Public Schools 110 65 259 Chicopee Public Schools 621 64 259 Taunton Public Schools 427 64 261 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 529 63 261 Greenfield Public Schools 95 63 263 Mashpee Public Schools 102 62 263 Worcester Public Schools 1,517 62 265 Middleborough Public Schools 188 61 266 Salem Public Schools 297 60 267 Methuen Public Schools 456 59 267 Somerville Public Schools 315 59 269 Everett Public Schools 444 57 269 Northampton-Smith Vocational 111 57 271 Fall River Public Schools 538 56 271 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 59 56 271 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 169 56 274 Wareham Public Schools 185 55 275 Ayer Shirley Regional 79 54 275 Chelsea Public Schools 325 54 275 Fitchburg Public Schools 269 54 278 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 127 53 279 Southbridge Public Schools 101 51 280 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 324 50 281 Holyoke Public Schools 443 47 282 Lowell Middlesex Academy 13 46 283 Springfield Public Schools 1,403 45 284 Athol-Royalston Regional 84 44 284 Boston Green Academy Charter, South Boston 66 44 286 New Bedford Public Schools 467 42 287 Lawrence Public Schools 823 34

10th Grade Science 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Dover-Sherborn Regional 148 100 2 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 101 97 2 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 32 97 4 Duxbury Public Schools 219 96 4 Hopkinton Public Schools 272 96 4 MATCH Charter, Boston 51 96 4 Medfield Public Schools 233 96 4 Westborough Public Schools 263 96 9 Belmont Public Schools 260 95 9 Concord-Carlisle Regional 280 95 9 Holliston Public Schools 190 95 9 Lexington Public Schools 457 95 13 Acton-Boxborough Regional 503 94 13 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 110 94 13 Lynnfield Public Schools 149 94 13 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 336 94 13 Westford Public Schools 401 94 18 Harvard Public Schools 104 93 18 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 308 93 18 Littleton Public Schools 95 93 18 Manchester Essex Regional 117 93 18 North Attleborough Public Schools 281 93 18 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 105 93 18 Westwood Public Schools 210 93 25 Nauset Regional, Orleans 218 92 25 Northborough-Southborough Regional 360 92 25 Norwell Public Schools 155 92 25 Sharon Public Schools 300 92 25 Wayland Public Schools 198 92 25 Winchester Public Schools 266 92 31 Amherst-Pelham Regional 229 91 31 Berlin-Boylston Regional 60 91 31 Boston Collegiate Charter 45 91 31 Hadley Public Schools 43 91 31 Lenox Public Schools 65 91 31 Mendon-Upton Regional 168 91 31 Needham Public Schools 353 91 38 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 44 90 38 Ashland Public Schools 170 90 38 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 115 90 38 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 166 90 38 Hingham Public Schools 260 90 38 Longmeadow Public Schools 226 90 38 Natick Public Schools 318 90 38 Newburyport Public Schools 153 90 38 Tyngsborough Public Schools 105 90 47 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 123 89 47 Community Charter School of Cambridge 43 89 47 Groton-Dunstable Regional 206 89 47 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 56 89 47 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 77 89 52 Andover Public Schools 429 88 52 Braintree Public Schools 361 88 52 Dudley-Charlton Regional 249 88 52 Hanover Public Schools 190 88 52 Medway Public Schools 177 88 52 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 229 88 52 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 116 88 52 North Andover Public Schools 316 88 52 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 176 88 52 Swampscott Public Schools 183 88 52 West Bridgewater Public Schools 105 88 63 Auburn Public Schools 157 87 63 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 274 87 63 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 70 87 63 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 122 87 63 Mansfield Public Schools 336 87 63 Marblehead Public Schools 246 87 63 Newton Public Schools 861 87 63 Shrewsbury Public Schools 386 87 71 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 15 86 71 Blackstone-Millville Regional 128 86 71 Canton Public Schools 199 86 71 Cohasset Public Schools 97 86 71 Franklin Public Schools 386 86 71 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 211 86 71 Grafton Public Schools 167 86 71 Ipswich Public Schools 167 86 71 Reading Public Schools 323 86 71 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 320 86 71 Walpole Public Schools 271 86 71 Weston Public Schools 205 86 83 Bedford Public Schools 179 85 83 Belchertown Public Schools 189 85 83 Framingham Public Schools 483 85 83 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 99 85 83 Georgetown Public Schools 109 85 83 Harwich Public Schools 62 85 83 Maynard Public Schools 80 85 83 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 82 85 83 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 92 85 83 North Brookfield Public Schools 26 85 83 North Reading Public Schools 188 85 94 Brookline Public Schools 369 84 94 Chatham Public Schools 33 84 94 East Longmeadow Public Schools 203 84 94 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 297 84 94 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 391 84 94 Millis Public Schools 105 84 94 Sandwich Public Schools 190 84 101 Arlington Public Schools 273 83 101 Barnstable Public Schools 317 83 101 Marshfield Public Schools 339 83 101 Norton Public Schools 187 83 101 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 302 83 106 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 139 82 106 Dartmouth Public Schools 294 82 106 Douglas Public Schools 110 82 106 Leicester Public Schools 118 82 106 Lunenburg Public Schools 115 82 106 Milton Public Schools 214 82 106 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 151 82 106 Pembroke Public Schools 237 82 106 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 51 82 106 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 477 82 116 Foxborough Public Schools 184 81 116 Northampton Public Schools 198 81 116 Rockport Public Schools 69 81 116 Wakefield Public Schools 213 81 116 Weymouth Public Schools 459 81 121 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 45 80 121 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 190 80 121 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 54 80 124 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 214 79 124 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 283 79 126 Billerica Public Schools 359 78 126 Chelmsford Public Schools 365 78 126 Dedham Public Schools 201 78 126 Hopedale Public Schools 80 78 126 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 228 78 126 Plymouth Public Schools 545 78 126 Scituate Public Schools 178 78 126 Stoneham Public Schools 179 78 134 Bourne Public Schools 118 77 134 Falmouth Public Schools 195 77 134 Hull Public Schools 74 77 134 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 136 77 134 Quaboag Regional, Warre 77 77 134 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 101 77 134 Seekonk Public Schools 177 77 134 South Hadley Public Schools 153 77 134 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 229 77 134 Southwick-Tolland Regional 117 77 134 Sutton Public Schools 89 77 134 Triton Regional, Byfield 183 77 146 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 111 76 146 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 189 76 146 Danvers Public Schools 226 76 146 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 165 76 146 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 51 76 146 Lee Public Schools 75 76 146 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 71 76 146 Uxbridge Public Schools 102 76 146 Wilmington Public Schools 222 76 155 Abington Public Schools 90 75 155 Beverly Public Schools 285 75 155 Burlington Public Schools 250 75 155 Dracut Public Schools 265 75 155 East Bridgewater Public Schools 150 75 155 Foxborough Regional Charter 60 75 155 Gill-Montague Regional 51 75 155 Martha's Vineyard Regional 146 75 155 Quabbin Regional, Barre 178 75 155 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 143 75 155 Stoughton Public Schools 226 75 155 Ware Public Schools 68 75 167 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 94 74 167 Greater Fall River Vocational 330 74 167 Hatfield Public Schools 27 74 167 Leominster Public Schools 423 74 167 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 341 74 167 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 300 74 173 Amesbury Public Schools 150 73 173 Ayer Shirley Regional 66 73 173 Carver Public Schools 112 73 173 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 22 73 173 Nantucket Public Schools 89 73 173 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 156 73 173 Wellesley Public Schools 346 73 180 Easton Public Schools 300 72 180 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 36 72 180 Tewksbury Public Schools 194 72 180 Watertown Public Schools 176 72 180 West Boylston Public Schools 63 72 185 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 298 71 185 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 72 71 185 Gateway Regional, Huntington 68 71 185 Millbury Public Schools 114 71 185 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 106 71 185 Northbridge Public Schools 161 71 191 Avon Public Schools 44 70 191 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 147 70 191 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 115 70 191 Milford Public Schools 267 70 191 North Adams Public Schools 74 70 196 Bellingham Public Schools 162 69 196 Hudson Public Schools 182 69 196 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 107 69 196 Somerset Berkley Regional 239 69 196 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 236 69 201 Adams-Cheshire Regional 87 68 201 Mashpee Public Schools 85 68 201 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 43 68 201 Quincy Public Schools 594 68 201 South Shore Charter, Hull 31 68 201 Waltham Public Schools 308 68 207 Norwood Public Schools 235 67 208 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 357 66 208 Malden Public Schools 347 66 208 Medford Public Schools 325 66 208 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 142 66 208 Peabody Public Schools 447 66 213 Attleboro Public Schools 409 65 213 Cambridge Public Schools 367 65 213 Clinton Public Schools 95 65 213 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 111 65 213 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 260 65 218 Athol-Royalston Regional 64 64 218 Fairhaven Public Schools 114 64 218 Melrose Public Schools 233 64 218 Northampton-Smith Vocational 102 64 218 Westport Community Public Schools 127 64 223 Gloucester Public Schools 255 63 223 Marlborough Public Schools 247 63 223 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 98 63 223 Saugus Public Schools 154 63 227 Agawam Public Schools 325 62 227 Gardner Public Schools 136 62 227 Greater New Bedford Vocational 534 62 227 Winthrop Public Schools 124 62 231 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 68 61 231 Swansea Public Schools 139 61 233 Easthampton Public Schools 106 60 233 Middleborough Public Schools 181 60 233 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 138 60 233 Pittsfield Public Schools 466 60 233 Revere Public Schools 349 60 238 Greenfield Public Schools 87 59 238 Methuen Public Schools 414 59 240 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 504 58 240 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 33 58 240 Westfield Public Schools 495 58 243 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 39 57 243 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 144 57 243 West Springfield Public Schools 255 57 246 Taunton Public Schools 397 56 247 Brockton Public Schools 910 55 247 Lynn Public Schools 841 55 247 Somerville Public Schools 292 55 247 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 99 55 251 Oxford Public Schools 105 54 252 Ludlow Public Schools 260 53 252 Randolph Public Schools 159 53 254 Rockland Public Schools 125 52 254 Woburn Public Schools 305 52 256 Palmer Public Schools 90 51 256 Winchendon Public Schools 85 51 258 Monson Public Schools 74 50 258 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 296 50 258 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 18 50 258 Salem Public Schools 275 50 262 Lowell Public Schools 666 49 263 Fall River Public Schools 497 48 264 Haverhill Public Schools 373 47 264 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 297 47 266 Boston Public Schools 3,307 46 266 Fitchburg Public Schools 208 46 266 Holbrook Public Schools 57 46 266 Worcester Public Schools 1,405 46 270 Chicopee Public Schools 584 45 270 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston 42 45 272 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 25 44 272 Wareham Public Schools 177 44 274 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 149 43 274 Southbridge Public Schools 84 43 276 Webster Public Schools 100 40 277 Chelsea Public Schools 314 39 278 Granby Public Schools 88 38 279 Everett Public Schools 366 36 280 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 62 31 281 New Bedford Public Schools 415 29 282 Springfield Public Schools 1,283 27 283 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 304 23 284 Lawrence Public Schools 645 22 285 Holyoke Public Schools 441 20