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 2012. 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.

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

5th Grade English 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Provincetown Public Schools 10 100 2 Wellfleet Public Schools 17 94 3 Harvard Public Schools 87 93 4 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, Hadley 13 92 5 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 90 5 Nahant Public Schools 30 90 5 Rowe Public Schools 10 90 8 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 51 89 8 Sudbury Public Schools 360 89 10 Westwood Public Schools 272 87 11 Lexington Public Schools 498 86 12 Concord Public Schools 230 85 12 Manchester Essex Regional 113 85 12 Marblehead Community Charter 48 85 12 Topsfield Public Schools 79 85 16 Andover Public Schools 511 84 16 Boxborough Public Schools 76 84 16 Carlisle Public Schools 76 84 16 Dover Public Schools 90 84 16 Hingham Public Schools 324 84 16 Mattapoisett Public Schools 64 84 16 Newton Public Schools 928 84 16 Norwell Public Schools 202 84 16 Scituate Public Schools 278 84 16 Westford Public Schools 439 84 16 Winchester Public Schools 343 84 27 Belmont Public Schools 299 83 27 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 53 83 27 Lynnfield Public Schools 198 83 27 Medway Public Schools 206 83 27 Sherborn Public Schools 69 83 27 Shrewsbury Public Schools 485 83 27 Wellesley Public Schools 404 83 34 Acton Public Schools 387 82 34 Holliston Public Schools 215 82 34 Milton Public Schools 305 82 34 Sharon Public Schools 269 82 34 South Shore Charter, Hull 48 82 34 Weston Public Schools 207 82 40 Arlington Public Schools 416 81 40 Boxford Public Schools 130 81 40 Brimfield Public Schools 41 81 40 Cohasset Public Schools 146 81 40 Norfolk Public Schools 136 81 40 Williamstown Public Schools 58 81 46 Brookline Public Schools 517 80 46 Hadley Public Schools 56 80 46 Marshfield Public Schools 348 80 46 Needham Public Schools 495 80 46 Petersham Public Schools 15 80 46 Walpole Public Schools 339 80 52 Canton Public Schools 267 79 52 Community Day Charter - Prospect, Lawrence 47 79 52 Duxbury Public Schools 255 79 52 Franklin Public Schools 467 79 52 Hopkinton Public Schools 265 79 52 Mansfield Public Schools 364 79 52 Truro Public Schools 19 79 52 Westborough Public Schools 277 79 60 Boylston Public Schools 50 78 60 Lincoln Public Schools 91 78 60 Littleton Public Schools 131 78 60 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 272 78 60 Southborough Public Schools 184 78 60 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 627 78 66 Brewster Public Schools 86 77 66 Middleton Public Schools 126 77 66 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 31 77 66 Williamsburg Public Schools 13 77 70 Grafton Public Schools 250 76 70 Groton-Dunstable Regional 212 76 70 Marblehead Public Schools 243 76 70 Marion Public Schools 69 76 70 Tisbury Public Schools 41 76 75 Braintree Public Schools 444 75 75 Dedham Public Schools 228 75 75 Kingston Public Schools 159 75 75 Lenox Public Schools 48 75 75 Medfield Public Schools 223 75 75 Melrose Public Schools 291 75 75 Orleans Public Schools 32 75 75 Reading Public Schools 370 75 75 Rochester Public Schools 93 75 75 Wayland Public Schools 214 75 75 Westhampton Public Schools 20 75 86 East Bridgewater Public Schools 168 74 86 Edgartown Public Schools 39 74 86 Longmeadow Public Schools 220 74 86 North Reading Public Schools 231 74 86 Seekonk Public Schools 167 74 86 Stoneham Public Schools 199 74 86 Wrentham Public Schools 155 74 93 Bedford Public Schools 185 73 93 Fairhaven Public Schools 126 73 93 Northborough Public Schools 211 73 93 Richmond Public Schools 15 73 93 Shutesbury Public Schools 15 73 93 Wales Public Schools 15 73 93 West Bridgewater Public Schools 114 73 100 Georgetown Public Schools 111 72 100 Halifax Public Schools 90 72 100 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 32 72 100 Natick Public Schools 385 72 100 Plympton Public Schools 36 72 100 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 85 72 100 Tyngsborough Public Schools 145 72 107 Millis Public Schools 102 71 107 North Andover Public Schools 408 71 107 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 240 71 107 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 31 71 107 Wakefield Public Schools 248 71 112 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 94 70 112 Burlington Public Schools 285 70 112 Dudley-Charlton Regional 320 70 112 Granby Public Schools 80 70 112 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 150 70 112 Hanover Public Schools 239 70 112 Holbrook Public Schools 94 70 112 Ipswich Public Schools 148 70 112 Lunenburg Public Schools 126 70 112 Pelham Public Schools 20 70 112 Southampton Public Schools 76 70 112 Swampscott Public Schools 169 70 112 Wilmington Public Schools 286 70 112 Woburn Public Schools 383 70 126 Ayer Shirley Regional 163 69 126 Berlin Public Schools 23 69 126 Brookfield Public Schools 42 69 126 Carver Public Schools 125 69 126 Chatham Public Schools 55 69 126 East Longmeadow Public Schools 217 69 126 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 244 69 126 Harwich Public Schools 103 69 126 Hopedale Public Schools 95 69 126 Newburyport Public Schools 193 69 126 Sturbridge Public Schools 116 69 126 West Boylston Public Schools 72 69 138 Foxborough Public Schools 231 68 138 Maynard Public Schools 110 68 138 Mendon-Upton Regional 235 68 138 North Attleborough Public Schools 405 68 138 Norwood Public Schools 221 68 138 Stoughton Public Schools 328 68 138 Sutton Public Schools 161 68 138 Whately Public Schools 22 68 146 Avon Public Schools 61 67 146 Chelmsford Public Schools 379 67 146 Edward Brooke Charter, Mattapan 46 67 146 Plainville Public Schools 109 67 146 Triton Regional, Byfield 236 67 151 Barnstable Horace Mann Charter 400 66 151 Conway Public Schools 29 66 151 Falmouth Public Schools 299 66 151 Florida Public Schools 12 66 151 Foxborough Regional Charter 107 66 151 Leverett Public Schools 35 66 157 Ashland Public Schools 185 65 157 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 252 65 157 Easton Public Schools 324 65 157 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 65 157 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 119 65 157 Northbridge Public Schools 194 65 157 Pembroke Public Schools 278 65 157 Rockport Public Schools 63 65 157 Sunderland Public Schools 23 65 157 Westport Community Public Schools 155 65 167 Amesbury Public Schools 186 64 167 Amherst Public Schools 186 64 167 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 78 64 167 Beverly Public Schools 299 64 167 Erving Public Schools 22 64 167 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 14 64 167 Nantucket Public Schools 92 64 167 New Salem-Wendell Regional 14 64 167 Plymouth Public Schools 563 64 167 Quabbin Regional, Barre 197 64 167 Sandwich Public Schools 263 64 178 Abington Public Schools 157 63 178 Attleboro Public Schools 432 63 178 Auburn Public Schools 185 63 178 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 490 63 178 Danvers Public Schools 279 63 178 Dartmouth Public Schools 318 63 178 Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter, Dorchester 35 63 178 Millbury Public Schools 119 63 178 Norton Public Schools 212 63 178 Peabody Public Schools 446 63 178 Quaboag Regional, Warre 123 63 178 South Hadley Public Schools 151 63 178 Winthrop Public Schools 167 63 191 Belchertown Public Schools 216 62 191 Gateway Regional, Huntington 79 62 191 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 271 62 191 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 102 62 191 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 80 62 191 Waltham Public Schools 340 62 191 Westfield Public Schools 392 62 191 Weymouth Public Schools 508 62 191 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 334 62 200 Agawam Public Schools 312 61 200 Bellingham Public Schools 180 61 200 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 148 61 200 Excel Academy Charter, East Boston 54 61 200 Hull Public Schools 93 61 200 Lawrence Family Development Charter 59 61 200 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 287 61 200 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 51 61 200 Swansea Public Schools 167 61 209 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 75 60 209 Blackstone-Millville Regional 157 60 209 Deerfield Public Schools 60 60 209 Excel Academy Charter, Chelsea 55 60 209 Greenfield Public Schools 178 60 209 Hatfield Public Schools 33 60 209 Marlborough Public Schools 407 60 209 Monson Public Schools 108 60 209 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 33 60 209 Southwick-Tolland Regional 127 60 209 Tewksbury Public Schools 342 60 220 Bourne Public Schools 165 59 220 Cambridge Public Schools 393 59 220 Dracut Public Schools 318 59 220 Lanesborough Public Schools 44 59 220 Lee Public Schools 44 59 220 Leominster Public Schools 444 59 220 Milford Public Schools 313 59 220 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 41 59 228 Billerica Public Schools 458 58 228 Gloucester Public Schools 246 58 228 Northampton Public Schools 190 58 228 Palmer Public Schools 139 58 228 Rockland Public Schools 167 58 228 Somerset Public Schools 208 58 228 Watertown Public Schools 181 58 235 Acushnet Public Schools 116 57 235 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 21 57 235 Middleborough Public Schools 261 57 235 Pittsfield Public Schools 412 57 235 Saugus Public Schools 250 57 235 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 65 57 235 Uxbridge Public Schools 158 57 235 Ware Public Schools 98 57 243 Eastham Public Schools 44 56 243 Granville Public Schools 16 56 243 Hudson Public Schools 233 56 243 Leicester Public Schools 134 56 243 Ludlow Public Schools 205 56 243 Quincy Public Schools 703 56 243 West Springfield Public Schools 284 56 250 Douglas Public Schools 126 55 250 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 132 55 250 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 160 55 253 Chicopee Public Schools 528 54 253 Framingham Public Schools 646 54 253 Holland Public Schools 26 54 253 Medford Public Schools 390 54 253 North Brookfield Public Schools 52 54 253 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 73 54 253 Revere Public Schools 535 54 253 Taunton Public Schools 627 54 261 Boston Collegiate Charter 90 53 261 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 53 261 Wareham Public Schools 227 53 264 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 118 52 264 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 168 52 264 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 56 52 264 Boston Renaissance Charter 134 52 264 Clinton Public Schools 146 52 264 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 100 52 264 Mashpee Public Schools 144 52 271 Berkley Public Schools 84 50 271 Easthampton Public Schools 144 50 271 Gardner Public Schools 186 50 271 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 167 50 275 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 252 49 275 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 80 49 275 Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter, Haverhill 86 49 278 Lynn Public Schools 928 48 279 Adams-Cheshire Regional 123 47 279 Gill-Montague Regional 74 47 279 Oxford Public Schools 171 47 282 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 15 46 282 Martin Luther King Charter, Springfield 69 46 282 Salem Public Schools 368 46 282 Somerville Public Schools 352 46 286 Everett Public Schools 460 44 286 Lowell Community Charter 86 44 286 Methuen Public Schools 582 44 286 North Adams Public Schools 109 44 286 Winchendon Public Schools 135 44 291 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 21 43 291 Malden Public Schools 500 43 291 Worcester Public Schools 1,673 43 294 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 19 42 294 Randolph Public Schools 224 42 296 Haverhill Public Schools 524 41 296 Orange Public Schools 112 41 298 Athol-Royalston Regional 102 40 298 Grove Hall Preparatory Charter, Dorchester 73 40 298 Webster Public Schools 156 40 301 Fall River Public Schools 788 39 301 Lowell Public Schools 1,016 39 303 Boston Public Schools 3,771 38 303 Fitchburg Public Schools 387 38 305 Brockton Public Schools 1,288 37 305 Clarksburg Public Schools 22 37 305 New Bedford Public Schools 869 37 308 Southbridge Public Schools 185 35 309 Lawrence Public Schools 950 33 309 Springfield Public Schools 1,901 33 311 Chelsea Public Schools 401 30 312 Holyoke Community Charter 81 27 313 Holyoke Public Schools 414 25

5th Grade Math 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 53 93 2 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, Hadley 13 92 3 Brimfield Public Schools 41 90 4 Boxborough Public Schools 76 89 4 Lexington Public Schools 500 89 6 Wellfleet Public Schools 17 88 6 Winchester Public Schools 343 88 8 Carlisle Public Schools 75 86 8 Concord Public Schools 231 86 8 Dover Public Schools 90 86 8 Manchester Essex Regional 112 86 8 New Salem-Wendell Regional 14 86 8 Sudbury Public Schools 361 86 8 Westford Public Schools 441 86 15 Scituate Public Schools 277 85 15 Sherborn Public Schools 70 85 17 Belmont Public Schools 298 84 17 Harvard Public Schools 87 84 19 Cohasset Public Schools 146 83 19 Community Day Charter - Prospect, Lawrence 47 83 19 Hingham Public Schools 322 83 19 Holliston Public Schools 213 83 19 Westwood Public Schools 272 83 24 Acton Public Schools 387 82 24 Andover Public Schools 512 82 24 Georgetown Public Schools 110 82 24 Milton Public Schools 307 82 24 Newton Public Schools 934 82 24 Norwell Public Schools 202 82 30 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 272 81 31 Hopkinton Public Schools 264 80 31 Marion Public Schools 69 80 31 Rowe Public Schools 10 80 31 Tisbury Public Schools 39 80 31 Wales Public Schools 15 80 36 Lincoln Public Schools 91 79 36 Medway Public Schools 206 79 36 Millis Public Schools 104 79 36 Norfolk Public Schools 136 79 36 Wayland Public Schools 214 79 41 Arlington Public Schools 414 78 41 Brookline Public Schools 520 78 41 North Reading Public Schools 231 78 41 Sharon Public Schools 269 78 41 Shrewsbury Public Schools 486 78 41 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 629 78 41 West Bridgewater Public Schools 114 78 48 Duxbury Public Schools 256 77 48 Franklin Public Schools 469 77 48 Longmeadow Public Schools 219 77 48 Sunderland Public Schools 22 77 48 Weston Public Schools 206 77 53 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 50 76 53 Boxford Public Schools 130 76 53 Canton Public Schools 272 76 53 Dedham Public Schools 229 76 53 Lunenburg Public Schools 126 76 58 Mansfield Public Schools 366 75 58 Mattapoisett Public Schools 64 75 58 Medfield Public Schools 222 75 58 Pelham Public Schools 20 75 58 Plympton Public Schools 36 75 58 Reading Public Schools 373 75 58 Wellesley Public Schools 403 75 65 Berlin Public Schools 23 74 65 Brewster Public Schools 87 74 65 Middleton Public Schools 126 74 65 Westborough Public Schools 277 74 69 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 244 73 69 Needham Public Schools 495 73 69 Topsfield Public Schools 79 73 69 Williamstown Public Schools 59 73 73 Braintree Public Schools 447 72 73 Littleton Public Schools 131 72 73 Norton Public Schools 213 72 73 Sandwich Public Schools 263 72 73 South Shore Charter, Hull 47 72 73 Wrentham Public Schools 154 72 79 Groton-Dunstable Regional 213 71 79 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 150 71 79 Marblehead Community Charter 48 71 79 Marshfield Public Schools 349 71 79 Melrose Public Schools 291 71 79 Rochester Public Schools 93 71 79 Walpole Public Schools 339 71 86 Ashland Public Schools 188 70 86 Bedford Public Schools 186 70 86 Natick Public Schools 386 70 86 Southborough Public Schools 184 70 86 West Boylston Public Schools 73 70 86 Wilmington Public Schools 286 70 92 Carver Public Schools 125 69 92 Chatham Public Schools 55 69 92 Dudley-Charlton Regional 320 69 92 Grafton Public Schools 251 69 92 Marblehead Public Schools 244 69 92 North Attleborough Public Schools 404 69 92 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 32 69 99 Foxborough Public Schools 230 68 99 Granby Public Schools 80 68 99 Ipswich Public Schools 148 68 99 Lee Public Schools 44 68 99 Truro Public Schools 19 68 104 East Bridgewater Public Schools 167 67 104 Lynnfield Public Schools 198 67 104 Stoneham Public Schools 199 67 107 Avon Public Schools 61 66 107 Brookfield Public Schools 42 66 107 East Longmeadow Public Schools 217 66 107 Edward Brooke Charter, Mattapan 47 66 107 Hopedale Public Schools 94 66 107 Northborough Public Schools 210 66 107 Pembroke Public Schools 277 66 107 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 85 66 115 Easton Public Schools 324 65 115 Falmouth Public Schools 299 65 115 Halifax Public Schools 89 65 115 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 32 65 115 Holbrook Public Schools 94 65 115 Leominster Public Schools 442 65 115 Leverett Public Schools 34 65 115 Plainville Public Schools 110 65 123 Boylston Public Schools 50 64 123 Excel Academy Charter, East Boston 54 64 123 Fairhaven Public Schools 125 64 123 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 102 64 123 Lenox Public Schools 48 64 123 Millbury Public Schools 120 64 123 North Andover Public Schools 409 64 123 Tyngsborough Public Schools 145 64 131 Attleboro Public Schools 432 63 131 Auburn Public Schools 186 63 131 Chelmsford Public Schools 377 63 131 Hadley Public Schools 56 63 131 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 63 131 Kingston Public Schools 158 63 131 Norwood Public Schools 223 63 131 Orleans Public Schools 32 63 131 Shutesbury Public Schools 16 63 131 Triton Regional, Byfield 237 63 131 Wakefield Public Schools 249 63 142 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 150 62 142 Edgartown Public Schools 39 62 142 Holland Public Schools 26 62 142 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 32 62 142 Plymouth Public Schools 565 62 142 Seekonk Public Schools 169 62 142 Southampton Public Schools 76 62 142 Swampscott Public Schools 168 62 150 Boston Collegiate Charter 90 61 150 Lawrence Family Development Charter 59 61 150 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 80 61 150 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 41 61 150 Stoughton Public Schools 329 61 150 Sturbridge Public Schools 115 61 150 Sutton Public Schools 162 61 150 Williamsburg Public Schools 13 61 150 Woburn Public Schools 383 61 159 Abington Public Schools 157 60 159 Agawam Public Schools 312 60 159 Barnstable Horace Mann Charter 400 60 159 Dartmouth Public Schools 319 60 159 Hanover Public Schools 239 60 159 Hudson Public Schools 234 60 159 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 119 60 159 Nahant Public Schools 30 60 159 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 238 60 159 Petersham Public Schools 15 60 159 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 33 60 159 Saugus Public Schools 250 60 159 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 65 60 172 Amherst Public Schools 186 59 172 Ayer Shirley Regional 163 59 172 Conway Public Schools 29 59 172 Dracut Public Schools 318 59 172 Erving Public Schools 22 59 172 Florida Public Schools 12 59 172 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 271 59 172 Harwich Public Schools 102 59 172 Mendon-Upton Regional 236 59 172 Somerset Public Schools 208 59 172 West Springfield Public Schools 283 59 172 Whately Public Schools 22 59 184 Acushnet Public Schools 117 58 184 Newburyport Public Schools 193 58 184 Quabbin Regional, Barre 195 58 184 Westport Community Public Schools 155 58 184 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 335 58 189 Belchertown Public Schools 216 57 189 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 489 57 189 Danvers Public Schools 278 57 189 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 256 57 189 Quincy Public Schools 703 57 189 South Hadley Public Schools 151 57 195 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 94 56 195 Beverly Public Schools 302 56 195 Blackstone-Millville Regional 157 56 195 Leicester Public Schools 134 56 195 North Brookfield Public Schools 52 56 195 Rockport Public Schools 63 56 201 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 75 55 202 Cambridge Public Schools 395 54 202 Gloucester Public Schools 244 54 202 Hull Public Schools 93 54 202 Milford Public Schools 314 54 202 Nantucket Public Schools 94 54 202 Pittsfield Public Schools 412 54 202 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 168 54 202 Tewksbury Public Schools 342 54 210 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 21 53 210 Foxborough Regional Charter 107 53 210 Hatfield Public Schools 34 53 210 Lanesborough Public Schools 44 53 210 Maynard Public Schools 110 53 210 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 51 53 210 Waltham Public Schools 341 53 217 Douglas Public Schools 126 52 217 Middleborough Public Schools 261 52 217 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 73 52 217 Quaboag Regional, Warre 123 52 217 Swansea Public Schools 168 52 217 Uxbridge Public Schools 160 52 217 Ware Public Schools 97 52 217 Weymouth Public Schools 508 52 225 Berkley Public Schools 84 51 225 Billerica Public Schools 458 51 225 Marlborough Public Schools 407 51 225 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 287 51 225 Watertown Public Schools 181 51 230 Clinton Public Schools 146 50 230 Deerfield Public Schools 60 50 230 Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter, Dorchester 34 50 230 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 14 50 230 Mashpee Public Schools 148 50 230 Provincetown Public Schools 10 50 230 Revere Public Schools 535 50 230 Richmond Public Schools 14 50 230 Southwick-Tolland Regional 127 50 230 Taunton Public Schools 626 50 230 Westhampton Public Schools 20 50 230 Winthrop Public Schools 167 50 242 Amesbury Public Schools 185 49 242 Bourne Public Schools 164 49 242 Burlington Public Schools 286 49 242 Excel Academy Charter, Chelsea 55 49 242 Martin Luther King Charter, Springfield 69 49 242 Medford Public Schools 391 49 242 Westfield Public Schools 393 49 249 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 168 48 249 Eastham Public Schools 44 48 249 Peabody Public Schools 449 48 249 Wareham Public Schools 225 48 253 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 15 46 253 Rockland Public Schools 166 46 255 Chicopee Public Schools 528 45 255 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 251 45 255 Framingham Public Schools 649 45 255 Northampton Public Schools 189 45 259 Greenfield Public Schools 174 44 259 Grove Hall Preparatory Charter, Dorchester 73 44 259 Malden Public Schools 501 44 259 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 94 44 263 Bellingham Public Schools 180 43 263 Lowell Community Charter 86 43 263 Methuen Public Schools 583 43 263 North Adams Public Schools 109 43 263 Palmer Public Schools 139 43 263 Salem Public Schools 367 43 263 Somerville Public Schools 352 43 263 Winchendon Public Schools 135 43 271 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 78 42 271 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 19 42 271 Oxford Public Schools 171 42 274 Lynn Public Schools 927 41 274 Northbridge Public Schools 193 41 276 Ludlow Public Schools 201 40 276 Randolph Public Schools 225 40 278 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 118 39 278 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 56 39 278 Boston Public Schools 3,781 39 278 Gateway Regional, Huntington 80 39 282 Boston Renaissance Charter 134 38 282 Monson Public Schools 108 38 282 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 159 38 282 Southbridge Public Schools 186 38 286 Everett Public Schools 460 37 286 Gill-Montague Regional 74 37 286 Lowell Public Schools 1,015 37 286 Worcester Public Schools 1,676 37 290 Clarksburg Public Schools 22 36 290 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 132 36 290 New Bedford Public Schools 873 36 290 Orange Public Schools 113 36 294 Chelsea Public Schools 404 35 294 Fall River Public Schools 786 35 296 Adams-Cheshire Regional 123 34 296 Gardner Public Schools 186 34 296 Haverhill Public Schools 523 34 296 Springfield Public Schools 1,902 34 300 Granville Public Schools 15 33 301 Athol-Royalston Regional 102 32 301 Brockton Public Schools 1,286 32 301 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 80 32 304 Easthampton Public Schools 145 31 304 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 100 31 304 Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter, Haverhill 86 31 304 Webster Public Schools 156 31 308 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 30 309 Fitchburg Public Schools 386 28 310 Lawrence Public Schools 956 27 311 Holyoke Public Schools 412 21 312 Holyoke Community Charter 81 19 313 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 22 18

5th Grade Science 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 New Salem-Wendell Regional 14 100 1 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, Hadley 13 100 3 Brimfield Public Schools 41 95 4 Wellfleet Public Schools 17 94 5 Pelham Public Schools 20 90 6 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 18 89 7 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 51 88 7 Plympton Public Schools 35 88 9 Groton-Dunstable Regional 214 86 9 Norwell Public Schools 202 86 11 Harvard Public Schools 87 85 11 Scituate Public Schools 277 85 11 Sherborn Public Schools 70 85 14 Marblehead Community Charter 48 84 14 Sudbury Public Schools 359 84 16 Westwood Public Schools 271 83 17 Lexington Public Schools 500 82 17 Orleans Public Schools 32 82 17 Sharon Public Schools 268 82 17 Westford Public Schools 441 82 17 Winchester Public Schools 343 82 17 Wrentham Public Schools 154 82 23 Boxford Public Schools 130 81 23 Concord Public Schools 230 81 23 Holliston Public Schools 210 81 23 Medway Public Schools 205 81 23 Middleton Public Schools 126 81 28 Arlington Public Schools 414 80 28 Carlisle Public Schools 75 80 28 Dover Public Schools 90 80 28 Hingham Public Schools 322 80 28 Nahant Public Schools 30 80 28 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 270 80 28 Wales Public Schools 15 80 35 Andover Public Schools 510 79 35 Brewster Public Schools 87 79 35 Hatfield Public Schools 34 79 35 Topsfield Public Schools 79 79 39 Boxborough Public Schools 76 78 39 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 14 78 39 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 629 78 39 Westborough Public Schools 277 78 39 Williamstown Public Schools 59 78 44 East Bridgewater Public Schools 166 77 44 Lincoln Public Schools 91 77 44 Lynnfield Public Schools 198 77 44 Shrewsbury Public Schools 486 77 44 Williamsburg Public Schools 13 77 49 Acton Public Schools 387 76 49 Cohasset Public Schools 146 76 49 Longmeadow Public Schools 219 76 49 Walpole Public Schools 339 76 53 Community Day Charter - Prospect, Lawrence 47 75 53 Duxbury Public Schools 255 75 53 Halifax Public Schools 89 75 53 Manchester Essex Regional 112 75 53 Northborough Public Schools 207 75 53 Wayland Public Schools 214 75 53 Weston Public Schools 207 75 60 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 53 74 60 Foxborough Regional Charter 107 74 60 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 244 74 60 Natick Public Schools 386 74 60 Norfolk Public Schools 136 74 60 Sturbridge Public Schools 114 74 60 West Boylston Public Schools 73 74 67 Conway Public Schools 29 73 67 Grafton Public Schools 251 73 67 Granby Public Schools 80 73 67 Hanover Public Schools 239 73 67 Holland Public Schools 26 73 67 Hopkinton Public Schools 264 73 67 Marshfield Public Schools 348 73 67 North Reading Public Schools 231 73 67 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 85 73 76 Boylston Public Schools 50 72 76 Brookfield Public Schools 42 72 76 Edgartown Public Schools 39 72 76 Excel Academy Charter, East Boston 54 72 76 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 100 72 76 Richmond Public Schools 14 72 76 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 51 72 76 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 32 72 84 Belmont Public Schools 296 71 84 Kingston Public Schools 158 71 84 Newton Public Schools 933 71 84 Rochester Public Schools 93 71 88 Dedham Public Schools 229 70 88 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 271 70 88 Lunenburg Public Schools 125 70 88 Mattapoisett Public Schools 64 70 88 Provincetown Public Schools 10 70 88 Swampscott Public Schools 168 70 94 Braintree Public Schools 446 69 94 Excel Academy Charter, Chelsea 55 69 94 Marblehead Public Schools 243 69 94 Triton Regional, Byfield 237 69 98 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 150 68 98 Medfield Public Schools 222 68 98 Mendon-Upton Regional 236 68 98 North Attleborough Public Schools 404 68 98 Plainville Public Schools 110 68 98 Southampton Public Schools 76 68 98 Southborough Public Schools 183 68 98 Sunderland Public Schools 22 68 98 Truro Public Schools 19 68 98 Whately Public Schools 22 68 108 Barnstable Horace Mann Charter 400 67 108 Bellingham Public Schools 180 67 108 Canton Public Schools 272 67 108 Leverett Public Schools 34 67 108 Tyngsborough Public Schools 145 67 108 West Bridgewater Public Schools 114 67 114 Chelmsford Public Schools 377 66 114 Franklin Public Schools 468 66 114 Harwich Public Schools 103 66 114 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 32 66 114 Littleton Public Schools 131 66 114 Melrose Public Schools 291 66 114 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 32 66 121 Berlin Public Schools 23 65 121 Douglas Public Schools 126 65 121 Marion Public Schools 69 65 121 Millbury Public Schools 120 65 121 Needham Public Schools 493 65 121 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 283 65 121 Swansea Public Schools 168 65 121 Woburn Public Schools 382 65 129 Acushnet Public Schools 117 64 129 Brookline Public Schools 519 64 129 Burlington Public Schools 286 64 129 Milton Public Schools 307 64 129 Wakefield Public Schools 249 64 134 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 78 63 134 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 488 63 134 Deerfield Public Schools 60 63 134 Dracut Public Schools 318 63 134 Milford Public Schools 314 63 134 Sandwich Public Schools 261 63 134 Seekonk Public Schools 168 63 134 Wellesley Public Schools 404 63 142 Belchertown Public Schools 216 62 142 Foxborough Public Schools 230 62 142 Holbrook Public Schools 93 62 142 Ipswich Public Schools 148 62 142 Lee Public Schools 44 62 142 Mansfield Public Schools 365 62 142 Reading Public Schools 372 62 142 Stoneham Public Schools 199 62 142 Westport Community Public Schools 154 62 151 Eastham Public Schools 44 61 151 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 80 61 153 Carver Public Schools 125 60 153 Chatham Public Schools 55 60 153 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 20 60 153 Dartmouth Public Schools 319 60 153 Granville Public Schools 15 60 153 Pembroke Public Schools 277 60 153 Petersham Public Schools 15 60 153 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 33 60 153 Sutton Public Schools 162 60 162 Amherst Public Schools 185 59 162 Bourne Public Schools 165 59 162 Lanesborough Public Schools 44 59 162 Newburyport Public Schools 193 59 162 Norton Public Schools 213 59 162 Plymouth Public Schools 564 59 162 South Hadley Public Schools 150 59 162 Southwick-Tolland Regional 127 59 170 Dudley-Charlton Regional 320 58 170 East Longmeadow Public Schools 218 58 170 Erving Public Schools 21 58 170 Millis Public Schools 103 58 170 Northbridge Public Schools 194 58 170 Quabbin Regional, Barre 195 58 170 Westfield Public Schools 393 58 177 Auburn Public Schools 186 57 177 Leicester Public Schools 134 57 177 Palmer Public Schools 139 57 177 Stoughton Public Schools 329 57 181 Bedford Public Schools 186 56 181 Lenox Public Schools 48 56 181 Rockport Public Schools 63 56 184 Ashland Public Schools 188 55 184 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 93 55 184 Edward Brooke Charter, Mattapan 47 55 184 Fairhaven Public Schools 125 55 184 Georgetown Public Schools 110 55 184 Gloucester Public Schools 244 55 184 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 132 55 184 North Andover Public Schools 409 55 184 Norwood Public Schools 223 55 184 Westhampton Public Schools 20 55 184 Wilmington Public Schools 286 55 195 Agawam Public Schools 312 54 195 Avon Public Schools 60 54 195 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 150 54 195 Easton Public Schools 324 54 195 Falmouth Public Schools 299 54 195 Hadley Public Schools 56 54 195 Marlborough Public Schools 406 54 195 Maynard Public Schools 110 54 195 Quincy Public Schools 703 54 195 Rockland Public Schools 166 54 195 South Shore Charter, Hull 48 54 195 Tisbury Public Schools 39 54 195 Uxbridge Public Schools 159 54 195 Weymouth Public Schools 507 54 209 Amesbury Public Schools 185 53 209 Blackstone-Millville Regional 157 53 209 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 255 53 209 Somerset Public Schools 208 53 213 Nantucket Public Schools 94 52 213 Peabody Public Schools 449 52 215 Middleborough Public Schools 261 51 216 Attleboro Public Schools 432 50 216 Ayer Shirley Regional 163 50 216 Gateway Regional, Huntington 80 50 216 Rowe Public Schools 10 50 216 Tewksbury Public Schools 342 50 216 Waltham Public Schools 341 50 222 Beverly Public Schools 302 49 222 Leominster Public Schools 443 49 222 North Brookfield Public Schools 51 49 222 Quaboag Regional, Warre 123 49 222 Ware Public Schools 97 49 222 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 335 49 228 Medford Public Schools 391 48 228 Winthrop Public Schools 167 48 230 Abington Public Schools 157 47 230 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 47 230 Hull Public Schools 93 47 230 Northampton Public Schools 189 47 230 Revere Public Schools 535 47 230 Saugus Public Schools 249 47 236 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 237 46 236 Watertown Public Schools 179 46 238 Cambridge Public Schools 395 45 238 Framingham Public Schools 648 45 238 Mashpee Public Schools 148 45 241 Danvers Public Schools 278 44 241 Hopedale Public Schools 94 44 241 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 102 44 241 Shutesbury Public Schools 16 44 245 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 19 42 245 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 73 42 245 Taunton Public Schools 624 42 245 Winchendon Public Schools 135 42 249 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 75 41 249 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 80 41 249 Pittsfield Public Schools 412 41 249 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 93 41 249 Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter, Haverhill 86 41 249 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 167 41 249 West Springfield Public Schools 282 41 256 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 15 40 257 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 168 39 257 Billerica Public Schools 457 39 257 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 41 39 257 Oxford Public Schools 171 39 257 Somerville Public Schools 352 39 262 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 56 38 262 Clinton Public Schools 146 38 262 Greenfield Public Schools 171 38 262 Haverhill Public Schools 519 38 262 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 119 38 262 Wareham Public Schools 224 38 268 Malden Public Schools 499 37 269 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 250 36 269 Easthampton Public Schools 145 36 269 Gardner Public Schools 186 36 269 Monson Public Schools 108 36 269 Orange Public Schools 113 36 269 Salem Public Schools 365 36 275 Hudson Public Schools 234 35 276 Gill-Montague Regional 73 34 276 Lawrence Family Development Charter 59 34 278 Chicopee Public Schools 528 33 278 Methuen Public Schools 581 33 280 Lynn Public Schools 927 32 280 Southbridge Public Schools 186 32 282 Lowell Community Charter 86 31 283 Adams-Cheshire Regional 123 30 283 Grove Hall Preparatory Charter, Dorchester 71 30 285 Athol-Royalston Regional 101 29 285 New Bedford Public Schools 871 29 285 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 158 29 288 Randolph Public Schools 225 28 288 Springfield Public Schools 1,900 28 288 Webster Public Schools 156 28 291 Berkley Public Schools 84 27 291 Boston Collegiate Charter 90 27 291 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 22 27 291 Worcester Public Schools 1,672 27 295 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 118 26 295 Holyoke Community Charter 81 26 295 Ludlow Public Schools 201 26 295 North Adams Public Schools 109 26 299 Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter, Dorchester 34 24 300 Everett Public Schools 460 23 300 Lowell Public Schools 1,015 23 302 Fitchburg Public Schools 387 21 302 Martin Luther King Charter, Springfield 68 21 304 Brockton Public Schools 1,286 20 305 Boston Renaissance Charter 134 19 305 Chelsea Public Schools 402 19 305 Clarksburg Public Schools 22 19 305 Lawrence Public Schools 956 19 309 Fall River Public Schools 785 18 309 Holyoke Public Schools 412 18 311 Boston Public Schools 3,761 17 311 Florida Public Schools 12 17 313 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 65 13