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 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

8th Grade English 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 50 100 1 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 22 100 1 Excel Academy Charter, East Boston 48 100 1 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 17 100 5 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 254 99 5 Wayland Public Schools 231 99 7 Carlisle Public Schools 84 98 7 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 144 98 7 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 72 98 10 Cohasset Public Schools 121 97 10 Granville Public Schools 28 97 10 Harvard Public Schools 108 97 10 Lenox Public Schools 58 97 10 Lexington Public Schools 547 97 10 Winchester Public Schools 358 97 16 Andover Public Schools 516 96 16 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 76 96 16 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 76 96 16 Concord Public Schools 214 96 16 Dover-Sherborn Regional 193 96 16 Duxbury Public Schools 278 96 16 Manchester Essex Regional 119 96 16 Norwell Public Schools 195 96 16 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 25 96 16 Scituate Public Schools 244 96 16 Wellesley Public Schools 384 96 16 Westborough Public Schools 255 96 16 Westford Public Schools 421 96 29 Acton-Boxborough Regional 495 95 29 Bedford Public Schools 189 95 29 Belmont Public Schools 298 95 29 Boston Collegiate Charter 91 95 29 Hopkinton Public Schools 296 95 29 Medfield Public Schools 249 95 29 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 117 95 29 Richmond Public Schools 22 95 37 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 82 94 37 Arlington Public Schools 343 94 37 Brookline Public Schools 417 94 37 Foxborough Regional Charter 109 94 37 Hingham Public Schools 296 94 37 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 97 94 37 Lawrence Family Development Charter 54 94 37 Littleton Public Schools 120 94 37 Longmeadow Public Schools 268 94 37 Marblehead Public Schools 245 94 37 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 16 94 37 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 394 94 37 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 92 94 37 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 47 94 37 Reading Public Schools 351 94 37 Rockport Public Schools 83 94 37 South Shore Charter, Hull 44 94 37 Sudbury Public Schools 358 94 37 Weston Public Schools 209 94 37 Westwood Public Schools 223 94 57 Berlin-Boylston Regional 85 93 57 Franklin Public Schools 485 93 57 Holliston Public Schools 229 93 57 Lynnfield Public Schools 201 93 57 Medway Public Schools 220 93 57 Newton Public Schools 870 93 57 Sandwich Public Schools 265 93 57 Sharon Public Schools 308 93 57 Shrewsbury Public Schools 442 93 66 Georgetown Public Schools 128 92 66 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 298 92 66 Ipswich Public Schools 154 92 66 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 459 92 66 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 287 92 66 Natick Public Schools 377 92 66 Needham Public Schools 423 92 66 North Reading Public Schools 223 92 66 Northborough Public Schools 225 92 66 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 74 92 66 Walpole Public Schools 308 92 77 Chelmsford Public Schools 453 91 77 Dartmouth Public Schools 337 91 77 Easton Public Schools 292 91 77 Foxborough Public Schools 243 91 77 Groton-Dunstable Regional 236 91 77 Nauset Regional, Orleans 206 91 77 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 36 91 77 Southborough Public Schools 160 91 77 Swampscott Public Schools 177 91 77 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 32 91 77 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 644 91 77 West Bridgewater Public Schools 111 91 89 Canton Public Schools 242 90 89 Marblehead Community Charter 43 90 89 Marshfield Public Schools 357 90 89 Milton Public Schools 268 90 89 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 339 90 89 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 256 90 89 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 306 90 96 Ashland Public Schools 210 89 96 Braintree Public Schools 427 89 96 Dedham Public Schools 216 89 96 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 301 89 96 Lincoln Public Schools 102 89 96 North Attleborough Public Schools 400 89 96 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 103 89 96 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 55 89 96 Sutton Public Schools 135 89 96 Watertown Public Schools 200 89 96 Westport Community Public Schools 141 89 107 Avon Public Schools 63 88 107 East Longmeadow Public Schools 238 88 107 Falmouth Public Schools 259 88 107 Hanover Public Schools 242 88 107 Mansfield Public Schools 376 88 107 Milford Public Schools 331 88 107 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 69 88 107 Southwick-Tolland Regional 160 88 107 Triton Regional, Byfield 220 88 116 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 64 87 116 Billerica Public Schools 501 87 116 East Bridgewater Public Schools 178 87 116 Florida Public Schools 15 87 116 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 79 87 116 Grafton Public Schools 229 87 116 Hadley Public Schools 66 87 116 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 31 87 116 Melrose Public Schools 290 87 116 Mendon-Upton Regional 216 87 116 North Andover Public Schools 364 87 116 Norwood Public Schools 264 87 116 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 227 87 116 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 67 87 116 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 127 87 116 Seekonk Public Schools 184 87 116 Tewksbury Public Schools 369 87 116 Wakefield Public Schools 271 87 134 Abington Public Schools 169 86 134 Acushnet Public Schools 135 86 134 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 194 86 134 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 86 86 134 Auburn Public Schools 170 86 134 Belchertown Public Schools 208 86 134 Burlington Public Schools 276 86 134 Dudley-Charlton Regional 387 86 134 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 36 86 134 Millis Public Schools 117 86 134 Norton Public Schools 238 86 134 Pembroke Public Schools 265 86 134 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 71 86 134 Stoneham Public Schools 192 86 134 Tisbury Public Schools 36 86 149 Blackstone-Millville Regional 157 85 149 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 150 85 149 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 85 149 Danvers Public Schools 294 85 149 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 247 85 149 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 124 85 149 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 20 85 149 Hopedale Public Schools 94 85 149 Lunenburg Public Schools 122 85 149 Somerset Public Schools 208 85 149 Wilmington Public Schools 290 85 149 Winthrop Public Schools 172 85 161 Amherst-Pelham Regional 223 84 161 Ayer Shirley Regional 125 84 161 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 464 84 161 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 65 84 161 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 79 84 161 Nantucket Public Schools 99 84 161 Quabbin Regional, Barre 244 84 161 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 287 84 161 Uxbridge Public Schools 173 84 170 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 114 83 170 Amesbury Public Schools 204 83 170 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 103 83 170 Beverly Public Schools 326 83 170 Edgartown Public Schools 42 83 170 Granby Public Schools 94 83 170 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 49 83 170 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 150 83 170 Newburyport Public Schools 175 83 170 Northampton Public Schools 220 83 170 Stoughton Public Schools 300 83 170 Swansea Public Schools 164 83 170 Tyngsborough Public Schools 184 83 170 Waltham Public Schools 325 83 184 Attleboro Public Schools 470 82 184 Barnstable Public Schools 420 82 184 Hatfield Public Schools 39 82 184 Northbridge Public Schools 196 82 184 Oxford Public Schools 175 82 184 Plymouth Public Schools 630 82 184 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 82 184 West Boylston Public Schools 67 82 192 Agawam Public Schools 360 81 192 Berkley Public Schools 104 81 192 Community Charter School of Cambridge 68 81 192 Gateway Regional, Huntington 88 81 192 Harwich Public Schools 109 81 192 Leicester Public Schools 138 81 192 MATCH Charter, Boston 76 81 192 Middleborough Public Schools 317 81 192 Millbury Public Schools 133 81 192 Revere Public Schools 463 81 192 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 365 81 203 Carver Public Schools 139 80 203 Easthampton Public Schools 123 80 203 Fairhaven Public Schools 172 80 203 Hudson Public Schools 248 80 203 Hull Public Schools 85 80 203 Monson Public Schools 126 80 203 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 65 80 203 Quincy Public Schools 635 80 203 Woburn Public Schools 384 80 212 Bellingham Public Schools 199 79 212 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 88 79 212 Chatham Public Schools 52 79 212 Peabody Public Schools 469 79 212 Westfield Public Schools 422 79 217 Marlborough Public Schools 301 78 217 Medford Public Schools 382 78 217 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 113 78 217 West Springfield Public Schools 305 78 221 Clinton Public Schools 145 77 221 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 248 77 221 Framingham Public Schools 569 77 221 Malden Public Schools 468 77 221 Mashpee Public Schools 129 77 221 Maynard Public Schools 91 77 221 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 143 77 221 North Brookfield Public Schools 52 77 221 Pittsfield Public Schools 400 77 221 South Hadley Public Schools 154 77 221 Weymouth Public Schools 527 77 232 Adams-Cheshire Regional 111 76 232 Bourne Public Schools 199 76 232 Ludlow Public Schools 215 76 232 Palmer Public Schools 142 76 232 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 57 76 232 Winchendon Public Schools 120 76 238 Gloucester Public Schools 233 75 238 Holyoke Community Charter 60 75 238 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 158 75 238 Rockland Public Schools 174 75 238 Saugus Public Schools 231 75 243 Chicopee Public Schools 586 74 243 Dracut Public Schools 340 74 243 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 158 74 243 Wareham Public Schools 243 74 247 Douglas Public Schools 134 73 247 Gardner Public Schools 209 73 247 Holbrook Public Schools 129 73 247 Taunton Public Schools 610 73 251 Greenfield Public Schools 186 72 252 Cambridge Public Schools 370 71 252 Haverhill Public Schools 642 71 252 Methuen Public Schools 625 71 255 Community Day Charter - Prospect, Lawrence 20 70 255 Leominster Public Schools 468 70 255 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83 70 255 Randolph Public Schools 250 70 255 Salem Public Schools 318 70 255 Ware Public Schools 98 70 261 Athol-Royalston Regional 144 68 261 Brockton Public Schools 1,254 68 261 Everett Public Schools 426 68 261 North Adams Public Schools 116 68 265 Fitchburg Public Schools 401 67 265 Gill-Montague Regional 80 67 265 Webster Public Schools 145 67 268 Fall River Public Schools 743 65 268 Somerville Public Schools 303 65 268 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 49 65 271 Lee Public Schools 66 64 271 Lowell Public Schools 1,071 64 271 Quaboag Regional, Warre 99 64 274 Boston Public Schools 3,751 63 275 UP Academy Charter, Boston 138 62 276 New Bedford Public Schools 962 61 276 Worcester Public Schools 1,540 61 278 Lynn Public Schools 961 59 278 Southbridge Public Schools 178 59 280 Chelsea Public Schools 385 57 280 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 46 57 282 Lawrence Public Schools 986 54 283 Holyoke Public Schools 419 47 283 Springfield Public Schools 1,727 47

8th Grade Math 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Excel Academy Charter, East Boston 48 96 2 Carlisle Public Schools 85 94 3 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 50 90 4 Westford Public Schools 422 89 5 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 253 88 6 Lexington Public Schools 546 87 6 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 24 87 8 Acton-Boxborough Regional 495 84 8 Manchester Essex Regional 120 84 8 Wayland Public Schools 229 84 11 Winchester Public Schools 356 83 12 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 22 82 12 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 17 82 14 Lawrence Family Development Charter 54 81 14 Littleton Public Schools 121 81 14 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 394 81 14 Wellesley Public Schools 382 81 18 Brookline Public Schools 420 80 18 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 31 80 18 Newton Public Schools 875 80 18 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 71 80 18 Sudbury Public Schools 359 80 23 Dover-Sherborn Regional 192 79 23 Hopkinton Public Schools 296 79 25 Belmont Public Schools 301 78 25 Cohasset Public Schools 120 78 25 Scituate Public Schools 224 78 28 Westborough Public Schools 255 77 29 Andover Public Schools 514 76 29 Arlington Public Schools 344 76 29 Concord Public Schools 215 76 29 Sandwich Public Schools 262 76 29 Shrewsbury Public Schools 443 76 34 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 75 34 Community Day Charter - Prospect, Lawrence 20 75 34 Groton-Dunstable Regional 237 75 34 Sharon Public Schools 308 75 34 Westwood Public Schools 223 75 39 Boston Collegiate Charter 91 74 39 Duxbury Public Schools 283 74 39 Holliston Public Schools 225 74 39 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 99 74 39 Lenox Public Schools 58 74 39 Marblehead Public Schools 247 74 39 Medway Public Schools 220 74 39 Needham Public Schools 419 74 39 Norwell Public Schools 195 74 39 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 72 74 39 Reading Public Schools 353 74 50 Braintree Public Schools 428 73 50 Harvard Public Schools 108 73 50 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 287 73 53 Bedford Public Schools 190 72 53 Franklin Public Schools 483 72 53 Grafton Public Schools 231 72 53 Hingham Public Schools 297 72 53 Medfield Public Schools 250 72 53 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 47 72 53 Tisbury Public Schools 36 72 53 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 33 72 53 Weston Public Schools 206 72 62 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 76 71 62 Milton Public Schools 267 71 62 Rockport Public Schools 83 71 65 Amherst-Pelham Regional 222 70 65 Ashland Public Schools 211 70 65 Lynnfield Public Schools 199 70 65 Natick Public Schools 380 70 69 Longmeadow Public Schools 266 69 69 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 16 69 69 Newburyport Public Schools 176 69 69 North Attleborough Public Schools 398 69 69 Somerset Public Schools 207 69 74 Marblehead Community Charter 43 68 74 Nauset Regional, Orleans 206 68 74 Pembroke Public Schools 264 68 77 Easton Public Schools 291 67 77 Foxborough Public Schools 242 67 77 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 145 67 77 Triton Regional, Byfield 221 67 77 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 644 67 82 Auburn Public Schools 170 66 82 Chelmsford Public Schools 452 66 84 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 82 65 84 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 463 65 84 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 75 65 84 Northborough Public Schools 224 65 88 Falmouth Public Schools 258 64 88 Hadley Public Schools 66 64 88 Ipswich Public Schools 155 64 88 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 75 64 88 Southborough Public Schools 160 64 93 Abington Public Schools 170 63 93 Melrose Public Schools 291 63 93 North Reading Public Schools 222 63 93 Walpole Public Schools 308 63 97 Blackstone-Millville Regional 154 62 97 Canton Public Schools 241 62 97 Mansfield Public Schools 378 62 97 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 93 62 97 Wakefield Public Schools 268 62 102 Attleboro Public Schools 471 61 102 Danvers Public Schools 295 61 102 Dedham Public Schools 217 61 102 Leicester Public Schools 138 61 102 Lincoln Public Schools 101 61 102 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 339 61 102 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 307 61 102 Swampscott Public Schools 176 61 110 Burlington Public Schools 274 60 110 East Longmeadow Public Schools 235 60 110 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 464 60 110 Lunenburg Public Schools 123 60 110 North Andover Public Schools 365 60 110 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 226 60 110 Sutton Public Schools 136 60 117 Avon Public Schools 62 59 117 Belchertown Public Schools 207 59 117 Bellingham Public Schools 199 59 117 Dartmouth Public Schools 337 59 117 Hatfield Public Schools 39 59 117 MATCH Charter, Boston 76 59 117 Mendon-Upton Regional 215 59 117 Richmond Public Schools 22 59 117 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 55 59 117 Seekonk Public Schools 183 59 117 Stoughton Public Schools 299 59 117 Watertown Public Schools 202 59 117 West Bridgewater Public Schools 111 59 130 Community Charter School of Cambridge 67 58 130 East Bridgewater Public Schools 178 58 130 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 299 58 130 Marshfield Public Schools 357 58 130 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 117 58 130 Northampton Public Schools 222 58 130 Plymouth Public Schools 627 58 130 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 69 58 130 Southwick-Tolland Regional 160 58 139 Hanover Public Schools 242 57 139 Milford Public Schools 332 57 139 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 254 57 139 Tyngsborough Public Schools 184 57 143 Acushnet Public Schools 134 56 143 Beverly Public Schools 322 56 143 Carver Public Schools 140 56 143 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 248 56 143 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 300 56 143 Oxford Public Schools 174 56 143 Stoneham Public Schools 190 56 143 Winthrop Public Schools 172 56 151 Amesbury Public Schools 203 55 151 Berkley Public Schools 105 55 151 Hopedale Public Schools 94 55 151 Palmer Public Schools 140 55 151 Tewksbury Public Schools 366 55 156 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 86 54 156 Ludlow Public Schools 216 54 156 Norwood Public Schools 263 54 156 Wilmington Public Schools 290 54 160 Agawam Public Schools 360 53 160 Bourne Public Schools 194 53 160 Chatham Public Schools 53 53 160 Florida Public Schools 15 53 160 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 65 53 160 Georgetown Public Schools 127 53 160 Hull Public Schools 85 53 160 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 102 53 160 Westport Community Public Schools 141 53 169 Dudley-Charlton Regional 386 52 169 Norton Public Schools 239 52 169 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 365 52 172 Billerica Public Schools 502 51 172 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 148 51 172 Edgartown Public Schools 43 51 172 Millis Public Schools 117 51 172 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 113 51 172 Quabbin Regional, Barre 245 51 172 South Hadley Public Schools 153 51 172 Waltham Public Schools 324 51 172 West Springfield Public Schools 304 51 181 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 195 50 181 Berlin-Boylston Regional 85 50 181 Cambridge Public Schools 368 50 181 Malden Public Schools 468 50 181 Peabody Public Schools 470 50 186 Hudson Public Schools 248 49 186 Northbridge Public Schools 198 49 186 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 286 49 186 Uxbridge Public Schools 174 49 190 Ayer Shirley Regional 124 48 190 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 88 48 190 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 48 48 190 Holyoke Community Charter 61 48 190 Revere Public Schools 464 48 190 South Shore Charter, Hull 44 48 190 Westfield Public Schools 423 48 197 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 79 47 197 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 65 47 197 Swansea Public Schools 164 47 200 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 64 46 200 Framingham Public Schools 571 46 200 Harwich Public Schools 109 46 200 Pittsfield Public Schools 401 46 200 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 128 46 200 UP Academy Charter, Boston 137 46 200 Woburn Public Schools 386 46 207 Fairhaven Public Schools 171 45 207 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 150 45 207 Leominster Public Schools 467 45 207 Marlborough Public Schools 303 45 207 Millbury Public Schools 132 45 207 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 140 45 207 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 94 45 207 Quincy Public Schools 642 45 215 Barnstable Public Schools 421 44 215 Maynard Public Schools 92 44 215 Nantucket Public Schools 99 44 215 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 36 44 215 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 157 44 215 Rockland Public Schools 173 44 215 Taunton Public Schools 615 44 222 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 104 43 222 Foxborough Regional Charter 108 43 222 Granville Public Schools 28 43 222 Medford Public Schools 381 43 222 Weymouth Public Schools 529 43 227 Easthampton Public Schools 122 42 227 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 36 42 227 Monson Public Schools 127 42 227 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 68 42 227 West Boylston Public Schools 67 42 232 Lee Public Schools 65 41 232 Methuen Public Schools 621 41 232 Salem Public Schools 324 41 235 Wareham Public Schools 242 40 236 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 246 39 236 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 124 39 236 Granby Public Schools 93 39 236 Lowell Public Schools 1,073 39 236 North Brookfield Public Schools 51 39 241 Saugus Public Schools 232 38 241 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 158 38 243 Gloucester Public Schools 233 37 243 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 79 37 245 Clinton Public Schools 142 36 245 Gill-Montague Regional 80 36 245 Middleborough Public Schools 314 36 245 Randolph Public Schools 250 36 249 Adams-Cheshire Regional 111 35 249 Boston Public Schools 3,748 35 249 Douglas Public Schools 135 35 249 Fall River Public Schools 743 35 249 Gardner Public Schools 205 35 249 Winchendon Public Schools 120 35 255 Quaboag Regional, Warre 100 34 255 Worcester Public Schools 1,536 34 257 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 115 33 257 Chicopee Public Schools 591 33 257 Haverhill Public Schools 640 33 257 Mashpee Public Schools 127 33 261 Brockton Public Schools 1,249 32 261 Chelsea Public Schools 388 32 261 Dracut Public Schools 340 32 261 North Adams Public Schools 116 32 261 Somerville Public Schools 301 32 266 Athol-Royalston Regional 143 30 266 Fitchburg Public Schools 398 30 266 Gateway Regional, Huntington 89 30 269 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 48 29 270 Everett Public Schools 429 28 270 Lynn Public Schools 970 28 272 Greenfield Public Schools 184 27 272 Holbrook Public Schools 130 27 274 Southbridge Public Schools 182 26 274 Ware Public Schools 96 26 276 Holyoke Public Schools 415 23 276 New Bedford Public Schools 961 23 276 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 57 23 279 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 45 22 280 Webster Public Schools 141 21 281 Lawrence Public Schools 987 19 282 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83 17 283 Springfield Public Schools 1,722 14 284 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 20 10

8th Grade Science 2012 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 251 90 1 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 50 90 3 Carlisle Public Schools 85 89 4 Wayland Public Schools 230 85 5 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 17 83 6 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 47 81 7 Concord Public Schools 215 80 7 Excel Academy Charter, East Boston 48 80 7 Winchester Public Schools 356 80 10 Westford Public Schools 422 79 11 Manchester Essex Regional 118 78 12 Belmont Public Schools 301 77 12 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 31 77 12 Lexington Public Schools 544 77 15 Acton-Boxborough Regional 495 76 15 Dover-Sherborn Regional 192 76 15 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 392 76 18 Westborough Public Schools 255 75 19 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 76 74 20 Weston Public Schools 206 73 21 Harvard Public Schools 108 72 22 Needham Public Schools 420 71 23 Marblehead Public Schools 248 70 23 Northborough Public Schools 224 70 23 Sudbury Public Schools 359 70 23 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 33 70 27 Boston Collegiate Charter 92 68 27 Groton-Dunstable Regional 236 68 27 Medfield Public Schools 250 68 30 Lenox Public Schools 57 67 30 Norwell Public Schools 195 67 30 Rockport Public Schools 83 67 30 West Bridgewater Public Schools 110 67 34 Amherst-Pelham Regional 220 66 34 Brookline Public Schools 418 66 34 Chelmsford Public Schools 451 66 37 Andover Public Schools 515 65 37 Arlington Public Schools 344 65 37 Cohasset Public Schools 121 65 37 Franklin Public Schools 484 65 37 Holliston Public Schools 224 65 42 Grafton Public Schools 230 64 42 Littleton Public Schools 121 64 42 Natick Public Schools 380 64 42 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 75 64 42 Wellesley Public Schools 383 64 47 Canton Public Schools 240 63 47 Duxbury Public Schools 283 63 47 Hopkinton Public Schools 296 63 47 Newton Public Schools 869 63 47 Tisbury Public Schools 35 63 52 Easton Public Schools 291 62 52 Medway Public Schools 218 62 52 Mendon-Upton Regional 215 62 52 Nauset Regional, Orleans 206 62 52 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 72 62 52 Scituate Public Schools 246 62 52 Triton Regional, Byfield 221 62 52 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 643 62 60 Longmeadow Public Schools 266 61 61 Florida Public Schools 15 60 61 Reading Public Schools 353 60 61 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 25 60 61 Shrewsbury Public Schools 444 60 61 Walpole Public Schools 308 60 66 Edgartown Public Schools 43 59 66 Hanover Public Schools 240 59 66 Westwood Public Schools 223 59 69 Foxborough Public Schools 242 58 69 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 145 58 69 Harwich Public Schools 111 58 69 Lincoln Public Schools 102 58 69 Lunenburg Public Schools 123 58 69 Lynnfield Public Schools 201 58 69 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 287 58 69 Sharon Public Schools 308 58 69 Swampscott Public Schools 176 58 78 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 195 57 78 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 225 57 78 Southborough Public Schools 160 57 81 Bedford Public Schools 191 56 81 Burlington Public Schools 275 56 81 Hingham Public Schools 296 56 81 Marblehead Community Charter 43 56 85 Amesbury Public Schools 203 55 85 Pembroke Public Schools 264 55 87 Belchertown Public Schools 206 54 87 Braintree Public Schools 425 54 87 Chatham Public Schools 52 54 87 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 461 54 87 North Attleborough Public Schools 398 54 87 North Reading Public Schools 222 54 87 Richmond Public Schools 22 54 87 Somerset Public Schools 207 54 87 Southwick-Tolland Regional 159 54 87 Westport Community Public Schools 141 54 97 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 76 53 97 Stoughton Public Schools 299 53 99 East Bridgewater Public Schools 178 52 99 Melrose Public Schools 291 52 99 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 337 52 99 Norwood Public Schools 263 52 99 Seekonk Public Schools 182 52 99 Swansea Public Schools 163 52 105 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 462 51 105 Hadley Public Schools 66 51 105 Hopedale Public Schools 94 51 105 Leicester Public Schools 139 51 105 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 254 51 105 Sandwich Public Schools 261 51 105 Wakefield Public Schools 268 51 112 Ashland Public Schools 211 50 112 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 50 112 Community Day Charter - Prospect, Lawrence 20 50 112 Georgetown Public Schools 127 50 112 Granville Public Schools 28 50 112 Lawrence Family Development Charter 54 50 112 South Shore Charter, Hull 44 50 119 Bellingham Public Schools 198 49 119 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 307 49 119 Sutton Public Schools 136 49 119 Tewksbury Public Schools 365 49 123 Dudley-Charlton Regional 386 48 123 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 300 48 123 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 299 48 123 Mansfield Public Schools 377 48 123 Maynard Public Schools 92 48 123 Milton Public Schools 267 48 123 Newburyport Public Schools 175 48 123 Plymouth Public Schools 623 48 131 Acushnet Public Schools 134 47 131 Ayer Shirley Regional 123 47 131 Barnstable Public Schools 424 47 131 Berlin-Boylston Regional 85 47 131 Beverly Public Schools 322 47 131 Dartmouth Public Schools 338 47 131 Dedham Public Schools 216 47 131 North Andover Public Schools 366 47 131 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 68 47 131 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 69 47 131 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 286 47 131 Tyngsborough Public Schools 184 47 143 Berkley Public Schools 104 46 143 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 247 46 143 Edward Brooke Charter, Roslindale 22 46 143 Falmouth Public Schools 259 46 143 Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee 48 46 143 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 150 46 143 Ipswich Public Schools 155 46 143 Milford Public Schools 331 46 143 Millbury Public Schools 132 46 143 Quaboag Regional, Warre 100 46 143 South Hadley Public Schools 152 46 154 Attleboro Public Schools 471 45 154 East Longmeadow Public Schools 234 45 154 Fairhaven Public Schools 171 45 154 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 93 45 154 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 55 45 154 Stoneham Public Schools 189 45 154 West Springfield Public Schools 303 45 161 Blackstone-Millville Regional 154 44 161 Bourne Public Schools 196 44 161 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 16 44 161 Medford Public Schools 379 44 161 Oxford Public Schools 174 44 161 Quabbin Regional, Barre 245 44 161 Uxbridge Public Schools 173 44 161 Winthrop Public Schools 172 44 169 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 86 43 169 Auburn Public Schools 170 43 169 Avon Public Schools 62 43 169 Billerica Public Schools 501 43 169 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 140 43 169 Northampton Public Schools 221 43 169 Norton Public Schools 239 43 176 Danvers Public Schools 290 42 176 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 99 42 176 Peabody Public Schools 469 42 176 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 365 42 176 Woburn Public Schools 386 42 181 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 149 41 181 Hatfield Public Schools 39 41 181 Quincy Public Schools 642 41 184 Abington Public Schools 170 40 184 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 63 40 184 Hudson Public Schools 248 40 184 Westfield Public Schools 422 40 188 Athol-Royalston Regional 142 39 188 Carver Public Schools 140 39 188 Douglas Public Schools 135 39 188 Four Rivers Charter, Greenfield 36 39 188 Framingham Public Schools 569 39 188 Nantucket Public Schools 99 39 188 Revere Public Schools 460 39 195 Cambridge Public Schools 368 38 195 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 124 38 195 Millis Public Schools 117 38 195 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 112 38 195 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 117 38 200 Agawam Public Schools 360 37 200 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 250 37 200 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 64 37 200 Granby Public Schools 93 37 200 Northbridge Public Schools 198 37 200 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 103 37 200 Taunton Public Schools 601 37 200 Watertown Public Schools 202 37 208 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 103 36 208 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 63 36 208 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 156 36 208 Weymouth Public Schools 524 36 208 Wilmington Public Schools 289 36 213 Easthampton Public Schools 122 34 213 Hull Public Schools 84 34 213 Malden Public Schools 468 34 213 Middleborough Public Schools 315 34 213 Waltham Public Schools 320 34 213 Ware Public Schools 97 34 219 Foxborough Regional Charter 109 33 219 Marshfield Public Schools 357 33 219 MATCH Charter, Boston 76 33 219 UP Academy Charter, Boston 136 33 219 Winchendon Public Schools 120 33 224 Gill-Montague Regional 78 32 224 Mashpee Public Schools 127 32 224 West Boylston Public Schools 65 32 227 Community Charter School of Cambridge 67 31 227 Leominster Public Schools 458 31 227 Marlborough Public Schools 303 31 227 Palmer Public Schools 142 31 227 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 96 31 227 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 71 31 227 Wareham Public Schools 242 31 234 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 82 30 234 Gloucester Public Schools 232 30 234 Somerville Public Schools 301 30 237 Gardner Public Schools 205 29 237 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 78 29 239 Monson Public Schools 126 28 239 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 36 28 241 Clinton Public Schools 142 27 241 Dracut Public Schools 340 27 241 Gateway Regional, Huntington 89 27 241 Haverhill Public Schools 640 27 241 Southbridge Public Schools 182 27 246 Greenfield Public Schools 185 26 246 Ludlow Public Schools 212 26 246 Salem Public Schools 322 26 249 Methuen Public Schools 622 25 249 Pittsfield Public Schools 398 25 249 Rockland Public Schools 172 25 249 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 158 25 253 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 114 24 254 Adams-Cheshire Regional 111 23 254 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 88 23 254 Fall River Public Schools 742 23 257 Saugus Public Schools 232 22 257 Worcester Public Schools 1,533 22 259 Lee Public Schools 65 21 259 Randolph Public Schools 246 21 259 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 126 21 262 Chelsea Public Schools 382 20 262 Chicopee Public Schools 590 20 264 Brockton Public Schools 1,250 19 264 North Adams Public Schools 115 19 266 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 79 18 266 Lowell Public Schools 1,069 18 268 Lynn Public Schools 969 17 268 Webster Public Schools 143 17 270 North Brookfield Public Schools 51 16 270 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 45 16 272 Boston Public Schools 3,718 15 272 Gloucester Community Arts Charter, Gloucester 20 15 274 Everett Public Schools 427 14 275 Fitchburg Public Schools 397 13 275 New Bedford Public Schools 960 13 275 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 83 13 275 Spirit of Knowledge Charter, Worcester 48 13 279 Holbrook Public Schools 128 12 280 Lawrence Public Schools 983 11 280 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 57 11 282 Holyoke Community Charter 61 10 283 Springfield Public Schools 1,695 8 284 Holyoke Public Schools 412 7