snapshot: SAT scores per district, 09-10
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | June 28, 2012
The chart shows the top 25 schools for SAT scores in 09-10. The chart is based on the total of the three tests -- Reading, Math, and Writing. The top score on an invidivual test is 800.
| DISTRICT | Scores totalled | Rank | Reading | Writing | Math | Tests Taken |
| Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public | 1311 | 260 | 454 | 437 | 420 | 38 |
| Abington | 1532 | 140 | 509 | 501 | 522 | 93 |
| Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public | 1431 | 213 | 472 | 470 | 489 | 29 |
| Acton-Boxborough | 1890 | 3 | 615 | 626 | 649 | 421 |
| Adams-Cheshire | 1535 | 139 | 498 | 519 | 518 | 63 |
| Agawam | 1505 | 164 | 500 | 487 | 518 | 196 |
| Amesbury | 1584 | 85 | 527 | 521 | 536 | 103 |
| Amherst-Pelham | 1773 | 15 | 593 | 584 | 596 | 209 |
| Andover | 1700 | 30 | 561 | 555 | 584 | 388 |
| Arlington | 1695 | 33 | 561 | 557 | 577 | 219 |
| Ashburnham-Westminster | 1598 | 74 | 521 | 527 | 550 | 124 |
| Ashland | 1622 | 60 | 532 | 534 | 556 | 136 |
| Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical | 1326 | 254 | 448 | 421 | 457 | 72 |
| Athol-Royalston | 1461 | 198 | 494 | 473 | 494 | 48 |
| Attleboro | 1545 | 126 | 498 | 518 | 529 | 217 |
| Auburn | 1466 | 192 | 487 | 479 | 500 | 146 |
| Avon | 1386 | 233 | 463 | 451 | 472 | 41 |
| Ayer | 1567 | 99 | 527 | 520 | 520 | 57 |
| Barnstable | 1591 | 78 | 531 | 520 | 540 | 277 |
| Bedford | 1719 | 22 | 565 | 567 | 587 | 136 |
| Belchertown | 1565 | 101 | 523 | 517 | 525 | 116 |
| Bellingham | 1459 | 202 | 490 | 473 | 496 | 142 |
| Belmont | 1835 | 5 | 603 | 605 | 627 | 255 |
| Berkshire Hills | 1605 | 69 | 534 | 540 | 531 | 107 |
| Berlin-Boylston | 1591 | 78 | 538 | 532 | 521 | 57 |
| Beverly | 1560 | 108 | 526 | 512 | 522 | 217 |
| Billerica | 1570 | 95 | 513 | 513 | 544 | 278 |
| Blackstone-Millville | 1502 | 165 | 497 | 496 | 509 | 81 |
| Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical | 1419 | 216 | 475 | 465 | 479 | 134 |
| Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical | 1292 | 264 | 429 | 414 | 449 | 111 |
| Boston | 1340 | 250 | 439 | 435 | 466 | 2,517 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter | 1486 | 176 | 485 | 490 | 511 | 28 |
| Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter | 1115 | 280 | 392 | 353 | 370 | 24 |
| Bourne | 1490 | 173 | 498 | 495 | 497 | 125 |
| Braintree | 1560 | 108 | 503 | 522 | 535 | 282 |
| Bridgewater-Raynham | 1515 | 151 | 505 | 491 | 519 | 272 |
| Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical | 1344 | 247 | 453 | 429 | 462 | 128 |
| Bristol County Agricultural | 1374 | 238 | 469 | 435 | 470 | 69 |
| Brockton | 1318 | 255 | 440 | 432 | 446 | 517 |
| Brookline | 1743 | 20 | 572 | 574 | 597 | 378 |
| Burlington | 1594 | 77 | 525 | 530 | 539 | 207 |
| Cambridge | 1520 | 146 | 509 | 498 | 513 | 278 |
| Canton | 1568 | 98 | 504 | 511 | 553 | 180 |
| Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | 1403 | 223 | 480 | 445 | 478 | 46 |
| Carver | 1548 | 123 | 514 | 515 | 519 | 80 |
| Central Berkshire | 1543 | 129 | 513 | 510 | 520 | 92 |
| Chatham | 1578 | 90 | 531 | 506 | 541 | 28 |
| Chelmsford | 1611 | 68 | 528 | 522 | 561 | 321 |
| Chelsea | 1271 | 267 | 420 | 398 | 453 | 123 |
| Chicopee | 1455 | 203 | 486 | 481 | 488 | 223 |
| City On A Hill Charter Public | 1271 | 267 | 409 | 416 | 446 | 48 |
| Clinton | 1466 | 192 | 481 | 479 | 506 | 89 |
| Codman Academy Charter Public | 1204 | 275 | 393 | 401 | 410 | 19 |
| Cohasset | 1679 | 36 | 555 | 552 | 572 | 84 |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge | 1362 | 242 | 449 | 465 | 448 | 20 |
| Concord-Carlisle | 1828 | 6 | 601 | 602 | 625 | 299 |
| Danvers | 1552 | 121 | 509 | 517 | 526 | 204 |
| Dartmouth | 1538 | 133 | 504 | 489 | 545 | 201 |
| Dedham | 1508 | 161 | 496 | 495 | 517 | 132 |
| Dennis-Yarmouth | 1552 | 121 | 516 | 507 | 529 | 132 |
| Dighton-Rehoboth | 1545 | 126 | 515 | 513 | 517 | 177 |
| Douglas | 1494 | 170 | 490 | 507 | 497 | 66 |
| Dover-Sherborn | 1781 | 14 | 591 | 586 | 604 | 150 |
| Dracut | 1473 | 187 | 495 | 481 | 497 | 206 |
| Dudley-Charlton Reg | 1521 | 144 | 502 | 501 | 518 | 222 |
| Duxbury | 1677 | 38 | 558 | 555 | 564 | 240 |
| East Bridgewater | 1515 | 151 | 498 | 506 | 511 | 97 |
| Easthampton | 1515 | 151 | 506 | 490 | 519 | 59 |
| East Longmeadow | 1560 | 108 | 517 | 512 | 531 | 178 |
| Easton | 1577 | 91 | 519 | 526 | 532 | 238 |
| Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Charter School) | 1261 | 270 | 410 | 422 | 429 | 45 |
| Essex Agricultural Technical | 1343 | 248 | 456 | 435 | 452 | 60 |
| Everett | 1331 | 252 | 442 | 435 | 454 | 258 |
| Fairhaven | 1487 | 175 | 492 | 489 | 506 | 75 |
| Fall River | 1382 | 235 | 458 | 445 | 479 | 176 |
| Falmouth | 1573 | 92 | 509 | 523 | 541 | 167 |
| Fitchburg | 1387 | 231 | 467 | 449 | 471 | 164 |
| Four Rivers Charter Public | 1588 | 83 | 556 | 524 | 508 | 18 |
| Foxborough | 1624 | 57 | 528 | 543 | 553 | 159 |
| Foxborough Regional Charter | 1623 | 58 | 558 | 526 | 539 | 30 |
| Framingham | 1570 | 95 | 512 | 510 | 548 | 387 |
| Francis W. Parker Charter Essential | 1760 | 18 | 612 | 582 | 566 | 55 |
| Franklin | 1623 | 58 | 530 | 534 | 559 | 325 |
| Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical | 1461 | 198 | 512 | 461 | 488 | 16 |
| Freetown-Lakeville | 1560 | 108 | 518 | 515 | 527 | 143 |
| Frontier | 1569 | 97 | 521 | 518 | 530 | 57 |
| Gardner | 1521 | 144 | 506 | 496 | 519 | 97 |
| Gateway | 1601 | 71 | 539 | 518 | 544 | 43 |
| Georgetown | 1627 | 53 | 533 | 540 | 554 | 88 |
| Gill-Montague | 1579 | 89 | 530 | 513 | 536 | 27 |
| Gloucester | 1460 | 200 | 492 | 474 | 494 | 150 |
| Grafton | 1622 | 60 | 536 | 532 | 554 | 114 |
| Granby | 1513 | 156 | 499 | 508 | 506 | 33 |
| Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | 1313 | 258 | 434 | 425 | 454 | 79 |
| Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | 1141 | 279 | 382 | 367 | 392 | 97 |
| Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | 1359 | 244 | 447 | 440 | 472 | 108 |
| Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical | 1283 | 265 | 437 | 416 | 430 | 219 |
| Greenfield | 1564 | 102 | 513 | 496 | 555 | 44 |
| Groton-Dunstable | 1678 | 37 | 556 | 547 | 575 | 159 |
| Hadley | 1621 | 62 | 552 | 539 | 530 | 43 |
| Hamilton-Wenham | 1710 | 28 | 573 | 561 | 576 | 146 |
| Hampden-Wilbraham | 1584 | 85 | 518 | 523 | 543 | 216 |
| Hampshire | 1511 | 157 | 497 | 496 | 518 | 67 |
| Hanover | 1517 | 150 | 504 | 500 | 513 | 135 |
| Harvard | 1806 | 10 | 602 | 594 | 610 | 91 |
| Harwich | 1644 | 46 | 542 | 536 | 566 | 72 |
| Hatfield | 1582 | 87 | 543 | 514 | 525 | 24 |
| Haverhill | 1514 | 155 | 508 | 496 | 510 | 210 |
| Hingham | 1717 | 24 | 565 | 571 | 581 | 215 |
| Holbrook | 1327 | 253 | 447 | 424 | 456 | 29 |
| Holliston | 1672 | 40 | 546 | 549 | 577 | 179 |
| Holyoke | 1313 | 258 | 429 | 434 | 450 | 126 |
| Hopedale | 1631 | 50 | 528 | 540 | 563 | 73 |
| Hopkinton | 1718 | 23 | 568 | 571 | 579 | 223 |
| Hudson | 1519 | 147 | 508 | 505 | 506 | 164 |
| Hull | 1471 | 189 | 495 | 485 | 491 | 68 |
| Ipswich | 1625 | 55 | 539 | 540 | 546 | 115 |
| King Philip | 1600 | 72 | 534 | 534 | 532 | 261 |
| Lawrence | 1208 | 274 | 402 | 397 | 409 | 318 |
| Lee | 1435 | 212 | 478 | 470 | 487 | 36 |
| Leicester | 1479 | 181 | 491 | 487 | 501 | 102 |
| Lenox | 1648 | 45 | 560 | 539 | 549 | 62 |
| Leominster | 1449 | 208 | 483 | 472 | 494 | 271 |
| Lexington | 1894 | 2 | 622 | 627 | 645 | 406 |
| Lincoln-Sudbury | 1766 | 17 | 580 | 582 | 604 | 351 |
| Littleton | 1626 | 54 | 545 | 541 | 540 | 81 |
| Longmeadow | 1639 | 49 | 543 | 546 | 550 | 232 |
| Lowell | 1386 | 233 | 457 | 447 | 482 | 419 |
| Ludlow | 1529 | 141 | 510 | 507 | 512 | 123 |
| Lunenburg | 1518 | 149 | 498 | 491 | 529 | 99 |
| Lynn | 1315 | 256 | 439 | 423 | 453 | 412 |
| Lynnfield | 1630 | 51 | 529 | 534 | 567 | 143 |
| Malden | 1397 | 228 | 457 | 451 | 489 | 241 |
| Manchester Essex Regional | 1725 | 21 | 574 | 571 | 580 | 90 |
| Mansfield | 1625 | 55 | 533 | 538 | 554 | 279 |
| Marblehead | 1680 | 35 | 558 | 551 | 571 | 195 |
| Marlborough | 1573 | 92 | 519 | 515 | 539 | 206 |
| Marshfield | 1562 | 106 | 520 | 519 | 523 | 260 |
| Marthas Vineyard | 1536 | 137 | 514 | 508 | 514 | 121 |
| Masconomet | 1661 | 42 | 547 | 552 | 562 | 322 |
| Mashpee | 1467 | 191 | 490 | 480 | 497 | 105 |
| Mass. Academy for Math and Science | 2026 | 1 | 661 | 662 | 703 | 42 |
| MATCH Charter Public School | 1349 | 245 | 423 | 434 | 492 | 41 |
| Maynard | 1454 | 204 | 482 | 468 | 504 | 65 |
| Medfield | 1759 | 19 | 578 | 583 | 598 | 189 |
| Medford | 1482 | 178 | 491 | 487 | 504 | 206 |
| Medway | 1616 | 64 | 529 | 537 | 550 | 193 |
| Melrose | 1546 | 124 | 514 | 511 | 521 | 181 |
| Mendon-Upton | 1612 | 67 | 548 | 531 | 533 | 136 |
| Methuen | 1436 | 211 | 472 | 469 | 495 | 267 |
| Middleborough | 1508 | 161 | 509 | 496 | 503 | 102 |
| Milford | 1494 | 170 | 494 | 486 | 514 | 189 |
| Millbury | 1439 | 210 | 483 | 463 | 493 | 100 |
| Millis | 1599 | 73 | 531 | 533 | 535 | 80 |
| Milton | 1509 | 159 | 501 | 498 | 510 | 253 |
| Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical | 1401 | 225 | 478 | 451 | 472 | 72 |
| Mohawk Trail | 1618 | 63 | 552 | 531 | 535 | 55 |
| Monson | 1553 | 119 | 519 | 509 | 525 | 56 |
| Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical | 1378 | 237 | 459 | 437 | 482 | 124 |
| Mount Greylock | 1689 | 34 | 571 | 558 | 560 | 82 |
| Mystic Valley Regional Charter | 1589 | 81 | 533 | 522 | 534 | 43 |
| Nantucket | 1509 | 159 | 502 | 505 | 502 | 58 |
| Narragansett | 1478 | 182 | 486 | 486 | 506 | 65 |
| Nashoba | 1704 | 29 | 561 | 558 | 585 | 191 |
| Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical | 1349 | 245 | 462 | 432 | 455 | 67 |
| Natick | 1614 | 65 | 536 | 531 | 547 | 267 |
| Nauset | 1628 | 52 | 546 | 535 | 547 | 163 |
| Needham | 1783 | 13 | 588 | 594 | 601 | 340 |
| New Bedford | 1342 | 249 | 449 | 436 | 457 | 293 |
| Newburyport | 1649 | 44 | 546 | 543 | 560 | 139 |
| New Leadership Charter | 1242 | 271 | 421 | 400 | 421 | 23 |
| Newton | 1811 | 9 | 593 | 601 | 617 | 775 |
| Norfolk County Agricultural | 1388 | 230 | 463 | 448 | 477 | 72 |
| North Adams | 1406 | 221 | 469 | 470 | 467 | 78 |
| Northampton | 1696 | 32 | 563 | 564 | 569 | 174 |
| Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | 1277 | 266 | 435 | 399 | 443 | 11 |
| North Andover | 1596 | 76 | 523 | 529 | 544 | 268 |
| North Attleborough | 1560 | 108 | 518 | 512 | 530 | 214 |
| Northboro-Southboro | 1700 | 30 | 557 | 563 | 580 | 305 |
| Northbridge | 1453 | 206 | 485 | 479 | 489 | 107 |
| North Brookfield | 1478 | 182 | 498 | 464 | 516 | 24 |
| North Central Charter Essential | 1400 | 227 | 490 | 451 | 459 | 35 |
| Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical | 1236 | 272 | 420 | 395 | 421 | 158 |
| Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical | 1314 | 257 | 439 | 420 | 455 | 49 |
| North Middlesex | 1564 | 102 | 523 | 505 | 536 | 215 |
| North Reading | 1643 | 47 | 543 | 544 | 556 | 159 |
| North Shore Regional Vocational Technical | 1361 | 243 | 463 | 439 | 459 | 41 |
| Norton | 1557 | 116 | 523 | 506 | 528 | 126 |
| Norwell | 1665 | 41 | 548 | 549 | 568 | 156 |
| Norwood | 1500 | 168 | 499 | 487 | 514 | 222 |
| Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical | 1340 | 250 | 444 | 433 | 463 | 62 |
| Old Rochester | 1597 | 75 | 532 | 527 | 538 | 121 |
| Oxford | 1445 | 209 | 484 | 469 | 492 | 80 |
| Palmer | 1476 | 185 | 484 | 482 | 510 | 75 |
| Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical | 1311 | 260 | 442 | 410 | 459 | 47 |
| Peabody | 1497 | 169 | 494 | 492 | 511 | 257 |
| Pembroke | 1536 | 137 | 507 | 512 | 517 | 160 |
| Pentucket | 1614 | 65 | 541 | 534 | 539 | 124 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | 1179 | 278 | 394 | 390 | 395 | 11 |
| Pioneer Valley | 1561 | 107 | 523 | 525 | 513 | 51 |
| Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public | 1650 | 43 | 572 | 547 | 531 | 50 |
| Pittsfield | 1502 | 165 | 503 | 499 | 500 | 218 |
| Plymouth | 1481 | 179 | 494 | 483 | 504 | 362 |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter | 1426 | 215 | 460 | 483 | 483 | 55 |
| Quabbin | 1481 | 179 | 496 | 481 | 504 | 170 |
| Quaboag Regional | 1475 | 186 | 496 | 476 | 503 | 46 |
| Quincy | 1465 | 194 | 474 | 469 | 522 | 440 |
| Ralph C Mahar | 1454 | 204 | 488 | 481 | 485 | 44 |
| Randolph | 1368 | 241 | 446 | 449 | 473 | 107 |
| Reading | 1674 | 39 | 548 | 549 | 577 | 271 |
| Revere | 1389 | 229 | 459 | 450 | 480 | 252 |
| Rockland | 1460 | 200 | 488 | 483 | 489 | 83 |
| Rockport | 1571 | 94 | 539 | 502 | 530 | 68 |
| Sabis International Charter | 1419 | 216 | 475 | 456 | 488 | 57 |
| Salem | 1406 | 221 | 467 | 458 | 481 | 167 |
| Salem Academy Charter | 1519 | 147 | 514 | 516 | 489 | 16 |
| Sandwich | 1567 | 99 | 527 | 512 | 528 | 178 |
| Saugus | 1472 | 188 | 493 | 483 | 496 | 135 |
| Scituate | 1587 | 84 | 530 | 524 | 533 | 165 |
| Seekonk | 1463 | 195 | 486 | 477 | 500 | 116 |
| Sharon | 1794 | 12 | 591 | 601 | 602 | 273 |
| Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | 1379 | 236 | 463 | 438 | 478 | 131 |
| Shrewsbury | 1640 | 48 | 538 | 540 | 562 | 328 |
| Silver Lake | 1563 | 105 | 510 | 515 | 538 | 187 |
| Somerset | 1560 | 108 | 524 | 508 | 528 | 158 |
| Somerville | 1401 | 225 | 465 | 461 | 475 | 166 |
| Southbridge | 1201 | 276 | 391 | 392 | 418 | 36 |
| Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical | 1181 | 277 | 394 | 378 | 409 | 121 |
| Southern Berkshire | 1546 | 124 | 526 | 513 | 507 | 35 |
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational Technical | 1310 | 262 | 440 | 411 | 459 | 98 |
| South Hadley | 1527 | 143 | 500 | 504 | 523 | 98 |
| South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | 1263 | 269 | 432 | 401 | 430 | 41 |
| South Shore Charter Public | 1529 | 141 | 517 | 520 | 492 | 20 |
| South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | 1402 | 224 | 469 | 442 | 491 | 48 |
| Southwick-Tolland | 1559 | 114 | 528 | 521 | 510 | 84 |
| Spencer-E Brookfield | 1470 | 190 | 485 | 469 | 516 | 92 |
| Springfield | 1226 | 273 | 415 | 398 | 413 | 591 |
| State Totals | 1538 | 133 | 509 | 505 | 524 | 45,164 |
| Stoneham | 1515 | 151 | 500 | 502 | 513 | 143 |
| Stoughton | 1462 | 197 | 480 | 480 | 502 | 199 |
| Sturgis Charter Public | 1714 | 26 | 589 | 568 | 557 | 63 |
| Sutton | 1545 | 126 | 510 | 513 | 522 | 77 |
| Swampscott | 1553 | 119 | 520 | 511 | 522 | 186 |
| Swansea | 1556 | 117 | 525 | 499 | 532 | 68 |
| Tantasqua | 1554 | 118 | 505 | 502 | 547 | 174 |
| Taunton | 1491 | 172 | 497 | 485 | 509 | 206 |
| Tewksbury | 1538 | 133 | 506 | 505 | 527 | 180 |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical | 1414 | 220 | 474 | 457 | 483 | 91 |
| Triton | 1564 | 102 | 513 | 506 | 545 | 160 |
| Tyngsborough | 1507 | 163 | 497 | 491 | 519 | 113 |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | 1387 | 231 | 466 | 434 | 487 | 49 |
| Uxbridge | 1538 | 133 | 509 | 499 | 530 | 71 |
| Wachusett | 1581 | 88 | 521 | 518 | 542 | 345 |
| Wakefield | 1604 | 70 | 529 | 534 | 541 | 199 |
| Walpole | 1589 | 81 | 526 | 527 | 536 | 259 |
| Waltham | 1463 | 195 | 474 | 481 | 508 | 207 |
| Ware | 1416 | 219 | 480 | 443 | 493 | 36 |
| Wareham | 1419 | 216 | 471 | 471 | 477 | 131 |
| Watertown | 1559 | 114 | 512 | 504 | 543 | 126 |
| Wayland | 1827 | 7 | 592 | 606 | 629 | 201 |
| Webster | 1371 | 240 | 461 | 442 | 468 | 80 |
| Wellesley | 1817 | 8 | 600 | 612 | 605 | 269 |
| Westborough | 1715 | 25 | 562 | 565 | 588 | 255 |
| West Boylston | 1540 | 131 | 509 | 498 | 533 | 65 |
| West Bridgewater | 1590 | 80 | 517 | 535 | 538 | 66 |
| Westfield | 1502 | 165 | 499 | 496 | 507 | 235 |
| Westford | 1767 | 16 | 583 | 582 | 602 | 350 |
| Weston | 1863 | 4 | 613 | 620 | 630 | 157 |
| Westport | 1427 | 214 | 475 | 467 | 485 | 69 |
| West Springfield | 1511 | 157 | 499 | 498 | 514 | 143 |
| Westwood | 1714 | 26 | 566 | 567 | 581 | 183 |
| Weymouth | 1486 | 176 | 498 | 479 | 509 | 300 |
| Whitman-Hanson | 1540 | 131 | 501 | 510 | 529 | 209 |
| Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | 1374 | 238 | 456 | 454 | 464 | 92 |
| Wilmington | 1543 | 129 | 510 | 513 | 520 | 190 |
| Winchendon | 1452 | 207 | 480 | 474 | 498 | 49 |
| Winchester | 1803 | 11 | 583 | 603 | 617 | 244 |
| Winthrop | 1478 | 182 | 479 | 501 | 498 | 101 |
| Woburn | 1489 | 174 | 491 | 491 | 507 | 230 |
| Worcester | 1310 | 262 | 436 | 428 | 446 | 784 |