Top-ranked 6th grade districts

Here are the top 6th grade school districts, ranked by math scores on the spring 2004 MCAS exam. Boston.com determined the ranking by adding the percentage of students who scored either "Advanced" or "Proficient" in the subject. 100 is the highest possible score.

MATHEMATICS
2004 Rank	District name	Number tested	Score
1	Pelham Public Schools	19	95
2	Benjamin Franklin Community School	38	90
3	Winchester Public Schools	284	85
4	Acton Public Schools	350	84
5	Manchester-Essex Regional	90	81
5	Boxborough Public Schools	95	81
7	Whately Public Schools	15	80
8	Medfield Public Schools	237	79
8	Conway Public Schools	24	79
8	Wellesley Public Schools	322	79
11	Topsfield Public Schools	110	78
11	Sunderland Public Schools	46	78
13	Boxford Public Schools	173	77
13	Lexington Public Schools	474	77
15	Harvard Public Schools	89	76
15	Wayland Public Schools	233	76
15	Belmont Public Schools	290	76
15	Westhampton Public Schools	17	76
19	Andover Public Schools	485	75
19	Nashoba Regional Schools	246	75
19	Westwood Public Schools	225	75
19	Sharon Public Schools	268	75
19	Needham Public Schools	379	75
19	Reading Public Schools	354	75
25	Carlisle Public Schools	99	73
25	Middleton Public Schools	108	73
27	Richmond Public Schools	29	72
28	Pentucket Regional Schools	267	71
28	Marion Public Schools	80	71
28	Brookline Public Schools	425	71
31	Leverett Public Schools	17	70
31	Norwell Public Schools	182	70
31	Westford Public Schools	422	70
31	Cohasset Public Schools	135	70
31	Franklin Public Schools	476	70
31	Amherst Public Schools	209	70
31	Holliston Public Schools	231	70
38	Weston Public Schools	179	69
39	Sudbury Public Schools	341	68
39	Chatham Public Schools	44	68
39	North Reading Public Schools	217	68
39	Newton Public Schools	903	68
39	Hamilton-Wenham Regional Schools	183	68
39	Bedford Public Schools	159	68
39	Community Day Care	44	68
46	Sturbridge Public Schools	126	67
46	Sandwich Public Schools	329	67
46	Hingham Public Schools	270	67
46	Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools	181	67
50	Groton-Dunstable Regional Schools	229	66
50	Shrewsbury Public Schools	431	66
50	Plympton Public Schools	50	66
50	Marblehead Public Schools	204	66
50	Nauset Regional Schools	214	66
55	Southern Berkshire Regional Schools	79	65
55	Hopedale Public Schools	96	65
57	Western Mass. Hilltown Community School	17	64
57	Westborough Public Schools	309	64
57	Longmeadow Public Schools	264	64
57	Hopkinton Public Schools	273	64
57	Concord Public Schools	239	64
57	West Tisbury Regional Schools	49	64
57	Duxbury Public Schools	270	64
57	Mendon-Upton Regional Schools	201	64
65	North Brookfield Public Schools	65	63
65	Ipswich Public Schools	167	63
65	Mansfield Public Schools	403	63
65	Dracut Public Schools	373	63
69	Lynnfield Public Schools	169	62
69	Northborough Public Schools	234	62
69	Littleton Public Schools	124	62
69	Medway Public Schools	249	62
69	Southborough Public Schools	172	62
74	Walpole Public Schools	314	61
74	Pembroke Public Schools	255	61
74	Foxborough Public Schools	232	61
74	Lunenburg Public Schools	144	61
74	Brimfield Public Schools	46	61
79	Wrentham Public Schools	177	60
79	Rochester Public Schools	69	60
79	Woburn Public Schools	350	60
79	Triton Regional Schools	302	60
79	Sutton Public Schools	150	60
84	Martha's Vineyard Community School	12	59
84	Hampden-Wilbraham Regional Schools	288	59
84	Neighborhood House Community School	22	59
84	Falmouth Public Schools	368	59
88	Arlington Public Schools	297	58
88	Wachusett Regional Schools	581	58
88	Norfolk Public Schools	159	58
88	Tyngsborough Public Schools	164	58
88	Lincoln Public Schools	114	58
88	Harwich Public Schools	109	58
88	Rising Tide Charter School	81	58
88	Weymouth Public Schools	550	58
88	Canton Public Schools	237	58
97	Marblehead Community School	45	57
97	Grafton Public Schools	187	57
97	Cape Cod Lighthouse Community School	60	57
97	Roxbury Prep Charter School	72	57
101	Burlington Public Schools	280	56
101	Kingston Public Schools	188	56
101	Braintree Public Schools	399	56
101	North Middlesex Regional Schools	419	56
101	Mattapoisett Public Schools	76	56
101	Ashland Public Schools	199	56
107	Millis Public Schools	114	55
107	Milton Public Schools	324	55
109	West Boylston Public Schools	113	54
109	Deerfield Public Schools	58	54
109	Blackstone-Millville Regional Schools	204	54
109	Natick Public Schools	340	54
109	Georgetown Public Schools	127	54
109	Easton Public Schools	326	54
109	Norwood Public Schools	313	54
109	New Salem-Wendell Regional Schools	22	54
109	Danvers Public Schools	325	54
118	Granby Public Schools	102	53
118	Wakefield Public Schools	260	53
118	Uxbridge Public Schools	197	53
121	Hatfield Public Schools	46	52
121	Agawam Public Schools	346	52
121	Auburn Public Schools	211	52
121	Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Schools	502	52
121	Rockport Public Schools	100	52
126	Marshfield Public Schools	363	51
126	Scituate Public Schools	259	51
126	Boylston Public Schools	66	51
126	North Andover Public Schools	388	51
126	Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools	206	51
131	Truro Public Schools	10	50
131	North Attleborough Public Schools	374	50
131	River Valley Charter School	36	50
131	Swampscott Public Schools	186	50
131	Chelmsford Public Schools	448	50
131	Nahant Public Schools	34	50
131	Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools	381	50
131	Tisbury Public Schools	34	50
131	Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Schools	345	50
140	Lenox Public Schools	83	49
140	Halifax Public Schools	103	49
140	Pioneer Valley Regional Schools	71	49
143	Melrose Public Schools	295	48
143	Wilmington Public Schools	316	48
143	Stoughton Public Schools	330	48
143	Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools	279	48
143	Gateway Regional Schools	109	48
148	Mashpee Public Schools	180	47
148	Mohawk Trail Regional Schools	103	47
150	East Longmeadow Public Schools	225	46
150	Petersham Public Schools	13	46
150	Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School	526	46
150	Quabbin Regional Schools	259	46
150	Monson Public Schools	111	46
150	Tewksbury Public Schools	398	46
150	Abington Public Schools	216	46
150	Athol-Royalston Regional Schools	166	46
150	Watertown Public Schools	206	46
159	Millbury Public Schools	161	45
159	Hanover Public Schools	216	45
159	Sabis Foxboro Regional Community School	84	45
159	Quaboag Regional Schools	109	45
159	Hull Public Schools	108	45
159	Ware Public Schools	111	45
159	Academy Of Pacific Rim	76	45
166	Farmington River Regional Schools	16	44
166	Stoneham Public Schools	229	44
166	Middleborough Public Schools	301	44
166	Southwick-Tolland Regional Schools	148	44
166	Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional Schools	356	44
166	Revere Public Schools	516	44
166	Holbrook Public Schools	104	44
166	Excel Academy Charter School	92	44
174	East Bridgewater Public Schools	193	43
174	Holland Public Schools	40	43
174	So. Boston Harbor Academy Charter School	66	43
177	Shirley Public Schools	69	42
177	Brookfield Public Schools	43	42
177	Northbridge Public Schools	193	42
177	Amesbury Public Schools	206	42
177	Marlborough Public Schools	399	42
177	Quincy Public Schools	650	42
177	Hawlemont Regional Schools	17	42
184	Somerset Public Schools	196	41
184	Oak Bluffs Public Schools	46	41
184	Peabody Public Schools	501	41
184	Maynard Public Schools	127	41
184	Shutesbury Public Schools	29	41
184	Methuen Public Schools	592	41
190	Hadley Public Schools	54	40
190	Sabis International Community School	119	40
190	Beverly Public Schools	373	40
190	Saugus Public Schools	268	40
190	Plainville Public Schools	107	40
190	South Shore Community School	25	40
190	Rockland Public Schools	211	40
190	Swansea Public Schools	165	40
198	Erving Public Schools	21	39
198	Williamstown Public Schools	77	39
198	Newburyport Public Schools	169	39
198	Clinton Public Schools	157	39
202	Bellingham Public Schools	217	38
202	Attleboro Public Schools	499	38
202	Spencer-East Brookfield Regional Schools	194	38
202	Winthrop Public Schools	186	38
202	Adams-Cheshire Regional Schools	147	38
207	Carver Public Schools	205	37
207	Belchertown Public Schools	202	37
207	Dedham Public Schools	256	37
207	Mystic Valley Regional Community School	82	37
207	Malden Public Schools	436	37
212	Leicester Public Schools	156	36
212	Dartmouth Public Schools	343	36
212	Ayer Public Schools	91	36
212	Westport Community Public Schools	156	36
212	Waltham Public Schools	345	36
212	Provincetown Public Schools	11	36
212	Palmer Public Schools	207	36
219	Plymouth Public Schools	673	35
219	Billerica Public Schools	532	35
219	Lanesborough Public Schools	49	35
219	Winchendon Public Schools	161	35
219	Berkshire Hills Regional Schools	107	35
219	Berkley Public Schools	126	35
225	Framingham Public Schools	609	34
225	West Springfield Public Schools	338	34
225	Haverhill Public Schools	660	34
225	Medford Public Schools	387	34
225	Everett Public Schools	469	34
225	Easthampton Public Schools	144	34
231	Avon Public Schools	58	33
231	West Bridgewater Public Schools	65	33
231	Fairhaven Public Schools	198	33
231	Murdoch Middle Public Charter School	64	33
231	Ludlow Public Schools	233	33
231	Leominster Public Schools	502	33
231	Lowell Community Charter School	43	33
231	Edward Brooke Charter School	73	33
231	Framingham Community Charter School	90	33
240	South Hadley Public Schools	196	32
240	Central Berkshire Regional Schools	184	32
240	Taunton Public Schools	727	32
240	Abby Kelly Foster Community School	71	32
240	Gill-Montague Regional Schools	96	32
245	Granville Public Schools	39	31
245	Milford Public Schools	309	31
245	Freetown-Lakeville Regional Schools	268	31
245	Douglas Public Schools	122	31
245	Salem Public Schools	396	31
250	Florida Public Schools	10	30
250	Northampton Public Schools	228	30
250	Somerville Public Schools	384	30
250	Cambridge Public Schools	470	30
250	Somerville Charter School	63	30
255	Narragansett Regional Schools	117	29
255	Westfield Public Schools	519	29
255	Chelsea Public Schools	411	29
258	Seekonk Public Schools	183	28
258	Oxford Public Schools	184	28
258	Wales Public Schools	18	28
258	Webster Public Schools	161	28
258	Lynn Public Schools	1,080	28
258	Worcester Public Schools	1,944	28
264	Atlantis Charter School	71	27
265	Bourne Public Schools	238	26
265	Brockton Public Schools	1,365	26
267	Randolph Public Schools	311	25
267	Southbridge Public Schools	203	25
269	Norton Public Schools	278	24
269	Gloucester Public Schools	292	24
269	Greenfield Public Schools	177	24
269	Fitchburg Public Schools	483	24
269	New Bedford Public Schools	1,114	24
274	Chicopee Public Schools	559	23
274	Seven Hills Charter School	52	23
274	New Bedford Global Charter School	59	23
274	Lawrence Family Development Community School	52	23
278	Berlin Public Schools	28	22
278	Hudson Public Schools	215	22
278	Robert M. Hughes Charter School	19	22
281	Nantucket Public Schools	93	21
281	Acushnet Public Schools	131	21
281	Gardner Public Schools	264	21
284	Pittsfield Public Schools	483	20
284	Wareham Public Schools	293	20
286	Edgartown Public Schools	41	19
286	Renaissance Charter School	135	19
288	Lee Public Schools	57	18
288	Boston Public Schools	4,166	18
290	Clarksburg Public Schools	24	17
290	Lowell Public Schools	1,281	17
292	Fall River Public Schools	938	16
293	Southampton Public Schools	86	14
293	Uphams Corner Charter School	65	14
295	Orange Public Schools	102	13
295	North Adams Public Schools	172	13
295	Smith Leadership Academy	86	13
298	Chesterfield-Goshen Regional Schools	26	12
298	Benjamin Banneker Community School	25	12
300	Springfield Public Schools	2,028	11
300	Lawrence Public Schools	1,100	11
302	Williamsburg Public Schools	23	9
302	Holyoke Public Schools	561	9
302	Frederick Douglass Charter School	67	9
305	New Leadership Charter School	98	5