Schools are ranked on the percentage of students scoring "Advanced" or "Proficient" on the 10th grade MCAS exams, taken in the spring of 2007. Readers should keep several cautions in mind: A ranking can make too much of small differences; districts ranking far apart on the list may have only slightly different scores. Districts draw students from communities that vary widely in wealth, the education level of parents, number of students with English as a second language, and other factors. Source: Boston.com calculations from Mass. Department of Education figures.
10th GRADE ENGLISH
2007 Rank
School name
Number tested
Score
1
Boston, Boston Latin
397
100
1
Boston, Boston Latin Academy
271
100
1
Harvard, Bromfield
106
100
4
Dover-Sherborn Regional, Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
147
97
4
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
43
97
4
Sharon, Sharon High School
250
97
4
Sturgis Charter School
85
97
8
Acton-Boxborough Regional, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
493
96
8
Medfield, Medfield Senior High School
221
96
8
Westwood, Westwood High School
210
96
8
Winchester, Winchester High School
260
96
12
Concord-Carlisle Regional, Concord-Carlisle High School
332
95
12
Hadley, Hopkins Academy
45
95
12
Lynnfield, Lynnfield High School
155
95
12
Wellesley, Wellesley Sr. High School
324
95
12
West Boylston, West Boylston Jr.-Sr. High School
87
95
12
Westborough, Westborough High School
273
95
12
Weston, Weston High School
158
95
19
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
56
94
19
Manchester-Essex Regional, Manchester Essex Regional Middle/High School
94
94
19
Needham, Needham High School
324
94
19
Westford, Westford Academy
391
94
23
Holliston, Holliston High School
251
93
23
Lexington, Lexington High School
489
93
23
Pioneer Valley Charter School
69
93
23
Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Sr. High School
418
93
27
Andover, Andover High School
394
92
27
Belchertown, Belchertown High School
187
92
27
Boston, O'Bryant School Math/Science
262
92
27
Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
180
92
27
Lenox, Lenox Memorial High School
61
92
27
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
414
92
27
Medway, Medway High School
211
92
27
Nashoba Regional, Nashoba Regional High School
212
92
27
Wayland, Wayland High School
221
92
36
Belmont, Belmont High School
279
91
36
Franklin, Franklin High School
365
91
36
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Minnechaug Regional High School
344
91
36
Hingham, Hingham High School
256
91
36
Marblehead, Marblehead High School
229
91
36
Newton, Newton South High School
455
91
36
Northboro-Southboro Regional, Algonquin Regional High School
361
91
43
Berlin-Boylston Regional, Tahanto Regional High School
72
90
43
Groton-Dunstable Regional, Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
205
90
43
Hanover, Hanover High School
168
90
43
Hopedale, Hopedale Jr.-Sr. High School
76
90
43
Ipswich, Ipswich High School
164
90
43
King Philip Regional, King Philip Regional High School
261
90
43
Mendon-Upton Regional, Nipmuc Regional High School
178
90
43
Nauset Regional, Nauset Regional High School
237
90
43
Newburyport, Newburyport High School
180
90
43
Rockport, Rockport High School
92
90
53
Ashland, Ashland High School
182
89
53
Brookline, Brookline High School
438
89
53
Community Charter School of Cambridge
29
89
53
Masconomet Regional, Masconomet Regional High School
364
89
53
Natick, Natick High School
291
89
53
North Andover, North Andover High School
326
89
53
Southern Berkshire Regional, Mt Everett Regional
53
89
60
Easton, Oliver Ames High School
278
88
60
Georgetown, Georgetown Middle/High School
108
88
60
Mansfield, Mansfield High School
341
88
60
Millis, Millis High School
83
88
60
Norwell, Norwell High School
160
88
60
Sandwich, Sandwich High School
267
88
60
Scituate, Scituate High School
210
88
60
Somerset, Somerset High School
238
88
60
Sutton, Sutton High School
104
88
69
Arlington, Arlington High School
292
87
69
Burlington, Burlington High School
233
87
69
Duxbury, Duxbury High School
243
87
69
Littleton, Littleton High School
106
87
69
Pentucket Regional, Pentucket Regional Sr. High School
220
87
69
Quaboag Regional, Quaboag Regional High School
83
87
75
Amherst-Pelham Regional, Amherst Regional High School
293
86
75
Bedford, Bedford High School
212
86
75
Grafton, Grafton Memorial Senior
178
86
75
Hopkinton, Hopkinton High School
219
86
75
Longmeadow, Longmeadow High School
248
86
75
Newton, Newton North High School
444
86
75
Reading, Reading Memorial High School
307
86
75
Wachusett Regional, Wachusett Regional High School
462
86
83
Abington, Abington High School
145
85
83
Canton, Canton High School
190
85
83
Chelmsford, Chelmsford High School
420
85
83
Hampshire Regional, Hampshire Regional High School
144
85
83
Lunenburg, Lunenburg High School
153
85
83
Marshfield, Marshfield High School
299
85
83
Melrose, Melrose High School
228
85
83
North Reading, North Reading High School
181
85
83
Northampton, Northampton High School
223
85
83
Pembroke, Pembroke High School
213
85
83
Sabis International Charter School
88
85
83
Stoneham, Stoneham High School
210
85
83
Swampscott, Swampscott High School
188
85
83
Swansea, Joseph Case High School
130
85
83
Wakefield, Wakefield Memorial High School
254
85
98
Chatham, Chatham High School
50
84
98
Dracut, Dracut Senior High School
255
84
98
Foxborough Regional Charter School
37
84
98
Marthas Vineyard Regional, Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
208
84
98
Mount Greylock Regional, Mt. Greylock Regional High School
95
84
98
North Attleborough, North Attleboro High School
294
84
98
Wilmington, Wilmington High School
233
84
105
Abby Kelley Foster Charter School
23
83
105
Ayer, Ayer High School
104
83
105
Boston Collegiate Charter School
29
83
105
Braintree, Braintree High School
368
83
105
Carver, Carver High School
136
83
105
Clinton, Clinton Senior High School
129
83
105
Cohasset, Cohasset Middle/High School
106
83
105
Dudley-Charlton Regional Regional, Shepherd Hill Regional High School
295
83
105
Four Rivers Charter School
30
83
105
Freetown-Lakeville Regional, Apponequet Regional High School
230
83
105
Maynard, Maynard High School
85
83
105
MATCH Charter School
46
83
105
North Middlesex Regional, North Middlesex Regional High School
286
83
105
Old Rochester Regional, Old Rochester Regional High School
159
83
105
Palmer, Palmer High School
115
83
105
Quabbin Regional, Quabbin Regional High School
230
83
105
Ralph Mahar Regional, Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School
118
83
105
Walpole, Walpole High School
284
83
105
West Bridgewater, W. Bridgewater Jr.-Sr. High School
110
83
124
Bourne, Bourne High School
161
82
124
Pioneer Valley Regional, Pioneer Valley Regional
60
82
126
Amesbury, Amesbury High School
164
81
126
Athol-Royalston Regional, Athol High School
86
81
126
Blackstone-Millville Regional, Blackstone-Millville Regional High School
162
81
126
Harwich, Harwich High School
107
81
126
Hatfield, Smith Academy
26
81
126
Hudson, Hudson High School
193
81
126
Milton, Milton High School
252
81
126
Norwood, Norwood High School
256
81
126
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
63
81
135
Adams-Cheshire Regional, Hoosac Valley High School
110
80
135
Ashburnham-Westminster Regional, Oakmont Regional High School
187
80
135
Billerica, Billerica Memorial High School
347
80
135
East Longmeadow, East Longmeadow High School
229
80
135
Foxborough, Foxborough High School
236
80
135
Gardner, Gardner High School
236
80
135
Hull, Hull High School
97
80
135
Northbridge, Northbridge High School
155
80
135
Norton, Norton High School
161
80
135
Plymouth, Plymouth South High School
160
80
135
Silver Lake Regional, Silver Lake Regional High School
267
80
135
Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman Hanson Regional High School
298
80
147
Beverly, Beverly High School
290
79
147
Central Berkshire Regional, Wahconah Regional High School
143
79
147
Danvers, Danvers High School
222
79
147
Framingham, Framingham High School
505
79
147
Leicester, Leicester High School
127
79
147
Mohawk Trail Regional, Mohawk Trail Regional High School
95
79
147
Southwick-Tolland Regional, Southwick-Tolland Regional High School
156
79
147
Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough High School
137
79
155
Agawam, Agawam High School
312
78
155
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
234
78
155
Frontier Regional, Frontier Regional
113
78
155
Plymouth, Plymouth North High School
216
78
155
Stoughton, Stoughton High School
300
78
155
Ware, Ware High School
60
78
161
Barnstable, Barnstable High School
380
77
161
Dartmouth, Dartmouth High School
311
77
161
Douglas, Douglas High School
115
77
161
Gateway Regional, Gateway Regional High School
88
77
161
Monson, Monson High School
107
77
161
Seekonk, Seekonk High School
151
77
161
Tantasqua Regional, Tantasqua Regional Sr. High School
210
77
168
Berkshire Hills Regional, Monument Mountain Regional High School
159
76
168
Dedham, Dedham High School
182
76
168
Falmouth, Falmouth High School
293
76
168
Marlborough, Marlborough High School
257
76
168
Medford, Medford High School
312
76
168
Middleborough, Middleborough High School
223
76
168
Nantucket, Nantucket High School
99
76
168
Triton Regional, Triton Regional High School
204
76
168
Worcester, University Park Campus School
42
76
177
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School