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MCAS high school biology exam passing rates
Here are the passing rates for school districts on the 2007 MCAS high school biology exam, given in the spring of 2007. To pass a student must score "needs improvement" or higher. Beginning with the class of 2010 (current 10th graders), students must pass at least one of the four high school science tests in order to get their diplomas. Not every school participated in all four exams. Source: State Department of Education.HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY | |||||||
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2007 Rank |
District name | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs improv. |
% Failing | Number tested |
% Passed |
1 | Hatfield | 0 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 100 |
2 | Dover-Sherborn Regional | 47 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 154 | 99 |
2 | Harvard | 26 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 92 | 99 |
2 | Needham | 31 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 374 | 99 |
2 | Norwell | 34 | 49 | 17 | 1 | 170 | 99 |
6 | Canton | 28 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 206 | 98 |
6 | Medfield | 36 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 98 |
6 | Mystic Valley Regional Charter | 7 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 54 | 98 |
6 | West Bridgewater | 7 | 60 | 31 | 2 | 106 | 98 |
6 | Westford | 40 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 386 | 98 |
11 | Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter | 5 | 61 | 32 | 3 | 38 | 97 |
11 | Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter | 4 | 50 | 43 | 3 | 68 | 97 |
11 | Sturgis Charter | 15 | 58 | 25 | 3 | 106 | 97 |
11 | Wayland | 36 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 230 | 97 |
11 | Winchester | 30 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 273 | 97 |
16 | Duxbury | 30 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 258 | 96 |
16 | Longmeadow | 14 | 57 | 25 | 4 | 265 | 96 |
16 | North Attleborough | 31 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 270 | 96 |
16 | Northampton | 19 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 199 | 96 |
16 | Walpole | 29 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 95 | 96 |
21 | Danvers | 7 | 61 | 27 | 5 | 264 | 95 |
21 | Lunenburg | 8 | 59 | 28 | 5 | 128 | 95 |
21 | Lynnfield | 22 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 155 | 95 |
21 | Marblehead | 32 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 268 | 95 |
21 | Narragansett Regional | 12 | 58 | 25 | 5 | 121 | 95 |
21 | North Reading | 20 | 53 | 23 | 5 | 208 | 95 |
21 | Sabis International Charter | 4 | 39 | 51 | 5 | 114 | 95 |
28 | Billerica | 10 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 392 | 94 |
28 | Hingham | 21 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 261 | 94 |
28 | MATCH Charter Public High | 11 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 54 | 94 |
28 | Maynard | 8 | 47 | 39 | 6 | 83 | 94 |
28 | Mendon-Upton Regional | 13 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 178 | 94 |
28 | Millis | 21 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 84 | 94 |
28 | Northboro-Southboro Regional | 10 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 357 | 94 |
28 | Weston | 24 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 158 | 94 |
28 | Westwood | 26 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 200 | 94 |
37 | Acton-Boxborough Regional | 32 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 458 | 93 |
37 | Ashland | 11 | 54 | 27 | 7 | 180 | 93 |
37 | Brookline | 17 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 178 | 93 |
37 | Concord-Carlisle Regional | 9 | 62 | 22 | 7 | 210 | 93 |
37 | Dedham | 20 | 49 | 25 | 7 | 182 | 93 |
37 | Four Rivers Charter | 7 | 53 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 93 |
37 | Hadley | 2 | 56 | 36 | 7 | 45 | 93 |
37 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional | 12 | 52 | 29 | 7 | 353 | 93 |
37 | Nauset Regional | 4 | 57 | 31 | 7 | 194 | 93 |
37 | Pembroke | 10 | 58 | 25 | 7 | 238 | 93 |
37 | Pioneer Valley Regional | 7 | 52 | 34 | 7 | 61 | 93 |
37 | Sharon | 24 | 49 | 20 | 7 | 254 | 93 |
37 | Sutton | 9 | 48 | 36 | 7 | 98 | 93 |
50 | Grafton | 18 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 346 | 92 |
50 | Granby | 0 | 38 | 55 | 8 | 77 | 92 |
50 | Hopedale | 10 | 49 | 33 | 8 | 88 | 92 |
50 | Ipswich | 9 | 57 | 27 | 8 | 162 | 92 |
50 | Littleton | 13 | 57 | 23 | 8 | 92 | 92 |
50 | Mansfield | 12 | 51 | 29 | 8 | 324 | 92 |
50 | Old Rochester Regional | 5 | 51 | 35 | 8 | 172 | 92 |
50 | Shawsheen Valley Voc. | 2 | 43 | 48 | 8 | 321 | 92 |
50 | Wakefield | 17 | 55 | 20 | 8 | 216 | 92 |
59 | Berlin-Boylston Regional | 14 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 88 | 91 |
59 | Clinton | 9 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 127 | 91 |
59 | Framingham | 21 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 536 | 91 |
59 | Freetown-Lakeville Regional | 10 | 47 | 34 | 9 | 222 | 91 |
59 | Groton-Dunstable Regional | 22 | 45 | 25 | 9 | 211 | 91 |
59 | Hopkinton | 18 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 223 | 91 |
59 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional | 15 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 405 | 91 |
59 | Norfolk County Agricultural | 3 | 41 | 47 | 9 | 116 | 91 |
59 | Westborough | 30 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 269 | 91 |
68 | Abby Kelley Foster Charter | 16 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 90 |
68 | East Longmeadow | 18 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 408 | 90 |
68 | Marshfield | 10 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 366 | 90 |
68 | Nashoba Regional | 19 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 213 | 90 |
68 | Quaboag Regional | 1 | 43 | 46 | 10 | 84 | 90 |
68 | Rockport | 9 | 45 | 37 | 10 | 104 | 90 |
68 | South Hadley | 5 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 190 | 90 |
68 | West Boylston | 12 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 91 | 90 |
76 | Avon | 7 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 61 | 89 |
76 | Dudley-Charlton Regional | 11 | 49 | 29 | 11 | 294 | 89 |
76 | Lexington | 29 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 484 | 89 |
76 | Manchester Essex Regional | 21 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 102 | 89 |
76 | Masconomet Regional | 21 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 360 | 89 |
76 | Medway | 9 | 44 | 36 | 11 | 212 | 89 |
76 | Newburyport | 6 | 51 | 32 | 11 | 178 | 89 |
76 | Prospect Hill Academy Charter | 3 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 70 | 89 |
76 | Somerset | 7 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 255 | 89 |
85 | Bristol County Agricultural | 1 | 45 | 43 | 12 | 101 | 88 |
85 | Holliston | 9 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 198 | 88 |
85 | Weymouth | 16 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 451 | 88 |
88 | Belchertown | 4 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 179 | 87 |
88 | Georgetown | 10 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 108 | 87 |
88 | Hampden-Wilbraham Regional | 9 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 350 | 87 |
88 | Martha's Vineyard Regional | 6 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 238 | 87 |
88 | Sandwich | 8 | 47 | 32 | 13 | 264 | 87 |
93 | Abington | 9 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 146 | 86 |
93 | Andover | 0 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 66 | 86 |
93 | Francis W. Parker Charter | 2 | 33 | 51 | 14 | 49 | 86 |
93 | Franklin | 20 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 391 | 86 |
93 | Millbury | 9 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 140 | 86 |
93 | Mohawk Trail Regional | 6 | 31 | 49 | 14 | 85 | 86 |
93 | North Andover | 16 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 369 | 86 |
93 | South Shore Charter | 6 | 29 | 51 | 14 | 35 | 86 |
93 | Stoughton | 3 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 298 | 86 |
93 | Tyngsborough | 11 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 138 | 86 |
103 | Adams-Cheshire Regional | 11 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 142 | 85 |
103 | Douglas | 2 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 110 | 85 |
103 | Easton | 16 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 278 | 85 |
103 | Falmouth | 16 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 280 | 85 |
103 | Gill-Montague Regional | 5 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 84 | 85 |
103 | Gloucester | 4 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 217 | 85 |
103 | Hampshire Regional | 7 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 136 | 85 |
103 | Mashpee | 7 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 151 | 85 |
103 | Norton | 4 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 164 | 85 |
103 | Reading | 16 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 311 | 85 |
103 | Shrewsbury | 16 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 383 | 85 |
103 | Stoneham | 6 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 193 | 85 |
103 | Swansea | 3 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 123 | 85 |
103 | Triton Regional | 6 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 208 | 85 |
117 | Ashburnham-Westminster Regional | 8 | 37 | 39 | 16 | 241 | 84 |
117 | Leicester | 3 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 126 | 84 |
117 | Pentucket Regional | 18 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 185 | 84 |
117 | Southern Worcester County Voc. | 2 | 31 | 50 | 16 | 268 | 84 |
117 | Swampscott | 10 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 180 | 84 |
117 | Wachusett Regional | 6 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 450 | 84 |
117 | Whitman-Hanson | 5 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 264 | 84 |
124 | Arlington | 18 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 280 | 83 |
124 | Beverly | 7 | 41 | 36 | 17 | 229 | 83 |
124 | Foxborough | 11 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 224 | 83 |
124 | King Philip Regional | 4 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 258 | 83 |
124 | Leominster | 6 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 490 | 83 |
124 | Milton | 5 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 296 | 83 |
124 | North Central Charter | 3 | 28 | 52 | 17 | 58 | 83 |
124 | Wilmington | 12 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 225 | 83 |
124 | Woburn | 9 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 325 | 83 |
133 | Amesbury | 4 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 153 | 82 |
133 | Burlington | 13 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 264 | 82 |
133 | Chelsea | 5 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 262 | 82 |
133 | Melrose | 13 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 214 | 82 |
133 | Newton | 7 | 45 | 31 | 18 | 388 | 82 |
133 | Peabody | 5 | 38 | 39 | 18 | 466 | 82 |
133 | Saugus | 10 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 243 | 82 |
133 | Silver Lake Regional | 5 | 34 | 43 | 18 | 256 | 82 |
133 | Southern Berkshire Regional | 2 | 31 | 49 | 18 | 55 | 82 |
142 | Ayer | 2 | 31 | 48 | 19 | 109 | 81 |
142 | Barnstable | 12 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 368 | 81 |
142 | Chelmsford | 9 | 38 | 34 | 19 | 411 | 81 |
142 | Lenox | 16 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 62 | 81 |
142 | Norwood | 14 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 238 | 81 |
142 | Quabbin Regional | 4 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 221 | 81 |
142 | Salem | 2 | 32 | 47 | 19 | 312 | 81 |
142 | Scituate | 8 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 192 | 81 |
142 | Tewksbury | 7 | 42 | 32 | 19 | 403 | 81 |
142 | Winchendon | 2 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 99 | 81 |
152 | Amherst-Pelham Regional | 19 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 181 | 80 |
152 | Carver | 3 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 142 | 80 |
152 | Frontier Regional | 2 | 34 | 44 | 20 | 104 | 80 |
152 | Hanover | 7 | 42 | 31 | 20 | 183 | 80 |
152 | Lee | 4 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 81 | 80 |
152 | Milford | 9 | 38 | 33 | 20 | 276 | 80 |
152 | Northbridge | 3 | 36 | 41 | 20 | 154 | 80 |
152 | Northern Berkshire Voc. | 1 | 27 | 52 | 20 | 132 | 80 |
152 | Plymouth | 4 | 40 | 37 | 20 | 572 | 80 |
152 | Wareham | 8 | 33 | 39 | 20 | 209 | 80 |
152 | Winthrop | 2 | 35 | 42 | 20 | 128 | 80 |
163 | Agawam | 2 | 33 | 44 | 21 | 314 | 79 |
163 | Blackstone Valley Regional | 0 | 30 | 49 | 21 | 128 | 79 |
163 | Central Berkshire Regional | 1 | 34 | 44 | 21 | 142 | 79 |
163 | Cohasset | 3 | 25 | 51 | 21 | 63 | 79 |
163 | Foxborough Regional Charter | 0 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 79 |
163 | Gardner | 6 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 247 | 79 |
163 | Medford | 6 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 365 | 79 |
163 | North Adams | 1 | 33 | 46 | 21 | 129 | 79 |
163 | Pittsfield | 5 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 478 | 79 |
163 | Quincy | 7 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 614 | 79 |
173 | Braintree | 10 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 346 | 78 |
173 | Bristol-Plymouth Voc. | 1 | 23 | 53 | 22 | 291 | 78 |
173 | Chatham | 0 | 6 | 72 | 22 | 18 | 78 |
173 | Monson | 1 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 100 | 78 |
173 | Ware | 0 | 37 | 41 | 22 | 51 | 78 |
178 | City On A Hill Charter | 0 | 12 | 65 | 23 | 57 | 77 |
178 | Dartmouth | 2 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 269 | 77 |
178 | Dighton-Rehoboth Regional | 4 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 230 | 77 |
178 | Greenfield | 0 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 101 | 77 |
178 | Malden | 7 | 32 | 38 | 23 | 340 | 77 |
178 | Middleborough | 7 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 211 | 77 |
178 | Old Colony Reg Voc. | 1 | 29 | 47 | 23 | 148 | 77 |
185 | Athol-Royalston Regional | 4 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 85 | 76 |
185 | Haverhill | 4 | 35 | 37 | 24 | 395 | 76 |
185 | Ralph C. Mahar Regional | 3 | 28 | 45 | 24 | 100 | 76 |
185 | Tantasqua Regional | 4 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 300 | 76 |
185 | Webster | 0 | 36 | 40 | 24 | 126 | 76 |
185 | Whittier Voc. | 0 | 20 | 56 | 24 | 255 | 76 |
191 | Auburn | 6 | 31 | 38 | 25 | 141 | 75 |
191 | Dracut | 3 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 268 | 75 |
191 | Fairhaven | 14 | 39 | 22 | 25 | 139 | 75 |
191 | Harwich | 1 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 107 | 75 |
191 | Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter | 0 | 13 | 63 | 25 | 24 | 75 |
191 | Palmer | 1 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 110 | 75 |
197 | Franklin County Voc. | 2 | 19 | 54 | 26 | 125 | 74 |
197 | Ludlow | 4 | 30 | 41 | 26 | 301 | 74 |
197 | Nantucket | 12 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 68 | 74 |
197 | South Shore Regional Voc. | 1 | 28 | 45 | 26 | 137 | 74 |
197 | Taunton | 4 | 33 | 37 | 26 | 418 | 74 |
202 | Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter | 9 | 18 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 73 |
202 | Greater Fall River Voc. | 1 | 23 | 49 | 27 | 342 | 73 |
202 | West Springfield | 4 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 264 | 73 |
205 | Blackstone-Millville Regional | 5 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 177 | 72 |
205 | Bourne | 1 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 160 | 72 |
205 | Minuteman Voc. Tech | 1 | 18 | 53 | 28 | 144 | 72 |
205 | Seekonk | 3 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 146 | 72 |
209 | Fitchburg | 1 | 29 | 41 | 29 | 289 | 71 |
209 | Marlborough | 6 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 212 | 71 |
209 | Watertown | 3 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 122 | 71 |
212 | Attleboro | 2 | 24 | 44 | 30 | 419 | 70 |
212 | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional | 10 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 247 | 70 |
212 | Easthampton | 2 | 17 | 51 | 30 | 122 | 70 |
212 | Methuen | 1 | 23 | 47 | 30 | 365 | 70 |
212 | Oxford | 2 | 23 | 46 | 30 | 128 | 70 |
212 | South Middlesex Regional Voc. | 2 | 26 | 42 | 30 | 159 | 70 |
212 | Waltham | 4 | 27 | 38 | 30 | 341 | 70 |
219 | Community Charter School of Cambridge | 0 | 20 | 49 | 31 | 45 | 69 |
219 | North Middlesex Regional | 4 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 275 | 69 |
219 | Rockland | 1 | 25 | 42 | 31 | 179 | 69 |
222 | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | 6 | 25 | 37 | 32 | 314 | 68 |
222 | Chicopee | 3 | 23 | 42 | 32 | 573 | 68 |
222 | Essex Agricultural Tech | 1 | 20 | 47 | 32 | 102 | 68 |
222 | North Brookfield | 0 | 22 | 46 | 32 | 59 | 68 |
222 | Tri County Voc. | 0 | 13 | 55 | 32 | 230 | 68 |
222 | Uxbridge | 0 | 20 | 48 | 32 | 110 | 68 |
228 | East Bridgewater | 3 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 157 | 67 |
228 | Westfield | 2 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 380 | 67 |
230 | Gateway Regional | 2 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 61 | 66 |
230 | Montachusett Regional Voc. | 0 | 9 | 57 | 34 | 321 | 66 |
232 | Hudson | 2 | 22 | 41 | 35 | 135 | 65 |
232 | New Bedford | 4 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 391 | 65 |
232 | North Shore Regional Voc. | 2 | 2 | 61 | 35 | 51 | 65 |
232 | Somerville | 4 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 491 | 65 |
232 | Southwick-Tolland Regional | 2 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 158 | 65 |
237 | Fall River | 3 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 487 | 64 |
237 | Nashoba Valley Voc. | 1 | 18 | 46 | 36 | 138 | 64 |
237 | Phoenix Charter Academy | 0 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 64 |
237 | Provincetown | 0 | 5 | 59 | 36 | 22 | 64 |
241 | Brockton | 1 | 20 | 42 | 37 | 879 | 63 |
241 | Cape Cod Region Voc. | 0 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 179 | 63 |
241 | Hull | 0 | 23 | 40 | 37 | 65 | 63 |
244 | Assabet Valley Regional | 0 | 18 | 44 | 38 | 222 | 62 |
245 | Berkshire Hills Regional | 6 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 142 | 61 |
245 | Northeast Metro Voc. | 0 | 17 | 44 | 39 | 486 | 61 |
247 | Bellingham | 2 | 21 | 36 | 40 | 173 | 60 |
247 | Health Careers Academy Charter | 2 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 60 |
249 | Boston | 5 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 3,206 | 59 |
250 | Greater Lowell Voc. | 1 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 478 | 58 |
251 | Blue Hills Regional Voc. | 0 | 7 | 50 | 43 | 107 | 57 |
251 | Upper Cape Cod Voc. | 1 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 143 | 57 |
253 | Holbrook | 0 | 6 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 56 |
253 | Northampton-Smith | 0 | 5 | 51 | 44 | 114 | 56 |
253 | Worcester | 2 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 2,207 | 56 |
256 | Southeastern Reg Voc. | 0 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 304 | 55 |
257 | Holyoke | 1 | 15 | 38 | 46 | 925 | 54 |
257 | Randolph | 4 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 204 | 54 |
257 | Westport | 0 | 22 | 32 | 46 | 127 | 54 |
260 | Lynn | 1 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 939 | 53 |
260 | Southbridge | 0 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 116 | 53 |
262 | Spencer-East Brookfield Regional | 0 | 12 | 39 | 49 | 180 | 51 |
263 | Everett | 2 | 14 | 33 | 51 | 452 | 49 |
264 | Greater New Bedford Voc. | 0 | 11 | 37 | 52 | 526 | 48 |
265 | Greater Lawrence Regional Voc. | 0 | 7 | 39 | 54 | 658 | 46 |
266 | Pathfinder Voc. | 0 | 8 | 36 | 55 | 132 | 45 |
267 | Lowell | 0 | 8 | 36 | 57 | 529 | 43 |
268 | Lawrence | 0 | 5 | 37 | 58 | 750 | 42 |
269 | Springfield | 1 | 10 | 29 | 59 | 1,424 | 41 |
270 | New Leadership Charter | 0 | 0 | 36 | 64 | 25 | 36 |
271 | Cambridge | 0 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 20 | 35 |
272 | Academy of Strategic Learning Charter | 0 | 0 | 16 | 84 | 19 | 16 |