Top-ranked 10th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 10th-grade MCAS exams given in the spring of 2010. Boston.com ranked them by adding the percentage of students who scored either "advanced" or "proficient" in English and Math. 100 is the highest possible score.

10th Grade English 2010 rank District name Number tested Score 1 MATCH Charter, Boston 56 100 2 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 60 98 2 Cohasset Public Schools 98 98 2 Millis Public Schools 88 98 2 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 110 98 6 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 46 97 6 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 37 97 6 Foxborough Regional Charter 32 97 6 Harvard Public Schools 111 97 6 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 414 97 6 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 65 97 6 Westford Public Schools 410 97 6 Winchester Public Schools 260 97 14 Acton-Boxborough Regional 477 96 14 Berlin-Boylston Regional 71 96 14 Chelmsford Public Schools 408 96 14 Concord-Carlisle Regional 317 96 14 Dover-Sherborn Regional 164 96 14 Groton-Dunstable Regional 197 96 14 Lynnfield Public Schools 153 96 14 Manchester Essex Regional 114 96 14 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 88 96 14 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 125 96 14 Sharon Public Schools 277 96 14 Sutton Public Schools 85 96 14 Wellesley Public Schools 356 96 27 Ashland Public Schools 182 95 27 Hanover Public Schools 159 95 27 Hatfield Public Schools 38 95 27 Lexington Public Schools 507 95 27 Medfield Public Schools 235 95 27 Mendon-Upton Regional 192 95 33 Belmont Public Schools 281 94 33 Easton Public Schools 304 94 33 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 69 94 33 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 187 94 33 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 343 94 33 Medway Public Schools 204 94 33 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 263 94 33 Natick Public Schools 315 94 33 Nauset Regional, Orleans 253 94 33 Wayland Public Schools 225 94 33 Weston Public Schools 182 94 33 Westwood Public Schools 229 94 45 Hingham Public Schools 282 93 45 Longmeadow Public Schools 265 93 45 Marblehead Public Schools 237 93 45 Needham Public Schools 374 93 45 Northborough-Southborough Regional 340 93 45 Norton Public Schools 187 93 45 Norwell Public Schools 147 93 45 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 58 93 45 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 331 93 45 Tyngsborough Public Schools 131 93 55 Andover Public Schools 448 92 55 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 26 92 55 Community Charter School of Cambridge 38 92 55 Duxbury Public Schools 262 92 55 Georgetown Public Schools 125 92 55 Grafton Public Schools 153 92 55 Hopkinton Public Schools 265 92 55 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 322 92 55 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 13 92 55 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 48 92 55 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 283 92 55 Westborough Public Schools 241 92 67 Belchertown Public Schools 177 91 67 Boston Collegiate Charter 46 91 67 Franklin Public Schools 406 91 67 Gateway Regional, Huntington 78 91 67 Hadley Public Schools 53 91 67 Holliston Public Schools 235 91 67 Lunenburg Public Schools 135 91 67 Marshfield Public Schools 365 91 67 Newburyport Public Schools 184 91 67 Scituate Public Schools 231 91 67 West Boylston Public Schools 85 91 67 Wilmington Public Schools 234 91 79 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 110 90 79 Dudley-Charlton Regional 324 90 79 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 207 90 79 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 143 90 79 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 129 90 79 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 184 90 79 Reading Public Schools 297 90 79 Sandwich Public Schools 265 90 79 Shrewsbury Public Schools 398 90 79 Somerset Public Schools 223 90 79 Walpole Public Schools 249 90 90 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 199 89 90 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 289 89 90 Carver Public Schools 122 89 90 Lenox Public Schools 63 89 90 Mansfield Public Schools 391 89 90 Melrose Public Schools 260 89 90 Newton Public Schools 844 89 90 North Reading Public Schools 173 89 98 Auburn Public Schools 206 88 98 East Bridgewater Public Schools 134 88 98 East Longmeadow Public Schools 228 88 98 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 122 88 98 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 325 88 98 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 41 88 98 Ipswich Public Schools 172 88 98 North Andover Public Schools 331 88 98 Swampscott Public Schools 191 88 98 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 508 88 98 West Bridgewater Public Schools 89 88 109 Abington Public Schools 131 87 109 Arlington Public Schools 284 87 109 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 15 87 109 Brookline Public Schools 450 87 109 Douglas Public Schools 121 87 109 Littleton Public Schools 130 87 109 Mashpee Public Schools 121 87 109 North Attleborough Public Schools 275 87 109 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 198 87 118 Agawam Public Schools 340 86 118 Amesbury Public Schools 157 86 118 Bedford Public Schools 204 86 118 Canton Public Schools 214 86 118 Chatham Public Schools 51 86 118 Hopedale Public Schools 82 86 118 Hudson Public Schools 217 86 118 Quabbin Regional, Barre 234 86 118 Stoneham Public Schools 175 86 118 Stoughton Public Schools 281 86 118 Triton Regional, Byfield 212 86 129 Amherst-Pelham Regional 277 85 129 Bellingham Public Schools 192 85 129 Harwich Public Schools 72 85 129 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 108 85 129 Rockport Public Schools 72 85 129 Seekonk Public Schools 173 85 129 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 79 85 129 Watertown Public Schools 183 85 137 Adams-Cheshire Regional 126 84 137 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 218 84 137 Braintree Public Schools 366 84 137 Burlington Public Schools 250 84 137 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 56 84 137 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 208 84 137 Foxborough Public Schools 206 84 137 Granby Public Schools 95 84 137 Leicester Public Schools 131 84 137 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 58 84 137 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 287 84 137 Quaboag Regional, Warre 85 84 137 Tewksbury Public Schools 251 84 150 Barnstable Public Schools 423 83 150 Dracut Public Schools 266 83 150 Falmouth Public Schools 221 83 150 Martha's Vineyard Regional 159 83 150 Milton Public Schools 266 83 150 Monson Public Schools 89 83 150 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 351 83 150 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 117 83 150 Northampton Public Schools 210 83 150 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 34 83 150 Swansea Public Schools 153 83 150 Wakefield Public Schools 255 83 150 Waltham Public Schools 323 83 163 Ayer Public Schools 97 82 163 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 169 82 163 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 266 82 163 Medford Public Schools 321 82 163 Middleborough Public Schools 201 82 163 Plymouth Public Schools 590 82 163 South Hadley Public Schools 173 82 163 South Shore Charter, Hull 32 82 163 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 161 82 163 Westport Community Public Schools 112 82 163 Winthrop Public Schools 118 82 174 Blackstone-Millville Regional 130 81 174 Bourne Public Schools 157 81 174 Danvers Public Schools 262 81 174 Dartmouth Public Schools 291 81 174 Norwood Public Schools 217 81 174 Pembroke Public Schools 222 81 174 Southwick-Tolland Regional 146 81 181 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 146 80 181 Beverly Public Schools 303 80 181 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 374 80 181 Marlborough Public Schools 239 80 181 Milford Public Schools 270 80 181 Oxford Public Schools 142 80 181 Weymouth Public Schools 469 80 188 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 298 79 188 Gloucester Public Schools 245 79 188 Lee Public Schools 86 79 188 Maynard Public Schools 62 79 188 North Brookfield Public Schools 47 79 188 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 301 79 194 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 246 78 194 Billerica Public Schools 395 78 194 Framingham Public Schools 556 78 194 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 138 78 194 Palmer Public Schools 115 78 199 Attleboro Public Schools 417 77 199 Fairhaven Public Schools 135 77 199 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 128 77 199 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 121 77 199 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 87 77 199 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 111 77 199 Webster Public Schools 134 77 206 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 134 76 206 Greater Fall River Vocational 334 76 206 Greater New Bedford Vocational 524 76 206 Nantucket Public Schools 99 76 206 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 329 76 206 Woburn Public Schools 309 76 212 Dedham Public Schools 197 75 212 Hull Public Schools 103 75 212 Methuen Public Schools 431 75 212 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 157 75 212 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 41 75 212 Northbridge Public Schools 130 75 212 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 238 75 212 Wareham Public Schools 243 75 220 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 87 74 220 Malden Public Schools 380 74 220 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 146 74 220 Ware Public Schools 76 74 220 Westfield Public Schools 478 74 225 Gardner Public Schools 194 73 225 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 26 73 225 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 274 73 225 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 315 73 225 Uxbridge Public Schools 121 73 230 Athol-Royalston Regional 97 72 230 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston 76 72 230 Leominster Public Schools 470 72 230 Millbury Public Schools 128 72 230 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 122 72 230 Quincy Public Schools 669 72 236 Avon Public Schools 51 71 236 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 88 71 236 Peabody Public Schools 431 71 236 Taunton Public Schools 458 71 240 Cambridge Public Schools 414 70 240 Ludlow Public Schools 233 70 240 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 106 70 240 Pittsfield Public Schools 447 70 240 Rockland Public Schools 156 70 245 Easthampton Public Schools 113 69 245 Gill-Montague Regional 69 69 245 Haverhill Public Schools 409 69 245 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 174 69 245 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 16 69 245 Saugus Public Schools 192 69 245 Winchendon Public Schools 95 69 252 Clinton Public Schools 121 68 252 Randolph Public Schools 177 68 252 Revere Public Schools 383 68 255 Everett Public Schools 398 67 255 North Adams Public Schools 118 67 255 Northampton-Smith Vocational 123 67 255 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 323 67 255 West Springfield Public Schools 308 67 260 Brockton Public Schools 1,040 66 260 Lynn Public Schools 950 66 262 Salem Public Schools 272 65 263 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 168 64 263 Chicopee Public Schools 690 64 263 Lowell Middlesex Academy 14 64 263 Lowell Public Schools 740 64 263 Somerville Public Schools 324 64 268 Southbridge Public Schools 101 63 268 Worcester Public Schools 1,534 63 270 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 26 62 270 Fitchburg Public Schools 271 62 272 Boston Public Schools 3,809 60 273 Fall River Public Schools 567 58 273 Greenfield Public Schools 102 58 275 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 310 57 276 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 148 56 277 Holbrook Public Schools 53 55 278 Holyoke Public Schools 417 53 279 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter 27 52 280 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 487 51 281 Amesbury Academy Charter, Amesbury 10 50 282 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 300 48 282 Lawrence Public Schools 690 48 282 Springfield Public Schools 1,511 48 285 New Bedford Public Schools 633 46 286 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 163 45 287 Chelsea Public Schools 327 44

10th Grade Math 2010 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Boston Collegiate Charter 46 100 1 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 26 100 1 Harvard Public Schools 110 100 4 MATCH Charter, Boston 55 99 5 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 108 98 6 Medfield Public Schools 235 97 6 South Shore Charter, Hull 32 97 8 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 46 96 8 Ashland Public Schools 186 96 8 Belmont Public Schools 282 96 8 Groton-Dunstable Regional 200 96 12 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 60 95 12 Dover-Sherborn Regional 164 95 12 Lynnfield Public Schools 153 95 12 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 125 95 12 Sharon Public Schools 279 95 12 Wayland Public Schools 221 95 12 Wellesley Public Schools 358 95 12 Westford Public Schools 414 95 12 Winchester Public Schools 258 95 21 Acton-Boxborough Regional 477 94 21 Berlin-Boylston Regional 73 94 21 Cohasset Public Schools 99 94 21 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 187 94 21 Hopkinton Public Schools 268 94 21 Lexington Public Schools 503 94 21 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 340 94 28 Chelmsford Public Schools 408 93 28 Duxbury Public Schools 263 93 28 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 416 93 28 Weston Public Schools 182 93 28 Westwood Public Schools 226 93 33 Andover Public Schools 446 92 33 Concord-Carlisle Regional 319 92 33 Holliston Public Schools 239 92 33 Manchester Essex Regional 115 92 33 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 13 92 33 Mendon-Upton Regional 190 92 33 Natick Public Schools 316 92 33 Nauset Regional, Orleans 256 92 33 Needham Public Schools 371 92 33 North Reading Public Schools 171 92 33 Norwell Public Schools 146 92 33 Sandwich Public Schools 261 92 33 Westborough Public Schools 244 92 46 Belchertown Public Schools 176 91 46 Brookline Public Schools 448 91 46 Foxborough Regional Charter 32 91 46 Northborough-Southborough Regional 340 91 46 Sutton Public Schools 84 91 46 West Boylston Public Schools 85 91 52 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 286 90 52 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 110 90 52 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 70 90 52 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 42 90 52 Marblehead Public Schools 236 90 52 Medway Public Schools 206 90 52 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 88 90 52 Newton Public Schools 849 90 52 North Attleborough Public Schools 278 90 52 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 183 90 52 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 48 90 52 Wilmington Public Schools 231 90 64 Franklin Public Schools 407 89 64 Grafton Public Schools 153 89 64 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 144 89 64 Reading Public Schools 294 89 64 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 505 89 69 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 194 88 69 Georgetown Public Schools 123 88 69 Hingham Public Schools 287 88 69 Lunenburg Public Schools 135 88 69 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 262 88 69 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 129 88 69 Norton Public Schools 190 88 69 Quaboag Regional, Warre 83 88 69 Shrewsbury Public Schools 398 88 78 Arlington Public Schools 289 87 78 Easton Public Schools 303 87 78 Hatfield Public Schools 37 87 78 Ipswich Public Schools 172 87 78 Littleton Public Schools 130 87 78 Marshfield Public Schools 363 87 78 Newburyport Public Schools 182 87 78 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 295 87 86 Bedford Public Schools 201 86 86 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 36 86 86 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 203 86 86 Hanover Public Schools 160 86 86 Harwich Public Schools 70 86 86 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 318 86 86 Longmeadow Public Schools 264 86 86 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 65 86 86 Quabbin Regional, Barre 237 86 86 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 331 86 86 Swampscott Public Schools 191 86 86 Walpole Public Schools 248 86 86 Winthrop Public Schools 122 86 99 Amherst-Pelham Regional 278 85 99 Burlington Public Schools 248 85 99 Dedham Public Schools 197 85 99 East Longmeadow Public Schools 228 85 99 Hadley Public Schools 54 85 99 Mansfield Public Schools 392 85 99 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 198 85 99 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 59 85 99 Scituate Public Schools 234 85 99 Somerset Public Schools 223 85 99 West Bridgewater Public Schools 89 85 110 Billerica Public Schools 395 84 110 Braintree Public Schools 363 84 110 Canton Public Schools 213 84 110 East Bridgewater Public Schools 136 84 110 Foxborough Public Schools 205 84 110 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 328 84 110 Hopedale Public Schools 79 84 110 Millis Public Schools 88 84 110 South Hadley Public Schools 171 84 110 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 159 84 120 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 153 83 120 Chatham Public Schools 51 83 120 Dudley-Charlton Regional 323 83 120 Lenox Public Schools 64 83 120 Stoneham Public Schools 171 83 120 Triton Regional, Byfield 212 83 120 Tyngsborough Public Schools 129 83 127 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 245 82 127 Millbury Public Schools 127 82 127 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 117 82 127 North Andover Public Schools 331 82 127 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 281 82 127 Tewksbury Public Schools 255 82 133 Agawam Public Schools 343 81 133 Amesbury Public Schools 159 81 133 Bellingham Public Schools 191 81 133 Carver Public Schools 119 81 133 Framingham Public Schools 555 81 133 Melrose Public Schools 262 81 139 Auburn Public Schools 205 80 139 Danvers Public Schools 260 80 139 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 267 80 139 Dracut Public Schools 267 80 139 Falmouth Public Schools 222 80 139 Hudson Public Schools 218 80 139 Martha's Vineyard Regional 159 80 139 Milford Public Schools 268 80 139 Milton Public Schools 266 80 139 Monson Public Schools 89 80 139 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 352 80 139 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 87 80 139 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 240 80 139 Wakefield Public Schools 254 80 139 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 302 80 154 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 14 79 154 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 218 79 154 Bourne Public Schools 155 79 154 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 372 79 154 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 55 79 154 Dartmouth Public Schools 290 79 154 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 209 79 154 Southwick-Tolland Regional 145 79 154 Watertown Public Schools 184 79 163 Douglas Public Schools 122 78 163 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 122 78 163 Fairhaven Public Schools 134 78 163 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 27 78 163 Leicester Public Schools 133 78 163 Northampton Public Schools 214 78 163 Palmer Public Schools 118 78 163 Pembroke Public Schools 223 78 163 Rockport Public Schools 74 78 163 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 318 78 173 Barnstable Public Schools 420 77 173 Beverly Public Schools 297 77 173 Cambridge Public Schools 406 77 173 Granby Public Schools 93 77 173 Greater New Bedford Vocational 526 77 173 Mashpee Public Schools 120 77 173 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 60 77 173 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 146 77 173 Stoughton Public Schools 284 77 173 Weymouth Public Schools 468 77 183 Abington Public Schools 133 76 183 Attleboro Public Schools 415 76 183 Greater Fall River Vocational 333 76 183 Hull Public Schools 101 76 183 Medford Public Schools 322 76 183 Norwood Public Schools 217 76 183 Oxford Public Schools 139 76 183 Plymouth Public Schools 585 76 183 Quincy Public Schools 667 76 183 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 108 76 193 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 171 75 193 Ludlow Public Schools 233 75 193 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 108 75 193 Swansea Public Schools 153 75 193 Ware Public Schools 80 75 193 Westport Community Public Schools 110 75 193 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 334 75 193 Woburn Public Schools 309 75 201 Community Charter School of Cambridge 38 74 201 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 107 74 201 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 137 74 201 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 34 74 201 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 275 74 201 Uxbridge Public Schools 123 74 201 Waltham Public Schools 323 74 208 Adams-Cheshire Regional 127 73 208 Gateway Regional, Huntington 77 73 208 Gloucester Public Schools 244 73 208 Marlborough Public Schools 240 73 208 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 121 73 208 Randolph Public Schools 174 73 208 Seekonk Public Schools 174 73 215 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 87 72 215 Blackstone-Millville Regional 130 72 215 Clinton Public Schools 120 72 215 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 134 72 219 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 128 71 219 Leominster Public Schools 464 71 219 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 157 71 219 Peabody Public Schools 440 71 219 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 79 71 219 Westfield Public Schools 482 71 225 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 298 70 225 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 27 70 225 Middleborough Public Schools 200 70 225 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 90 70 225 Rockland Public Schools 153 70 225 Saugus Public Schools 192 70 231 Malden Public Schools 385 69 231 North Brookfield Public Schools 45 69 231 Northbridge Public Schools 129 69 231 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 148 69 231 Pittsfield Public Schools 449 69 231 Revere Public Schools 383 69 237 Maynard Public Schools 62 67 237 Webster Public Schools 136 67 237 West Springfield Public Schools 311 67 240 Avon Public Schools 50 66 240 Methuen Public Schools 442 66 242 Ayer Public Schools 99 65 242 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 167 65 242 Lee Public Schools 87 65 242 Nantucket Public Schools 99 65 242 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 173 65 242 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 122 65 248 Taunton Public Schools 456 64 249 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston 75 63 249 Gardner Public Schools 191 63 249 Haverhill Public Schools 403 63 252 Fitchburg Public Schools 284 62 252 Greenfield Public Schools 101 62 252 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 322 62 255 Lowell Public Schools 739 61 255 Lynn Public Schools 944 61 255 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 18 61 255 Wareham Public Schools 242 61 259 Boston Public Schools 3,834 60 259 Gill-Montague Regional 75 60 259 Somerville Public Schools 331 60 259 Winchendon Public Schools 94 60 263 Southbridge Public Schools 98 59 264 Brockton Public Schools 1,026 58 264 Easthampton Public Schools 113 58 264 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 43 58 267 North Adams Public Schools 116 57 267 Worcester Public Schools 1,542 57 269 Everett Public Schools 406 56 269 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 310 56 271 Athol-Royalston Regional 97 55 271 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 489 55 271 Salem Public Schools 274 55 274 Chicopee Public Schools 690 53 274 Fall River Public Schools 572 53 274 Holyoke Public Schools 414 53 277 Holbrook Public Schools 56 52 278 Lowell Middlesex Academy 12 50 278 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 161 50 280 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter 25 48 281 New Bedford Public Schools 606 42 282 Northampton-Smith Vocational 122 41 283 Chelsea Public Schools 336 39 284 Amesbury Academy Charter, Amesbury 13 38 285 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 296 37 285 Springfield Public Schools 1,497 37 287 Lawrence Public Schools 713 35

10th Grade Science 2010 rank District name Number tested Score 1 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 26 97 2 Acton-Boxborough Regional 458 96 2 Dover-Sherborn Regional 162 96 2 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 26 96 2 North Attleborough Public Schools 269 96 6 Medfield Public Schools 227 95 7 Sharon Public Schools 263 94 7 Westford Public Schools 400 94 7 Winchester Public Schools 246 94 10 Berlin-Boylston Regional 69 93 10 Concord-Carlisle Regional 298 93 10 Groton-Dunstable Regional 186 93 10 Harvard Public Schools 105 93 10 Hopkinton Public Schools 253 93 10 Lexington Public Schools 480 93 16 Belmont Public Schools 262 92 16 Lynnfield Public Schools 143 92 16 Westborough Public Schools 224 92 16 Westwood Public Schools 217 92 20 Belchertown Public Schools 167 91 20 Hadley Public Schools 52 91 20 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 178 91 20 Holliston Public Schools 224 91 20 MATCH Charter, Boston 57 91 20 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 242 91 26 Georgetown Public Schools 117 90 26 Manchester Essex Regional 104 90 26 Natick Public Schools 293 90 26 Needham Public Schools 367 90 26 Northborough-Southborough Regional 315 90 31 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 70 89 31 Hingham Public Schools 276 89 31 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 336 89 31 Nauset Regional, Orleans 232 89 31 Reading Public Schools 287 89 31 Wayland Public Schools 211 89 37 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 300 88 37 Littleton Public Schools 124 88 37 Mendon-Upton Regional 183 88 37 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 123 88 37 North Reading Public Schools 168 88 37 Norton Public Schools 178 88 37 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 59 88 37 Walpole Public Schools 230 88 45 Cohasset Public Schools 89 87 45 Newburyport Public Schools 170 87 45 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 96 87 45 Tyngsborough Public Schools 119 87 49 Chatham Public Schools 42 86 49 Duxbury Public Schools 254 86 49 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 135 86 49 Lunenburg Public Schools 124 86 49 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 317 86 49 Wakefield Public Schools 228 86 55 Harwich Public Schools 66 85 55 Lenox Public Schools 59 85 55 Longmeadow Public Schools 260 85 55 Marblehead Public Schools 226 85 55 Marshfield Public Schools 351 85 55 Norwell Public Schools 142 85 55 Sandwich Public Schools 255 85 55 Sutton Public Schools 77 85 63 Andover Public Schools 426 84 63 Canton Public Schools 195 84 63 East Bridgewater Public Schools 128 84 63 Hanover Public Schools 152 84 63 Hatfield Public Schools 31 84 63 North Andover Public Schools 307 84 69 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 109 83 69 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 187 83 69 Innovation Academy Charter, Chelmsford 36 83 69 Mansfield Public Schools 369 83 69 Weston Public Schools 171 83 74 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 270 82 74 Dedham Public Schools 186 82 74 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 178 82 74 East Longmeadow Public Schools 215 82 74 Franklin Public Schools 381 82 74 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 310 82 74 Newton Public Schools 786 82 74 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 93 82 82 Amherst-Pelham Regional 256 81 82 Arlington Public Schools 268 81 82 Brookline Public Schools 403 81 82 Foxborough Public Schools 188 81 82 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 62 81 82 Shrewsbury Public Schools 373 81 82 Ware Public Schools 66 81 82 Wilmington Public Schools 212 81 90 Ashland Public Schools 182 80 90 Bedford Public Schools 191 80 90 Hull Public Schools 87 80 90 Medway Public Schools 197 80 90 Northampton Public Schools 193 80 90 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 76 80 90 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 125 80 90 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 273 80 90 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 473 80 99 Amesbury Public Schools 138 79 99 Auburn Public Schools 180 79 99 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 161 79 99 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 120 79 99 Grafton Public Schools 150 79 99 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 106 79 99 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 168 79 99 West Boylston Public Schools 81 79 107 Abington Public Schools 117 78 107 Foxborough Regional Charter 32 78 107 Millis Public Schools 80 78 107 Quabbin Regional, Barre 226 78 107 Scituate Public Schools 214 78 107 Stoneham Public Schools 171 78 107 Triton Regional, Byfield 198 78 114 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 223 77 114 Dudley-Charlton Regional 305 77 114 Framingham Public Schools 488 77 114 Wellesley Public Schools 341 77 114 Weymouth Public Schools 446 77 119 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 126 76 119 Burlington Public Schools 227 76 119 Dartmouth Public Schools 270 76 119 Milton Public Schools 235 76 119 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 190 76 124 Falmouth Public Schools 193 75 124 Gateway Regional, Huntington 71 75 124 Leicester Public Schools 124 75 124 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 262 75 124 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 287 75 129 Douglas Public Schools 118 74 129 Dracut Public Schools 237 74 129 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 104 74 129 Pembroke Public Schools 216 74 129 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 74 74 129 Stoughton Public Schools 254 74 135 Barnstable Public Schools 381 73 135 Braintree Public Schools 343 73 135 Danvers Public Schools 237 73 135 Ipswich Public Schools 165 73 135 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 410 73 135 Martha's Vineyard Regional 153 73 135 Somerset Public Schools 213 73 135 Southwick-Tolland Regional 136 73 143 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 192 72 143 Athol-Royalston Regional 76 72 143 Ayer Public Schools 87 72 143 Billerica Public Schools 378 72 143 Boston Collegiate Charter 45 72 143 Bourne Public Schools 139 72 143 Chelmsford Public Schools 399 72 143 Hopedale Public Schools 79 72 143 Seekonk Public Schools 164 72 143 Tewksbury Public Schools 241 72 153 Easton Public Schools 296 71 153 Millbury Public Schools 113 71 153 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 137 71 156 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 60 70 156 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 208 70 156 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 281 70 156 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 54 70 156 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 255 70 156 Easthampton Public Schools 101 70 156 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 126 70 156 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 113 70 156 Melrose Public Schools 231 70 156 Plymouth Public Schools 566 70 156 Quincy Public Schools 619 70 167 Mashpee Public Schools 106 69 167 Middleborough Public Schools 178 69 167 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 88 69 167 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 42 69 167 Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett 48 69 167 Watertown Public Schools 152 69 173 Rockport Public Schools 70 68 173 Swampscott Public Schools 179 68 173 West Bridgewater Public Schools 85 68 176 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 15 67 176 Beverly Public Schools 275 67 176 Greater Fall River Vocational 323 67 176 Ludlow Public Schools 238 67 176 South Hadley Public Schools 166 67 176 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 138 67 176 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 301 67 176 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 223 67 184 North Brookfield Public Schools 38 66 185 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 48 65 185 Carver Public Schools 120 65 185 Greater New Bedford Vocational 508 65 185 Waltham Public Schools 301 65 185 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 320 65 185 Winthrop Public Schools 118 65 191 Gloucester Public Schools 236 64 191 Monson Public Schools 84 64 191 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 330 64 191 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 99 64 191 Norwood Public Schools 200 64 191 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 130 64 191 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 261 64 191 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 159 64 191 Westport Community Public Schools 114 64 200 Lee Public Schools 75 63 200 Oxford Public Schools 113 63 202 Adams-Cheshire Regional 124 62 202 Hudson Public Schools 193 62 202 Maynard Public Schools 56 62 202 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 32 62 202 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 101 62 207 Greenfield Public Schools 76 61 207 Medford Public Schools 300 61 207 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 153 61 207 Northbridge Public Schools 121 61 207 South Shore Charter, Hull 26 61 212 Fairhaven Public Schools 120 60 212 Fitchburg Public Schools 236 60 212 Leominster Public Schools 438 60 212 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 117 60 212 Quaboag Regional, Warre 77 60 212 Taunton Public Schools 383 60 218 Cambridge Public Schools 356 59 218 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 22 59 218 Palmer Public Schools 117 59 218 Pittsfield Public Schools 448 59 222 Agawam Public Schools 326 58 222 Clinton Public Schools 103 58 222 Marlborough Public Schools 231 58 222 Methuen Public Schools 411 58 222 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 89 58 222 North Adams Public Schools 97 58 228 Blackstone-Millville Regional 121 57 228 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 358 57 228 Malden Public Schools 355 57 228 Milford Public Schools 254 57 228 Saugus Public Schools 170 57 233 Nantucket Public Schools 93 56 233 Uxbridge Public Schools 107 56 235 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 149 55 236 Peabody Public Schools 422 54 236 Swansea Public Schools 147 54 238 Gill-Montague Regional 61 53 238 Northampton-Smith Vocational 104 53 240 Revere Public Schools 357 52 240 Somerville Public Schools 301 52 242 Community Charter School of Cambridge 37 51 242 Haverhill Public Schools 373 51 242 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 125 51 242 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 307 51 246 Bellingham Public Schools 185 50 246 Randolph Public Schools 147 50 246 Wareham Public Schools 227 50 246 West Springfield Public Schools 303 50 246 Westfield Public Schools 456 50 251 Attleboro Public Schools 401 49 251 Fall River Public Schools 509 49 251 Southbridge Public Schools 88 49 254 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 87 48 254 Brockton Public Schools 924 48 254 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 457 48 254 Winchendon Public Schools 85 48 258 Lynn Public Schools 857 47 258 Salem Public Schools 268 47 258 Woburn Public Schools 302 47 261 Gardner Public Schools 182 46 262 Webster Public Schools 131 45 263 Avon Public Schools 55 44 263 Chicopee Public Schools 639 44 263 Rockland Public Schools 145 44 266 Global Learning Charter, New Bedford 26 43 266 Lowell Public Schools 686 43 268 Chelsea Public Schools 281 42 269 Granby Public Schools 90 41 270 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 294 39 271 Everett Public Schools 351 38 271 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 40 38 273 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 121 37 274 Boston Public Schools 3,487 36 274 Worcester Public Schools 1,398 36 276 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 13 31 277 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston 68 30 277 Holbrook Public Schools 44 30 279 New Bedford Public Schools 554 28 280 Springfield Public Schools 1,360 25 281 Holyoke Public Schools 407 20 282 Lawrence Public Schools 634 18 283 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter 11 9 283 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 276 9