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 2007. 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 2007 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Harvard Public Schools 107 100 2 Dover-Sherborn Regional 147 97 2 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 43 97 2 Sturgis Charter, Hyannis 85 97 5 Winchester Public Schools 267 96 6 Concord-Carlisle Regional 332 95 6 Hadley Public Schools 45 95 6 Needham Public Schools 328 95 6 Wellesley Public Schools 333 95 6 Westborough Public Schools 283 95 6 Weston Public Schools 160 95 12 Acton-Boxborough Regional 508 94 12 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 56 94 12 Medfield Public Schools 226 94 12 West Boylston Public Schools 90 94 12 Westwood Public Schools 217 94 17 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 69 93 17 Sharon Public Schools 262 93 17 Westford Public Schools 396 93 20 Holliston Public Schools 262 92 20 Lexington Public Schools 511 92 20 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 414 92 20 Lynnfield Public Schools 160 92 20 Shrewsbury Public Schools 436 92 20 Wayland Public Schools 223 92 26 Belchertown Public Schools 190 91 26 Manchester Essex Regional 97 91 26 Marblehead Public Schools 234 91 26 Medway Public Schools 214 91 26 Northborough-Southborough Regional 361 91 31 Berlin-Boylston Regional 72 90 31 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 182 90 31 Hanover Public Schools 170 90 31 Hingham Public Schools 262 90 31 Lenox Public Schools 62 90 31 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 219 90 37 Andover Public Schools 409 89 37 Ashland Public Schools 189 89 37 Belmont Public Schools 288 89 37 Community Charter School of Cambridge 29 89 37 Franklin Public Schools 376 89 37 Groton-Dunstable Regional 211 89 37 Hopedale Public Schools 77 89 37 Ipswich Public Schools 168 89 37 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 278 89 37 Mendon-Upton Regional 183 89 37 Nauset Regional, Orleans 247 89 37 Rockport Public Schools 95 89 37 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 53 89 37 Sutton Public Schools 106 89 51 Brookline Public Schools 450 88 51 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 356 88 51 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 371 88 51 Natick Public Schools 297 88 51 Newburyport Public Schools 187 88 51 Newton Public Schools 920 88 57 Norwell Public Schools 161 87 57 Scituate Public Schools 218 87 57 Somerset Public Schools 246 87 60 Duxbury Public Schools 251 86 60 Easton Public Schools 287 86 60 Georgetown Public Schools 111 86 60 Grafton Public Schools 186 86 60 Mansfield Public Schools 344 86 60 Millis Public Schools 88 86 60 North Reading Public Schools 184 86 60 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 226 86 60 Sandwich Public Schools 277 86 60 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 479 86 70 Amherst-Pelham Regional 298 85 70 Arlington Public Schools 303 85 70 Burlington Public Schools 242 85 70 Chatham Public Schools 53 85 70 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 144 85 70 Marshfield Public Schools 305 85 70 Norfolk County Agricultural, Walpole 113 85 70 North Andover Public Schools 344 85 70 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 88 85 79 Chelmsford Public Schools 430 84 79 Foxborough Regional Charter 37 84 79 Hopkinton Public Schools 228 84 79 Littleton Public Schools 112 84 79 Longmeadow Public Schools 250 84 79 Martha's Vineyard Regional 208 84 79 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 95 84 79 Northampton Public Schools 236 84 79 Reading Public Schools 319 84 79 Swansea Public Schools 134 84 89 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 23 83 89 Abington Public Schools 150 83 89 Bedford Public Schools 223 83 89 Boston Collegiate Charter 29 83 89 Cohasset Public Schools 107 83 89 Dracut Public Schools 261 83 89 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 30 83 89 Lunenburg Public Schools 159 83 89 MATCH Charter School, Boston 46 83 89 Pembroke Public Schools 224 83 89 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 118 83 89 Stoneham Public Schools 220 83 89 Wakefield Public Schools 260 83 89 Wilmington Public Schools 241 83 103 Ayer Public Schools 109 82 103 Braintree Public Schools 385 82 103 Carver Public Schools 144 82 103 Dudley-Charlton Regional 304 82 103 Melrose Public Schools 237 82 103 North Attleborough Public Schools 310 82 103 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 61 82 103 Quaboag Regional, Warre 89 82 103 Walpole Public Schools 292 82 103 West Bridgewater Public Schools 112 82 113 Clinton Public Schools 134 81 113 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 239 81 113 Harwich Public Schools 112 81 113 Hatfield Public Schools 26 81 113 Maynard Public Schools 93 81 113 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 298 81 113 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 163 81 113 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 63 81 113 Quabbin Regional, Barre 242 81 113 Swampscott Public Schools 201 81 123 Canton Public Schools 204 80 123 Foxborough Public Schools 239 80 123 Norwood Public Schools 265 80 123 Tyngsborough Public Schools 141 80 127 Amesbury Public Schools 174 79 127 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 193 79 127 Blackstone-Millville Regional 170 79 127 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 147 79 127 Gardner Public Schools 253 79 127 Hudson Public Schools 204 79 127 Hull Public Schools 100 79 127 Milton Public Schools 263 79 127 Palmer Public Schools 126 79 127 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 277 79 127 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 308 79 138 Beverly Public Schools 305 78 138 Bourne Public Schools 170 78 138 Bristol County Agricultural, Dighton 105 78 138 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 113 78 138 Leicester Public Schools 128 78 138 Northbridge Public Schools 161 78 138 Norton Public Schools 170 78 145 Billerica Public Schools 366 77 145 East Longmeadow Public Schools 238 77 147 Adams-Cheshire Regional 115 76 147 Danvers Public Schools 242 76 147 Dartmouth Public Schools 320 76 147 Douglas Public Schools 116 76 147 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 101 76 147 Southwick-Tolland Regional 163 76 147 Stoughton Public Schools 314 76 154 Athol-Royalston Regional 93 75 154 Barnstable Public Schools 402 75 154 Dedham Public Schools 192 75 154 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 245 75 154 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 271 75 154 Falmouth Public Schools 303 75 154 Granby Public Schools 89 75 154 Mashpee Public Schools 140 75 154 Millbury Public Schools 144 75 154 Seekonk Public Schools 159 75 154 Winthrop Public Schools 144 75 165 Agawam Public Schools 340 74 165 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 161 74 165 Framingham Public Schools 551 74 165 Middleborough Public Schools 234 74 165 Monson Public Schools 111 74 165 Nantucket Public Schools 105 74 165 Triton Regional, Byfield 216 74 172 Blackstone Valley Vocational, Upton 265 73 172 Marlborough Public Schools 279 73 172 Medford Public Schools 400 73 172 Plymouth Public Schools 611 73 176 City On A Hill Charter, Boston 70 72 176 East Bridgewater Public Schools 168 72 176 Gloucester Public Schools 277 72 176 South Hadley Public Schools 190 72 180 Essex Agricultural, Hathorne 103 71 180 Tewksbury Public Schools 321 71 180 Uxbridge Public Schools 117 71 180 Ware Public Schools 69 71 184 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 323 70 184 Fairhaven Public Schools 154 70 184 Gateway Regional, Huntington 97 70 184 Shawsheen Valley Vocational, Billerica 295 70 184 Wareham Public Schools 215 70 189 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 38 69 189 Milford Public Schools 306 69 189 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 111 69 189 Saugus Public Schools 244 69 189 Waltham Public Schools 367 69 189 Weymouth Public Schools 486 69 195 Attleboro Public Schools 423 68 195 Rockland Public Schools 196 68 195 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 182 68 195 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 306 68 195 Woburn Public Schools 332 68 200 Auburn Public Schools 149 67 200 Ludlow Public Schools 293 67 200 Peabody Public Schools 496 67 200 West Springfield Public Schools 280 67 204 Cape Cod Vocational, Harwich 182 66 204 Gill-Montague Regional 94 66 204 Methuen Public Schools 506 66 204 Tri-County Vocational, Franklin 243 66 204 Watertown Public Schools 146 66 209 Lee Public Schools 85 65 209 Malden Public Schools 373 65 209 Montachusett Vocational, Fitchburg 324 65 209 Webster Public Schools 137 65 213 Cambridge Public Schools 368 64 213 Upper Cape Cod Vocational, Bourne 149 64 215 Haverhill Public Schools 492 63 215 Holbrook Public Schools 104 63 215 Minuteman Vocational, Lexington 157 63 215 North Shore Vocational, Middleton 114 63 215 Oxford Public Schools 135 63 215 South Shore Vocational, Hanover 151 63 215 Westfield Public Schools 530 63 222 North Adams Public Schools 126 62 222 Northern Berkshire Vocational, North Adams 136 62 222 Quincy Public Schools 698 62 225 Bellingham Public Schools 190 61 225 Codman Academy Charter, Dorchester 33 61 225 Taunton Public Schools 510 61 228 Brockton Public Schools 1,027 60 228 Health Careers Academy Charter, Boston 45 60 228 Pittsfield Public Schools 510 60 231 Assabet Valley Vocational, Marlborough 238 59 231 Easthampton Public Schools 128 59 231 Greater Fall River Vocational 345 59 231 Randolph Public Schools 219 59 231 Revere Public Schools 351 59 231 Southern Worcester Vocational, Charlton 275 59 237 Greater New Bedford Vocational 516 58 237 New Bedford Global Charter 33 58 237 Provincetown Public Schools 24 58 240 Blue Hills Vocational, Canton 217 57 240 Old Colony Vocational, Rochester 150 57 240 South Shore Charter, Hull 37 57 243 Chicopee Public Schools 682 56 243 Greenfield Public Schools 120 56 243 Southbridge Public Schools 73 56 243 Westport Community Public Schools 132 56 243 Whittier Vocational, Haverhill 254 56 243 Winchendon Public Schools 106 56 249 Fall River Public Schools 586 55 250 Bristol-Plymouth Vocational, Taunton 291 54 251 Avon Public Schools 66 53 251 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 17 53 251 Leominster Public Schools 455 53 251 North Brookfield Public Schools 67 53 251 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 64 53 256 Somerville Public Schools 357 52 256 Worcester Public Schools 1,717 52 258 Lowell Public Schools 805 51 258 Salem Public Schools 347 51 260 Boston Public Schools 4,044 50 260 Fitchburg Public Schools 353 50 260 Lynn Public Schools 1,062 50 260 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 54 50 260 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 10 50 265 Everett Public Schools 440 48 266 New Bedford Public Schools 616 46 267 Greater Lowell Vocational, Tyngsborough 480 45 268 Franklin County Vocational, Turners Falls 128 43 269 Chelsea Public Schools 339 42 269 Northampton-Smith Vocational 132 42 269 Northeast Metro Vocational, Wakefield 324 42 272 Holyoke Public Schools 425 41 273 Nashoba Valley Vocational, Westford 137 39 274 Southeastern Vocational, South Easton 302 38 275 Pathfinder Vocational, Palmer 158 37 276 Springfield Public Schools 1,518 36 277 Greater Lawrence Vocational, Andover 327 33 278 Lawrence Public Schools 734 31 279 Champion Charter, Brockton 27 30 280 South Middlesex Vocational, Framingham 158 26 281 Lowell Middlesex Academy 28 25 282 Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea 11 18 283 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter 38 16

10th GRADE MATH 2007 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Harvard Public Schools 107 100 1 MATCH Charter School, Boston 46 100 3 Dover-Sherborn Regional 147 98 3 Hadley Public Schools 45 98 5