Top-ranked 5th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 5th-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, Math, and Science. 100 is the highest possible score.

5th GRADE ENGLISH 2007 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Pelham Public Schools 19 95 1 Shutesbury Public Schools 20 95 3 Winchester Public Schools 298 94 4 Concord Public Schools 200 92 5 Sherborn Public Schools 79 91 6 Harvard Public Schools 114 90 7 Leverett Public Schools 18 89 8 Acton Public Schools 395 88 8 Andover Public Schools 469 88 8 Carlisle Public Schools 89 88 8 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 17 88 8 Medfield Public Schools 265 88 8 Sudbury Public Schools 382 88 8 Westwood Public Schools 224 88 15 Brewster Public Schools 77 87 15 Hingham Public Schools 285 87 15 Hopkinton Public Schools 297 87 15 Needham Public Schools 361 87 15 Orleans Public Schools 37 87 15 Petersham Public Schools 23 87 15 Topsfield Public Schools 107 87 15 Westford Public Schools 416 87 23 Duxbury Public Schools 232 86 23 Ipswich Public Schools 161 86 23 Lexington Public Schools 472 86 23 Norwell Public Schools 175 86 23 West Boylston Public Schools 77 86 28 Belmont Public Schools 278 85 28 Dover Public Schools 105 85 28 Sharon Public Schools 274 85 28 Wales Public Schools 14 85 28 Wellesley Public Schools 380 85 28 Weston Public Schools 210 85 34 Boxborough Public Schools 97 84 34 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 171 84 34 Newton Public Schools 853 84 34 Norfolk Public Schools 151 84 34 North Reading Public Schools 242 84 34 Reading Public Schools 357 84 34 Southborough Public Schools 177 84 34 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 44 84 42 Canton Public Schools 240 83 42 Mansfield Public Schools 413 83 42 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 82 83 45 Arlington Public Schools 348 82 45 Brookline Public Schools 414 82 45 Lynnfield Public Schools 170 82 45 North Andover Public Schools 351 82 45 Wayland Public Schools 200 82 45 Westborough Public Schools 279 82 51 Bedford Public Schools 173 81 51 Holliston Public Schools 212 81 51 Marshfield Public Schools 374 81 54 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 48 80 54 Boxford Public Schools 161 80 54 Cohasset Public Schools 117 80 54 Lenox Public Schools 62 80 54 Lincoln Public Schools 121 80 54 Longmeadow Public Schools 231 80 54 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 15 80 54 Shrewsbury Public Schools 459 80 54 Swampscott Public Schools 176 80 63 Amherst Public Schools 186 79 63 Chelmsford Public Schools 398 79 63 Easton Public Schools 316 79 63 Mattapoisett Public Schools 65 79 63 Middleton Public Schools 125 79 63 Plympton Public Schools 38 79 63 Wrentham Public Schools 166 79 70 Groton-Dunstable Regional 242 78 70 Hatfield Public Schools 31 78 70 Marblehead Community Charter 45 78 70 Marion Public Schools 64 78 70 Melrose Public Schools 282 78 70 Northborough Public Schools 220 78 70 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 266 78 70 Rockport Public Schools 69 78 70 Truro Public Schools 18 78 70 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 592 78 70 Whately Public Schools 18 78 81 Eastham Public Schools 26 77 81 Franklin Public Schools 504 77 81 Kingston Public Schools 160 77 81 Marblehead Public Schools 226 77 81 Natick Public Schools 363 77 81 North Attleborough Public Schools 376 77 81 Scituate Public Schools 222 77 81 West Bridgewater Public Schools 100 77 89 Danvers Public Schools 270 76 89 Hull Public Schools 86 76 89 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 229 76 89 Walpole Public Schools 292 76 93 Braintree Public Schools 423 75 93 Deerfield Public Schools 64 75 93 East Longmeadow Public Schools 208 75 93 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 295 75 93 Manchester Essex Regional 114 75 93 Milton Public Schools 303 75 93 Nahant Public Schools 28 75 93 Pembroke Public Schools 275 75 93 Sandwich Public Schools 298 75 93 Wilmington Public Schools 311 75 103 Ayer Public Schools 80 74 103 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 19 74 103 Foxborough Public Schools 210 74 103 Grafton Public Schools 240 74 103 Hanover Public Schools 240 74 103 Holland Public Schools 27 74 103 Plymouth Public Schools 556 74 103 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 35 74 103 Rochester Public Schools 78 74 103 Triton Regional, Byfield 231 74 113 Brimfield Public Schools 40 73 113 Chatham Public Schools 60 73 113 Lanesborough Public Schools 47 73 113 Littleton Public Schools 125 73 113 Northbridge Public Schools 197 73 118 Carver Public Schools 157 72 118 Dartmouth Public Schools 355 72 118 Medway Public Schools 218 72 118 Mendon-Upton Regional 234 72 118 Wakefield Public Schools 242 72 123 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 84 71 123 Boylston Public Schools 55 71 123 Dedham Public Schools 256 71 123 Edgartown Public Schools 31 71 123 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 285 71 123 Hadley Public Schools 51 71 123 Hopedale Public Schools 99 71 123 Nantucket Public Schools 87 71 123 Newburyport Public Schools 147 71 123 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 45 71 123 Somerset Public Schools 201 71 123 Sunderland Public Schools 34 71 123 Sutton Public Schools 139 71 123 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 359 71 123 Williamstown Public Schools 66 71 138 Ashland Public Schools 225 70 138 Barnstable Charter 441 70 138 Conservatory Lab Charter, Brighton 20 70 138 Dudley-Charlton Regional 316 70 138 Florida Public Schools 10 70 138 Lunenburg Public Schools 132 70 138 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 342 70 138 Plainville Public Schools 107 70 146 Bellingham Public Schools 184 69 146 Farmington River Regional, Otis 19 69 146 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 61 69 146 Southwick-Tolland Regional 153 69 146 Sturbridge Public Schools 117 69 146 Woburn Public Schools 340 69 152 Berlin Public Schools 28 68 152 Beverly Public Schools 351 68 152 Brookfield Public Schools 31 68 152 Peabody Public Schools 511 68 152 Seekonk Public Schools 192 68 152 Tisbury Public Schools 25 68 158 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 171 67 158 Burlington Public Schools 286 67 158 Douglas Public Schools 146 67 158 Mashpee Public Schools 127 67 158 Stoneham Public Schools 219 67 158 Swansea Public Schools 162 67 164 East Bridgewater Public Schools 226 66 164 Erving Public Schools 23 66 164 Fairhaven Public Schools 166 66 164 North Brookfield Public Schools 57 66 164 Northampton Public Schools 194 66 164 Norton Public Schools 255 66 164 Norwood Public Schools 292 66 171 Avon Public Schools 64 65 171 Billerica Public Schools 514 65 171 Bourne Public Schools 202 65 171 Dracut Public Schools 367 65 171 Granby Public Schools 88 65 171 Harwich Public Schools 116 65 171 Maynard Public Schools 110 65 171 Millis Public Schools 126 65 171 New Salem-Wendell Regional 17 65 171 Shirley Public Schools 74 65 171 South Hadley Public Schools 174 65 182 Auburn Public Schools 201 64 182 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 502 64 182 Falmouth Public Schools 280 64 182 Foxborough Regional Charter 100 64 182 Leicester Public Schools 156 64 182 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 119 64 182 Stoughton Public Schools 262 64 182 Wellfleet Public Schools 22 64 182 Weymouth Public Schools 478 64 191 Acushnet Public Schools 111 63 191 Amesbury Public Schools 194 63 191 Richmond Public Schools 24 63 191 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 159 63 191 Tewksbury Public Schools 383 63 191 Westfield Public Schools 504 63 197 Attleboro Public Schools 453 62 197 Gardner Public Schools 193 62 197 Hudson Public Schools 216 62 197 Ludlow Public Schools 247 62 197 Medford Public Schools 353 62 197 Middleborough Public Schools 280 62 197 Tyngsborough Public Schools 180 62 197 Watertown Public Schools 189 62 205 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 148 61 205 Framingham Public Schools 644 61 205 Georgetown Public Schools 136 61 205 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 13 61 205 Hill View Montessori Charter, Haverhill 23 61 205 Milford Public Schools 342 61 205 Quabbin Regional, Barre 246 61 205 Southampton Public Schools 77 61 205 Uxbridge Public Schools 157 61 205 Waltham Public Schools 324 61 205 Williamsburg Public Schools 31 61 216 Belchertown Public Schools 224 60 216 Gloucester Public Schools 307 60 216 Marlborough Public Schools 345 60 219 Blackstone-Millville Regional 190 59 219 Greenfield Public Schools 131 59 219 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 75 59 219 Pittsfield Public Schools 505 59 219 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 68 59 219 Rockland Public Schools 210 59 219 Westport Community Public Schools 158 59 226 Cambridge Public Schools 388 58 226 Lee Public Schools 55 58 226 Palmer Public Schools 158 58 226 Revere Public Schools 431 58 230 Abington Public Schools 189 57 230 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 37 57 230 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 303 57 230 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 260 57 230 Millbury Public Schools 129 57 230 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 72 57 230 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 147 57 230 Quaboag Regional, Warre 98 57 238 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 95 56 238 Clinton Public Schools 125 56 238 Halifax Public Schools 108 56 238 Haverhill Public Schools 577 56 238 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 69 56 238 Quincy Public Schools 618 56 238 South Shore Charter, Hull 41 56 238 Wareham Public Schools 235 56 238 West Springfield Public Schools 265 56 247 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 118 55 247 Clarksburg Public Schools 20 55 247 Conway Public Schools 22 55 247 Granville Public Schools 20 55 247 Ware Public Schools 93 55 252 Holbrook Public Schools 120 54 252 Monson Public Schools 120 54 252 Oxford Public Schools 166 54 252 Saugus Public Schools 259 54 252 Westhampton Public Schools 22 54 252 Winthrop Public Schools 161 54 258 Adams-Cheshire Regional 134 53 258 Boston Collegiate Charter 71 53 258 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 47 53 258 Kipp Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 89 53 258 New Bedford Global Charter 70 53 258 Taunton Public Schools 656 53 264 Athol-Royalston Regional 143 52 264 Lynn Public Schools 929 52 264 Salem Public Schools 317 52 267 Agawam Public Schools 360 51 267 Berkley Public Schools 95 51 267 Easthampton Public Schools 130 51 267 Gateway Regional, Huntington 108 51 267 Methuen Public Schools 605 51 267 Randolph Public Schools 270 51 273 Savoy Public Schools 12 50 274 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 37 49 274 Malden Public Schools 471 49 274 North Adams Public Schools 134 49 277 Leominster Public Schools 456 48 278 Chicopee Public Schools 510 47 278 Somerville Public Schools 341 47 280 Provincetown Public Schools 13 46 281 Boston Renaissance Charter 115 45 281 Orange Public Schools 108 45 281 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 18 45 284 Fall River Public Schools 768 43 284 Southbridge Public Schools 181 43 286 Everett Public Schools 378 42 286 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 112 42 288 Brockton Public Schools 1201 41 288 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 40 41 288 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 73 41 291 Boston Public Schools 3800 40