Top-ranked 6th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 6th-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.

6th GRADE ENGLISH 2007 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 19 100 1 Pelham Public Schools 21 100 3 Topsfield Public Schools 96 99 4 Conway Public Schools 20 95 5 Petersham Public Schools 18 94 6 Acton Public Schools 388 93 6 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 42 93 6 Boxford Public Schools 117 93 6 Wellesley Public Schools 336 93 10 Marion Public Schools 56 92 10 Sharon Public Schools 317 92 10 Westwood Public Schools 244 92 13 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 147 91 13 Lexington Public Schools 514 91 13 Littleton Public Schools 103 91 13 Westford Public Schools 440 91 17 Carlisle Public Schools 105 90 17 Hatfield Public Schools 38 90 17 Medfield Public Schools 255 90 17 Scituate Public Schools 250 90 17 Sudbury Public Schools 350 90 17 Sunderland Public Schools 31 90 17 Weston Public Schools 182 90 24 Andover Public Schools 503 89 24 Brimfield Public Schools 47 89 24 Concord Public Schools 195 89 24 Dover-Sherborn Regional 174 89 24 Farmington River Regional, Otis 17 89 24 Hanover Public Schools 230 89 24 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 239 89 24 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 44 89 24 Winchester Public Schools 321 89 33 Bedford Public Schools 197 88 33 Brookline Public Schools 385 88 33 Hopkinton Public Schools 262 88 33 Needham Public Schools 364 88 33 Reading Public Schools 360 88 38 Belmont Public Schools 272 87 38 Duxbury Public Schools 261 87 38 Longmeadow Public Schools 270 87 38 Rochester Public Schools 81 87 38 Shutesbury Public Schools 22 87 38 Southborough Public Schools 189 87 38 Wrentham Public Schools 156 87 45 Arlington Public Schools 353 86 45 Boxborough Public Schools 90 86 45 Chatham Public Schools 53 86 45 Groton-Dunstable Regional 233 86 45 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 173 86 45 Hopedale Public Schools 102 86 45 Marblehead Public Schools 185 86 45 Westborough Public Schools 254 86 53 Harvard Public Schools 119 85 53 Ipswich Public Schools 168 85 53 Norfolk Public Schools 146 85 53 North Reading Public Schools 215 85 53 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 265 85 53 Wayland Public Schools 254 85 59 Hingham Public Schools 304 84 59 Kingston Public Schools 204 84 59 Northborough Public Schools 201 84 59 Norwell Public Schools 179 84 63 Canton Public Schools 247 83 63 Foxborough Public Schools 225 83 63 Franklin Public Schools 543 83 63 Hadley Public Schools 41 83 63 Lynnfield Public Schools 186 83 63 Marshfield Public Schools 367 83 63 Middleton Public Schools 116 83 63 Nauset Regional, Orleans 145 83 63 North Attleborough Public Schools 400 83 63 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 30 83 63 Shrewsbury Public Schools 487 83 63 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 60 83 75 Nahant Public Schools 27 82 75 Newton Public Schools 830 82 75 North Andover Public Schools 340 82 75 West Boylston Public Schools 87 82 79 Chelmsford Public Schools 414 81 79 Chesterfield-Goshen Regional 26 81 79 Cohasset Public Schools 121 81 79 Dudley-Charlton Regional 314 81 79 Gardner Public Schools 224 81 79 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 301 81 79 Natick Public Schools 339 81 79 New Salem-Wendell Regional 16 81 79 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 597 81 79 West Bridgewater Public Schools 89 81 79 Whately Public Schools 21 81 79 Wilmington Public Schools 322 81 91 Acushnet Public Schools 122 80 91 Easton Public Schools 315 80 91 Grafton Public Schools 201 80 91 Holliston Public Schools 233 80 91 Hudson Public Schools 197 80 91 Lunenburg Public Schools 132 80 91 Mansfield Public Schools 396 80 91 Pembroke Public Schools 244 80 91 Plympton Public Schools 35 80 91 Sutton Public Schools 145 80 101 Amherst Public Schools 224 79 101 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 52 79 101 Lanesborough Public Schools 37 79 101 Marblehead Community Charter 44 79 101 Plainville Public Schools 119 79 101 Seekonk Public Schools 183 79 101 Stoughton Public Schools 284 79 101 Swampscott Public Schools 183 79 101 Tisbury Public Schools 43 79 110 Boylston Public Schools 59 78 110 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 506 78 110 Deerfield Public Schools 63 78 110 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 241 78 110 Maynard Public Schools 102 78 110 Mendon-Upton Regional 231 78 110 Milford Public Schools 318 78 110 Tyngsborough Public Schools 161 78 110 Walpole Public Schools 303 78 119 Abington Public Schools 202 77 119 Amesbury Public Schools 172 77 119 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 69 77 119 Boston Collegiate Charter 88 77 119 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 68 77 119 East Bridgewater Public Schools 194 77 119 East Longmeadow Public Schools 219 77 119 Harwich Public Schools 110 77 119 Lenox Public Schools 60 77 119 Medway Public Schools 243 77 119 Melrose Public Schools 254 77 119 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 51 77 119 Richmond Public Schools 22 77 119 Woburn Public Schools 351 77 133 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 198 76 133 Ashland Public Schools 199 76 133 Burlington Public Schools 276 76 133 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 21 76 133 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 278 76 133 Georgetown Public Schools 115 76 133 Lincoln Public Schools 126 76 133 Mashpee Public Schools 151 76 133 Norton Public Schools 260 76 133 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 81 76 133 Somerset Public Schools 224 76 133 Triton Regional, Byfield 221 76 133 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 345 76 146 Avon Public Schools 64 75 146 Barnstable Charter 449 75 146 Berlin Public Schools 28 75 146 Danvers Public Schools 288 75 146 Dracut Public Schools 345 75 146 Manchester Essex Regional 102 75 146 Sandwich Public Schools 325 75 153 Bourne Public Schools 201 74 153 Braintree Public Schools 437 74 153 Falmouth Public Schools 329 74 153 Granby Public Schools 92 74 153 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 15 74 153 Norwood Public Schools 280 74 153 Shirley Public Schools 68 74 153 Wakefield Public Schools 291 74 153 Watertown Public Schools 186 74 162 Belchertown Public Schools 221 73 162 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 68 73 162 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 140 73 162 Halifax Public Schools 101 73 162 Monson Public Schools 128 73 162 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 356 73 162 Plymouth Public Schools 612 73 162 Swansea Public Schools 181 73 162 Wales Public Schools 30 73 162 Williamstown Public Schools 68 73 172 Agawam Public Schools 362 72 172 Auburn Public Schools 201 72 172 Millbury Public Schools 146 72 172 Milton Public Schools 298 72 172 Northbridge Public Schools 199 72 172 Rockport Public Schools 86 72 172 Southampton Public Schools 73 72 172 Stoneham Public Schools 212 72 172 Sturbridge Public Schools 129 72 172 Tewksbury Public Schools 377 72 182 Berkley Public Schools 104 71 182 Dedham Public Schools 229 71 182 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 304 71 182 Hull Public Schools 90 71 182 Lee Public Schools 59 71 182 Leverett Public Schools 38 71 182 Mattapoisett Public Schools 80 71 182 Palmer Public Schools 176 71 182 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 71 71 182 Williamsburg Public Schools 31 71 192 Beverly Public Schools 326 70 192 Fairhaven Public Schools 180 70 192 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 154 70 192 Uxbridge Public Schools 165 70 196 Billerica Public Schools 518 69 196 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 76 69 196 Ludlow Public Schools 253 69 196 Waltham Public Schools 355 69 200 Dartmouth Public Schools 333 68 200 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 78 68 200 Foxborough Regional Charter 93 68 200 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 109 68 200 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 152 68 200 New Bedford Global Charter 71 68 200 Quabbin Regional, Barre 241 68 200 Quincy Public Schools 632 68 200 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 87 68 200 South Hadley Public Schools 173 68 210 Attleboro Public Schools 473 67 210 Granville Public Schools 27 67 210 Kipp Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 76 67 210 Nantucket Public Schools 81 67 210 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 75 67 210 Westhampton Public Schools 21 67 210 Weymouth Public Schools 522 67 217 Quaboag Regional, Warre 132 66 218 Ayer Public Schools 94 65 218 Douglas Public Schools 112 65 218 Edgartown Public Schools 35 65 218 Greenfield Public Schools 117 65 218 Marlborough Public Schools 368 65 218 Northampton Public Schools 229 65 218 Orange Public Schools 110 65 218 Peabody Public Schools 504 65 218 Provincetown Public Schools 17 65 218 Westport Community Public Schools 149 65 228 Adams-Cheshire Regional 119 64 228 Bellingham Public Schools 194 64 228 Holbrook Public Schools 99 64 228 Newburyport Public Schools 187 64 228 Southwick-Tolland Regional 149 64 228 Taunton Public Schools 672 64 228 Winthrop Public Schools 165 64 235 Blackstone-Millville Regional 197 63 235 Brookfield Public Schools 49 63 235 Hawlemont Regional, Shelburne Falls 16 63 235 Methuen Public Schools 601 63 235 North Brookfield Public Schools 63 63 240 Cambridge Public Schools 399 62 240 Clinton Public Schools 166 62 240 Framingham Public Schools 634 62 240 Leominster Public Schools 498 62 240 Middleborough Public Schools 317 62 240 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 39 62 240 Oxford Public Schools 170 62 247 Lawrence Family Development Charter 56 61 247 Millis Public Schools 96 61 247 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 75 61 250 Carver Public Schools 174 60 250 Gateway Regional, Huntington 117 60 250 Gill-Montague Regional 89 60 250 Malden Public Schools 491 60 250 Winchendon Public Schools 125 60 255 Gloucester Public Schools 263 59 255 Haverhill Public Schools 578 59 257 Benjamin Banneker Charter, Cambridge 26 58 257 Leicester Public Schools 157 58 257 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 91 58 257 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 66 58 261 Pittsfield Public Schools 462 57 261 Revere Public Schools 423 57 261 Ware Public Schools 96 57 261 West Springfield Public Schools 309 57 261 Westfield Public Schools 494 57 266 Wareham Public Schools 262 56 266 Webster Public Schools 137 56 268 Salem Public Schools 316 55 269 Easthampton Public Schools 141 54 269 Saugus Public Schools 255 54 271 Chicopee Public Schools 561 53 271 Somerville Public Schools 322 53 273 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 75 52 273 Erving Public Schools 23 52 273 Everett Public Schools 394 52 273 Medford Public Schools 312 52 273 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 70 52 278 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 121 51 278 Clarksburg Public Schools 33 51 278 Fitchburg Public Schools 447 51 278 Rockland Public Schools 190 51 282 Holland Public Schools 24 50 282 Randolph Public Schools 295 50 282 South Shore Charter, Hull 36 50 285 Brockton Public Schools 1166 49 286 Lynn Public Schools 921 48 286 North Adams Public Schools 110 48 286 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 23 48 286 Worcester Public Schools 1662 48 290 Lowell Community Charter 84 47 291 Athol-Royalston Regional 158 46 291