Top-ranked 7th grade districts

Here are the school systems and charter schools that performed the best on the 7th-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.

7th GRADE ENGLISH 2007 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Wayland Public Schools 224 96 1 Winchester Public Schools 267 96 3 Carlisle Public Schools 104 95 3 Harvard Public Schools 109 95 3 Marblehead Community Charter 37 95 3 Medfield Public Schools 238 95 3 Richmond Public Schools 23 95 3 Sudbury Public Schools 365 95 3 Wellesley Public Schools 357 95 10 Sharon Public Schools 273 94 11 Westford Public Schools 423 93 11 Weston Public Schools 181 93 13 Bedford Public Schools 169 92 13 Dover-Sherborn Regional 166 92 13 Lexington Public Schools 529 92 13 Southborough Public Schools 159 92 17 Concord Public Schools 201 91 17 Reading Public Schools 320 91 19 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter, Marlborough 141 90 19 Andover Public Schools 477 90 19 Duxbury Public Schools 264 90 19 Holliston Public Schools 252 90 19 Lynnfield Public Schools 167 90 19 Marblehead Public Schools 232 90 19 Nauset Regional, Orleans 191 90 19 Norwell Public Schools 151 90 27 Acton-Boxborough Regional 482 89 27 Belmont Public Schools 277 89 27 Brookline Public Schools 407 89 27 Chelmsford Public Schools 440 89 27 Longmeadow Public Schools 269 89 27 North Reading Public Schools 206 89 27 Northborough Public Schools 205 89 27 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter, Hadley 45 89 27 Westwood Public Schools 231 89 36 Ashland Public Schools 193 88 36 Berlin-Boylston Regional 94 88 36 Franklin Public Schools 473 88 36 Groton-Dunstable Regional 231 88 36 Nashoba Regional, Bolton 259 88 36 Natick Public Schools 312 88 36 Needham Public Schools 366 88 36 Sutton Public Schools 117 88 44 Canton Public Schools 251 87 44 Chatham Public Schools 52 87 44 Cohasset Public Schools 120 87 44 Hamilton-Wenham Regional 180 87 44 Old Rochester Regional, Mattapoisett 245 87 44 Sandwich Public Schools 326 87 50 Community Day Charter, Lawrence 21 86 50 Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston 50 86 50 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 292 86 50 Hopkinton Public Schools 283 86 50 Lunenburg Public Schools 138 86 50 Newton Public Schools 809 86 50 Roxbury Preparatory Charter 63 86 50 Shrewsbury Public Schools 450 86 50 Southwick-Tolland Regional 147 86 59 Arlington Public Schools 327 85 59 Benjamin Franklin Charter, Franklin 45 85 59 Francis W Parker Charter, Devens 65 85 59 Georgetown Public Schools 143 85 59 Hanover Public Schools 215 85 59 Ipswich Public Schools 178 85 59 Manchester Essex Regional 105 85 59 Mansfield Public Schools 420 85 59 Masconomet Regional, Topsfield 369 85 59 Mystic Valley Regional Charter, Malden 105 85 59 Scituate Public Schools 255 85 59 Tyngsborough Public Schools 163 85 71 Lincoln Public Schools 110 84 71 Marshfield Public Schools 394 84 71 Newburyport Public Schools 174 84 71 North Andover Public Schools 381 84 71 Wilmington Public Schools 333 84 76 Acushnet Public Schools 137 83 76 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter, Orleans 68 83 76 King Philip Regional, Wrentham 433 83 76 Kipp Academy Lynn Charter, Lynn 56 83 76 Melrose Public Schools 269 83 76 North Attleborough Public Schools 370 83 76 Prospect Hill Academy Charter, Somerville 70 83 76 River Valley Charter, Newburyport 29 83 76 Wachusett Regional, Jefferson 575 83 85 Amherst-Pelham Regional 269 82 85 East Longmeadow Public Schools 221 82 85 Easton Public Schools 321 82 85 Edward Brooke Charter, Brighton 50 82 85 Grafton Public Schools 211 82 85 Hingham Public Schools 298 82 85 Medway Public Schools 231 82 85 Westborough Public Schools 242 82 93 Berkshire Hills Regional, Stockbridge 113 81 93 Danvers Public Schools 292 81 93 Foxborough Public Schools 224 81 93 Hampshire Regional, Westhampton 144 81 93 Rising Tide Charter, Plymouth 70 81 93 Walpole Public Schools 283 81 99 Braintree Public Schools 391 80 99 Mendon-Upton Regional 227 80 99 Norwood Public Schools 244 80 99 Oak Bluffs Public Schools 40 80 103 Ashburnham-Westminster Regional 213 79 103 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 474 79 103 Burlington Public Schools 278 79 103 Lenox Public Schools 72 79 103 Murdoch Middle Charter, Chelmsford 73 79 103 Norton Public Schools 291 79 103 Waltham Public Schools 332 79 103 Watertown Public Schools 183 79 111 Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter, Hyde Park 74 78 111 Barnstable Public Schools 458 78 111 Boston Collegiate Charter 58 78 111 Central Berkshire Regional, Dalton 192 78 111 Four Rivers Charter School, Greenfield 36 78 111 Hadley Public Schools 56 78 111 Hudson Public Schools 205 78 111 Plymouth Public Schools 589 78 111 Silver Lake Regional, Kingston 299 78 111 Tewksbury Public Schools 394 78 111 Wakefield Public Schools 301 78 111 Ware Public Schools 100 78 111 Woburn Public Schools 336 78 124 Auburn Public Schools 204 77 124 Harwich Public Schools 87 77 124 Millis Public Schools 109 77 124 Pentucket Regional, West Newbury 267 77 124 Seekonk Public Schools 186 77 124 Shirley Public Schools 65 77 124 Somerset Public Schools 206 77 124 Southern Berkshire Regional, Sheffield 87 77 124 Swampscott Public Schools 200 77 133 Bellingham Public Schools 225 76 133 Billerica Public Schools 540 76 133 Dudley-Charlton Regional 400 76 133 Freetown-Lakeville Regional 254 76 133 Littleton Public Schools 132 76 133 Milton Public Schools 287 76 133 Mount Greylock Regional, Williamstown 113 76 133 Northbridge Public Schools 196 76 133 Swansea Public Schools 185 76 133 Triton Regional, Byfield 259 76 143 Agawam Public Schools 357 75 143 Amesbury Public Schools 178 75 143 Carver Public Schools 160 75 143 Falmouth Public Schools 307 75 143 Granby Public Schools 94 75 143 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 16 75 143 Martha's Vineyard Charter, West Tisbury 16 75 143 North Middlesex Regional, Townsend 380 75 143 Oxford Public Schools 175 75 143 Stoneham Public Schools 201 75 143 West Boylston Public Schools 105 75 154 Berkley Public Schools 105 74 154 Boston Preparatory Charter, Hyde Park 65 74 154 Bourne Public Schools 181 74 154 Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter, Framingham 93 74 154 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 273 74 154 Marlborough Public Schools 352 74 154 Sabis International Charter, Springfield 137 74 154 Stoughton Public Schools 319 74 154 Up-Island Regional, Vineyard Haven 23 74 154 Winthrop Public Schools 148 74 164 Belchertown Public Schools 208 73 164 Clarksburg Public Schools 26 73 164 Gardner Public Schools 240 73 164 Milford Public Schools 305 73 164 Narragansett Regional, Baldwinville 144 73 164 Northampton Public Schools 217 73 164 Quincy Public Schools 662 73 164 Tantasqua Regional, Fiskdale 289 73 172 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 314 72 172 Hopedale Public Schools 89 72 172 Maynard Public Schools 100 72 172 Monson Public Schools 125 72 172 Whitman-Hanson Regional, Whitman 345 72 177 Cambridge Public Schools 382 71 177 Hatfield Public Schools 31 71 177 Quabbin Regional, Barre 276 71 177 West Bridgewater Public Schools 93 71 177 Westport Community Public Schools 174 71 177 Weymouth Public Schools 504 71 183 Abington Public Schools 206 70 183 East Bridgewater Public Schools 200 70 183 Malden Public Schools 487 70 183 Millbury Public Schools 140 70 183 South Hadley Public Schools 183 70 188 Atlantis Charter, Fall River 70 69 188 Beverly Public Schools 328 69 188 Middleborough Public Schools 282 69 188 Pembroke Public Schools 239 69 188 Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield 90 69 188 Rockland Public Schools 215 69 188 Uxbridge Public Schools 155 69 195 Edgartown Public Schools 41 68 195 Leicester Public Schools 159 68 195 Ludlow Public Schools 246 68 195 Peabody Public Schools 479 68 195 South Shore Charter, Hull 38 68 200 Dartmouth Public Schools 365 67 200 Gloucester Public Schools 254 67 200 Granville Public Schools 27 67 200 Mashpee Public Schools 140 67 200 Methuen Public Schools 610 67 200 Saugus Public Schools 277 67 200 Taunton Public Schools 691 67 200 West Springfield Public Schools 293 67 208 Fairhaven Public Schools 165 66 208 Hull Public Schools 89 66 208 Tisbury Public Schools 45 66 211 Dedham Public Schools 227 65 211 Douglas Public Schools 150 65 211 Easthampton Public Schools 140 65 211 Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter, Springfield 17 65 211 Westfield Public Schools 467 65 216 Attleboro Public Schools 456 64 216 Ayer Public Schools 100 64 216 Clinton Public Schools 150 64 216 Frontier Regional, Deerfield 136 64 216 Quaboag Regional, Warre 115 64 216 Salem Academy Charter, Salem 39 64 216 Spencer-East Brookfield Regional 168 64 223 Greenfield Public Schools 143 63 223 Nantucket Public Schools 98 63 225 Holbrook Public Schools 125 62 225 Medford Public Schools 365 62 225 Rockport Public Schools 80 62 228 Blackstone-Millville Regional 180 61 228 Foxborough Regional Charter 66 61 228 Framingham Public Schools 591 61 228 Lee Public Schools 71 61 228 New Bedford Global Charter 62 61 228 Palmer Public Schools 190 61 234 Leominster Public Schools 494 60 234 Mohawk Trail Regional, Shelburne Falls 125 60 236 Dracut Public Schools 341 59 236 Haverhill Public Schools 599 59 236 Pittsfield Public Schools 475 59 236 Provincetown Public Schools 12 59 236 Ralph Mahar Regional, Orange 145 59 236 Revere Public Schools 480 59 236 Smith Leadership Academy Charter, Boston 68 59 236 Winchendon Public Schools 118 59 244 Everett Public Schools 404 57 245 Adams-Cheshire Regional 129 56 245 Gill-Montague Regional 97 56 245 Somerville Public Schools 378 56 248 Seven Hills Charter, Worcester 76 55 249 Avon Public Schools 71 54 249 Neighborhood House Charter, Dorchester 37 54 249 North Brookfield Public Schools 62 54 252 Fitchburg Public Schools 418 52 253 Brockton Public Schools 1229 51 253 Randolph Public Schools 308 51 253 Salem Public Schools 283 51 253 Uphams Corner Charter, South Boston 72 51 257 Florida Public Schools 14 50 258 Abby Kelley Foster Charter, Worcester 104 49 258 Boston Public Schools 4072 49 258 Lawrence Family Development Charter 55 49 258 Lynn Public Schools 979 49 262 Athol-Royalston Regional 159 48 262 North Adams Public Schools 122 48 262 Wareham Public Schools 315 48 265 Chicopee Public Schools 607 47 266 Fall River Public Schools 830 46 266 New Leadership Academy Charter, Springfield 87 46 268 Gateway Regional, Huntington 111 45 268 Holyoke Community Charter 54 45 268 Webster Public Schools 149 45 271 Lowell Public Schools 1095 44 271 Worcester Public Schools 1584 44 273 Lowell Community Charter 41 43 273 New Bedford Public Schools 1057 43 275 Southbridge Public Schools 193 42 276 Chelsea Public Schools 341 40 276 Community Charter School of Cambridge 35 40 278 North Central Charter, Fitchburg 57 39 279 Lawrence Public Schools 977 38 280 Springfield Public Schools 1972 35 281 Holyoke Public Schools 462 33 282 Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter, Adams 61 30

7th GRADE MATH 2007 Rank  District name Number tested Score 1 Winchester Public Schools 267 85 2 Harvard Public Schools 109 83 2 Wayland Public Schools 224 83 4 Carlisle Public Schools 104 82 5 Nauset Regional, Orleans 194 81 6 Hilltown Cooperative Charter, Haydenville 15 80 7