Best Schools Boston 2011- Achievement Scores

BOSTON’S BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2011

Our exclusive ranking of the region’s school districts.

Part I: In the Classroom | Part II: Achievement Scores

RankingSchool District5th Grade MCAS Scores: English5th Grade MCAS Scores: Math5th Grade MCAS Scores: Science8th Grade MCAS Scores: English8th Grade MCAS Scores: Math8th Grade MCAS Scores: Science10th Grade MCAS Scores: English10th Grade MCAS Scores: Math10th Grade MCAS Scores: ScienceAvg. SAT Scores: ReadingAvg. SAT Scores: WritingAvg. SAT Scores: Math
1Dover-Sherborn8882.580.5968369969596586593616
2Concord-Carlisle89.58180947770969293601601617
3Weston918685957775949383615617623
4Lincoln-Sudbury83777694.57764.5979373599597616
5Lexington878981958473959493620622641
6Manchester Essex766552947464969290559562566
7Wayland837673958280949589601607628
8Northborough-Southborough7968.568946857.5939190556562576
9Hamilton-Wenham807578917367949491580579572
10Sharon807577937462969594580590593
11Wellesley847764957644969577608620625
12Newton858076917764899082601608619
13Cohasset787879957959989487547556561
14Westwood878481907061949392580577600
15Acton-Boxborough89.58183938173969496610610642
16Newburyport645262927062918787557554571
17Medfield816263927674959795581573592
18Bedford807471907257868680572556587
19Holliston777476937453919291578575593
20Winchester898587958276979594591603616
21Masconomet8473.778927777949489541544567
22Belmont847573967778949692580589608
23Brookline808073917557879181581585604
24Marblehead817271927766939085561560583
25Cambridge Rindge and Latin595345754534707759498493503
26Westford888685958678979594587582602
27Duxbury817264917055929386541549551
28Old Rochester8370.775887553909079516519527
29Nashoba807876898065948891559556576
30Hopkinton887881967664929493543547552
31Needham847674938264939290590583597
32Natick797476907163949290545536553
33Medway827576906960949080560555572
34Lynnfield857477907256969592546557578
35Silver Lake68.656.662.3875650928780494492503
36Foxborough674955846357848481526537546
37Burlington775568866448848576522520546
38Andover848279927665929284563559586
39Hingham848180957264938889568576576
40Swampscott776060966360888668529537544
41Ipswich786568967365888773532535527
42Ashland716662886146959680531534554
43Canton827376876763868484521522561
44Norwell898183947467939285536540557
45North Reading856768845849899288536534550
46Arlington807784936963878781555555565
47Rockport756068906559857868515494501
48Georgetown744254815136928890570566584
49Hanover776571925554958684502494504
50Somerset736364824946908573504488519
51Wakefield706657836944838086517526523
52Reading Memorial767366937655908989538538563
53Watertown605855734727857969480471509
54Waltham564353765334837465476475496
55Walpole797075916151908688528527531
56Littleton766071844651878788532530536
57Dedham747066855035758582508505533
58Freetown-Lakeville696166856340908683528529532
59North Andover746158896151888284531527561
60Scituate878380926657918578524527543
61King Philip Regional75.365.371875654928688546554543
62Pentucket776570906766878576542529536
63Framingham585051775137788177521523561
64Carver575157826350898165514520516
65Marshfield796472896643918785503513526
66Franklin817874896559918982542544561
67Easton717169907169948771523529544
68Millis707079814134988478546545542
69Stoneham776460845841868378491481496
70Danvers706552845138818073513502524
71Milton797159877445838076520514521
72West Bridgewater695546876768888568477483501
73Norwood646064814541817664498499513
74Braintree756971877052848473513526541
75Hull645162785438757680483482490
76Hudson635751826334868062508511520
77Chelmsford786266916362969372529519534
78Dartmouth675461846056817976514505544
79Wilmington766061856542919081519517534
80Stoughton625644785844867774490487506
81Plymouth685766865949827670502489510
82Triton Regional776969835745868378515503523
83Marlborough595048685229807358501494517
84Mansfield726764886048898583548549566
85Maynard624662824739796762512500527
86Norton727072805540938888511498511
87Gloucester624846723733797364504495498
88Winthrop603847693927828665477494510
89Beverly635458805142807767517501512
90East Bridgewater706769896144888484474481492
91Pembroke686456826450817874499503516
92Amesbury765464785246868179538542552
93Billerica635350825840788472515518539
94Melrose756565835139898170510517520
95Seekonk705653825343857372487488504
96North Attleborough786871866251879096523508533
97Whitman-Hanson Regional715760845246798075491499516
98Medford624751714835827661481494496
99Middleborough515150763533827069516497509
100Swansea645960763946837554532524517
101Avon706568866023716644464461452
102Dighton-Rehoboth635449845643828070504486504
103Abington615447774333877678509496523
104Tewksbury584449824338848272507501520
105Fair Haven734357653832777860513505512
106Weymouth675260784538807777492481506
107Woburn686164814636767547468468491
108Quincy565051804837727670460455518
109Westport656464785150827564484464485
110Wareham573943692925756150472461485
111Randolph484434684424687350450443424
112Saugus655048703024697057483481496
113Dracut603748723327838074501481509
114Bellingham664968815341858150501489503
115Salem473941613319655547453448465
116Methuen484128704027756658473468484
117Peabody645248794843717154488482506
118Somerville424241603024646052465463477
119Malden543842734329746957465466490
120Attleboro676245755533777649488504504
121Rockland584239773925707044496484504
122Everett494223623214675638433432445
123Haverhill434040674030696351492478495
124Bridgewater-Raynham624758765038807957497483516
125Revere545048764335686952453438464
126Taunton594749723729716460477467496
127Boston403921583410606036434433460
128Holbrook735752633720555230479478502
129Lowell373119593420646143462449477
130Fall River373425623722585349458442457
131Lynn433635613015666147430418445
132Chelsea392523593713443942428412449
133Brockton433319633118665848441436444
134New Bedford423730492313464228440426446
135Lawrence32241950206483518387380397

Research By: Mara Berg, Laura Biedron, Caitlin Bueller, Stephanie Horst, Rebecca Klein, Chris Malloy, Ursula Munn, Hannah Sawyer, Gillian Smith, and Lindsay Tucker
METHODOLOGY
Our rankings were computed by statistician George Recck, director of the Math Resources Center at Babson College. We gathered the most recent available data on area school districts by consulting school officials and websites, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Education. With this information, Recck calculated the mean scores for each category, then ranked the districts based on a weighted average of each school data point’s difference from the mean.