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Woburn School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 961 students in Woburn School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Woburn School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
10 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
4,276 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
376 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Woburn School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#229 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
44%
Graduation Rate
93%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.67
# American Indian Students
65 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
n/a
# Asian Students
290 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
7%
7%
# Hispanic Students
605 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
27%
# Black Students
352 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
2,793 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
65%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
158 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
142
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
368
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
344
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
311
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
341
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
329
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
302
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
321
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
323
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
317
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
283
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
333
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
281
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
276
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
5
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,327 is higher than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,031 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$103 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,327
$23,913
Spending / Student
$24,031
$24,672
Best Woburn School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
John F Kennedy Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
33 Middle Street
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8230
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8230
Grades: 6-8
| 514 students
Rank: #22.
Daniel L Joyce Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
55 Locust Street
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8233
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8233
Grades: 6-8
| 447 students
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