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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 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 971 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 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
10 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
4,424 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
385 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Woburn School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 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
0.58
0.68
# American Indian Students
68 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
n/a
# Asian Students
290 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
7%
7%
# Hispanic Students
768 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
28%
# Black Students
403 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
9%
12%
# White Students
2,725 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
62%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
154 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
168
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
339
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
388
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
345
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
327
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
334
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
324
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
308
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
327
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
336
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
298
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
293
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
338
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
287
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
12
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,513 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,227 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$103 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,513
$23,845
Spending / Student
$23,227
$24,602
Best Woburn School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
John F Kennedy Middle 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
| 511 students
Rank: #22.
Daniel L Joyce Middle 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
| 460 students
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