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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 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 970 students in Woburn School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Woburn School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
10 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
4,295 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
361 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#224 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
49%
Graduation Rate
91%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.67
# American Indian Students
55 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
317 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
7%
7%
# Hispanic Students
521 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
26%
# Black Students
322 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
2,919 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
68%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
152 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
150
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
344
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
308
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
341
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
328
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
299
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
330
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
307
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
334
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
329
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
334
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
280
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
272
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
329
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
10
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,219 is higher than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,924 is less than the state median of $24,732. 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
$24,219
$23,971
Spending / Student
$23,924
$24,732
Best Woburn School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
John F Kennedy Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
33 Middle Street
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8230
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8230
Grades: 6-8
| 493 students
Rank: #22.
Daniel L Joyce Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
55 Locust Street
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8233
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8233
Grades: 6-8
| 477 students
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