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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 2025-26 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 35% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), 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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#237 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
44%
Graduation Rate
91%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.68
% American Indian
2%
n/a
% Asian
7%
7%
% Hispanic
17%
28%
% Black
9%
12%
% White
62%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,513 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,847. 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 $24,604. 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
$23,847
Spending / Student
$23,227
$24,604
Best Woburn School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
John F Kennedy Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
33 Middle Street
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8230
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8230
Gr: 6-8 | 511 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #22.
Daniel L Joyce Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
55 Locust Street
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8233
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 937-8233
Gr: 6-8 | 460 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
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