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Daniel L Joyce Middle School

55 Locust Street, Woburn, MA 01801 · (781) 937-8233 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
163
Grade 7
133
Grade 8
159
Student demographics
White
31269%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
6013%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26%
Black
409%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10%
Asian
143%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22048%
Female
23351%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Daniel L Joyce Middle SchoolWoburn High
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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
35.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -13.0pp since 2016
Math
33.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
455
-69 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.8:1
% White
69%
was 77%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Set in Woburn, Massachusetts, Daniel L Joyce Middle School is a cozy intermediate school, run under Woburn. It enrolls 455 students across grades 6 through 8.

Daniel L Joyce Middle School is one of 10 schools operated by Woburn, a district that teaches 4,520 students overall.

On demographics, Daniel L Joyce Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Middlesex County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Middlesex County shows median household income runs about $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Daniel L Joyce Middle School is one.

Clyde Reeves is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Daniel L Joyce Middle School.

Daniel L Joyce Middle School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Daniel L Joyce Middle School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 455). The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Daniel L Joyce Middle School
District
Woburn
Address
55 Locust Street, Woburn, MA 01801
Phone
(781) 937-8233
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
455
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251320002182
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Daniel L Joyce Middle School
How many students attend Daniel L Joyce Middle School?
Daniel L Joyce Middle School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Daniel L Joyce Middle School serve?
Daniel L Joyce Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daniel L Joyce Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daniel L Joyce Middle School is approximately 8.3:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School?
At Daniel L Joyce Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Daniel L Joyce Middle School public or private?
Daniel L Joyce Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woburn.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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