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Daniel L Joyce Middle School
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 163 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
Where Daniel L Joyce Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #182 of 304 ▲ 17 | #58 of 70 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #195 of 304 ▼ 29 | #59 of 70 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #94 of 299 | #17 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #197 of 310 | #55 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #4 of 296 | #3 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #126 of 296 | #43 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #88 of 204 | #16 of 41 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 54.7 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 53.2 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 52.4 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 57 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 53.5 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 44 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 48 | 10.7:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 15% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (524 to 455); teachers up 2% (53.5 to 54.7).
About Daniel L Joyce Middle School
At 55 Locust Street in Woburn, Massachusetts, Daniel L Joyce Middle School operates as a small middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 455 students.
Across its 10 schools, Woburn enrolls 4,520 students. Daniel L Joyce Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School is 69%, a majority. It is also 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Middlesex County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Its staff includes 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.3 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 11.5:1.
Among Massachusetts public middle schools, Daniel L Joyce Middle School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Middlesex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Middlesex County number 386, with about 215,896 students.
Of the public schools around it, Daniel L Joyce Middle School is closest to Clyde Reeves, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The NCES locale for Daniel L Joyce Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 524 to 455.
This page is set up for the Daniel L Joyce Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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