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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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • 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
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
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 616336%
Grade 713329%
Grade 815935%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
31269%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
6013%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
409%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
143%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 School→Woburn High
Based on grade levels within Woburn. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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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.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.0%33.0%
2023-2437.0%30.0%
2022-2340.0%34.0%
2021-2238.0%33.0%
2020-2142.0%30.0%
2018-1944.0%42.0%
2017-1847.0%42.0%
2016-1748.0%45.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Daniel L Joyce Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn 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
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
455
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545554.78.3:1N/A
2023-2446053.28.7:1N/A
2022-2344752.48.5:1N/A
2020-21524579.2:1N/A
2017-1852453.59.8:1N/A
2015-165304412.1:1N/A
2010-115114810.7:124% (125)
2000-01565N/AN/A15% (84)
1990-91444N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel L Joyce Middle School.

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.

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.
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