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Woburn High

88 Montvale Avenue, Woburn, MA 01801 · (781) 937-8210 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,259 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,259
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 929724%
Grade 1032226%
Grade 1128723%
Grade 1234427%
Ungraded91%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
74659%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
24019%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
14211%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
675%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
504%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
121%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
59747%
Female
66253%

School pathway

Feeds from
Daniel L Joyce Middle School06–08John F Kennedy Middle School06–08
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
47.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -18.0pp since 2018
Math
38.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2018

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 18 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 17 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%38.0%
2023-2456.0%51.0%
2022-2358.0%43.0%
2021-2262.0%46.0%
2020-2167.0%48.0%
2018-1965.0%55.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Woburn High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#175 of 327
▼ 43
#47 of 58
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#169 of 326
▼ 17
#42 of 58
▼ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-11.5pp#69 of 315#10 of 58
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,259#71 of 379#24 of 63
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.2:1#157 of 325#24 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.5%#71 of 325#19 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.4%#154 of 188#23 of 30
Ranked against other public high 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
1,259
+23 (+2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,25911211.2:1N/A
2023-241,228104.811.7:1N/A
2022-231,178110.810.6:1N/A
2020-211,2369313.3:1N/A
2017-181,317104.612.6:1N/A
2015-161,3569714.0:1N/A
2010-111,35910512.9:128% (387)
2000-011,275N/AN/A5% (69)
1990-911,168N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woburn High.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,317 to 1,259); teachers up 7% (104.6 to 112).

About Woburn High

Woburn High is a large high school in Woburn, Massachusetts. It enrolled 1,259 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Massachusetts average about 777 students each.

Woburn has 10 schools; together they serve 4,520 students.

At 59%, White students outnumber all other groups at Woburn High combined. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Woburn High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.

Woburn High employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1, higher than at this school.

Census estimates describe Middlesex County this way: median household income is about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 386 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 215,896.

The shortest distance from Woburn High to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Malcolm White. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

NCES assigns Woburn High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,236 in 2020-21 and 1,259 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.2:1, from 13.3:1.

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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
Woburn High
District
Woburn
Address
88 Montvale Avenue, Woburn, MA 01801
Phone
(781) 937-8210
County
Middlesex County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,259
Teachers (FTE)
112
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251320002193
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Woburn High
How large is Woburn High?
Woburn High enrolls approximately 1,259 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Woburn High serve?
Woburn High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woburn High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woburn High is approximately 11.2:1 (112 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woburn High?
Woburn High reports a student body of 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Woburn High?
Woburn High is overseen by Woburn in Middlesex County.
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