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Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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Daniel L Joyce Middle School ranks 219 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Daniel L Joyce Middle School is a grades 6–8 middle school in Woburn, MA, serving 455 students as part of the Woburn district, which is ranked 221st of 351 districts statewide (37th percentile, 2 stars). The school itself ranked 219th of 478 in 2025–26, placing it at the 54th percentile with 3 stars — above its district's overall standing. Recent rank history is generally mid-pack: 55th percentile in 2020–21, a dip to 45th in 2024–25, and a rebound to 54th in 2025–26. Its strongest recent year was 2015–16, at the 66th percentile.

In 2025–26 MCAS results, ELA was essentially at the state average (39.9% proficient vs. 40.03% state) and above the district (36.47%). Math (35.27%), Science (34.58%), and Civics (34.91%) all fell below state averages. Grade-level results are uneven: 7th and 8th grade ELA and 8th grade Math were above state, while 6th and 7th grade Math were below, with 6th grade nearly 10 points below. Compared with the same-district peer John F Kennedy Middle School, Joyce led in ELA and Math but trailed in Science and Civics, and Joyce is currently the stronger of the two in overall rank. Still, many nearby middle schools rank higher, including Wilmington Middle School, Stoneham Central Middle School, Marshall Simonds Middle, Walter S Parker Middle, and McCall Middle.

The school's effectiveness with specific student groups is stronger than its overall rank in some areas: English Language Learner students ranked 79th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–26, up from 69th, and Special Education students are consistently above median, while Male Students improved to the 52nd percentile. Resources look relatively favorable — a student-teacher ratio of 8.3, the lowest in the comparison set, and 2020–21 per-student spending of $21,248 — yet outcomes still trail many neighbors. Overall, 2025–26 was an improvement year for ELA, Math, Civics, and rank, though Science slipped from 36.42% to 34.58%.

455

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,769

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

55 Locust Street
Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 937-8233

District: Woburn

Students who attend Daniel L Joyce Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woburn High

Feeder schools for Daniel L Joyce Middle School:

Elementary:	Clyde Reeves
	Shamrock

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

13.2%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Massachusetts avg41%

219^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Woburn

221^st of 351Woburn among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	219 of 478	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	267 of 484	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	247 of 493	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	234 of 501	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	238 of 497	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	224 of 501	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	302 of 498	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	259 of 484	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	239 of 487	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	162 of 482	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.0	135 of 441	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.3	201 of 455	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	178 of 455	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	208 of 455	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	181 of 449	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	187 of 434	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	191 of 409	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	176 of 407	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	166 of 399	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	123 of 399	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.4	155 of 356	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.4	106 of 344	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.7	147 of 339	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	53 of 206	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	125 of 202	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	80 of 209	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	94 of 212	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	25 of 193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	74 of 195	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	209 of 445	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	226 of 431	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	95 of 424	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	101 of 417	75.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	40 of 193	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	48.5	57 of 181	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	83 of 180	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	208 of 468	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	239 of 473	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	221 of 481	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	242 of 489	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	240 of 494	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	263 of 483	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	310 of 478	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	243 of 463	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	219 of 383	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	280 of 376	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	229 of 378	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	168 of 364	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	258 of 368	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	183 of 335	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	198 of 322	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	78 of 309	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	232 of 461	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	253 of 464	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	224 of 469	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	193 of 481	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	277 of 489	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	182 of 462	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	348 of 452	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	222 of 438	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	224 of 470	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	289 of 473	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	290 of 483	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	219 of 489	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	242 of 497	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	193 of 485	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	276 of 478	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	268 of 466	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	186 of 436	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	161 of 435	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	170 of 441	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	244 of 444	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	309 of 503	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	216 of 489	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	327 of 484	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	231 of 467	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	53.8	206 of 491	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.9	160 of 339	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	211 of 393	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	259 of 386	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	250 of 392	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	231 of 403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	228 of 404	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	212 of 401	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	296 of 396	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	291 of 395	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+29 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)58th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Civics35%-5 vs state

Science35%-6 vs state

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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Horrible school! If you can avoid sending your child to this school, please, for your child's sake, avoid at all costs! Horrendous and unprofessional! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Daniel L Joyce Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Locust Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8233	455	55	8.3	40.9%	312 (68.6%)	40 (8.8%)	60 (13.2%)	14 (3.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	47.9	219^th of 478 public middle schools	54.2%		40.5	267^th of 484 public middle schools	44.8%	48		37.1	40.8	42.6	39.9		32.9	32.3	43.0	35.3		34.6	34.6	34.9	$28,769
Marshall Simonds Middle	Public	6-8	114 Winn Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1781	848	73	11.6	19.3%	519 (61.2%)	63 (7.4%)	90 (10.6%)	132 (15.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.6%)	74.1	105^th of 478 public middle schools	78.0%		76.3	101^st of 484 public middle schools	79.1%	4		48.9	49.6	58.1	52.2		47.7	50.2	57.3	51.7		43.9	43.9	60.8	$26,783
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Middle Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8230	521	51	10.2	41.8%	325 (62.4%)	44 (8.4%)	89 (17.1%)	41 (7.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	38.1	270^th of 478 public middle schools	43.5%		46.5	231^st of 484 public middle schools	52.3%	39		27.4	34.0	36.0	32.5		17.2	26.5	36.7	26.9		35.8	35.8	36.7	$25,463
McCall Middle	Public	6-8	458 Main Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7026	1,036	82	12.6	9.1%	677 (65.3%)	11 (1.1%)	36 (3.5%)	220 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.7%)	94.2	27^th of 478 public middle schools	94.4%		95.1	20^th of 484 public middle schools	95.9%	7		60.5	69.3	69.9	66.4		73.8	71.9	82.2	75.9		74.2	74.2	74.1	$19,679
Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	936	99	9.4	12.6%	329 (35.1%)	38 (4.1%)	71 (7.6%)	417 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.7%)	96.8	10^th of 478 public middle schools	97.9%		96.3	11^th of 484 public middle schools	97.7%	1		73.5	66.8	81.4	73.7		84.9	78.5	85.1	82.7		75.0	75.0	74.3	$29,084
Ottoson Middle	Public	7-8	63 Acton Street	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3745	963	85	11.3	10.4%	651 (67.6%)	28 (2.9%)	82 (8.5%)	132 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	97.3	5^th of 478 public middle schools	99.0%		97.2	4^th of 484 public middle schools	99.2%	1			75.6	79.5	77.4			71.8	81.2	76.2		77.6	77.6	82.7	$21,070
Stoneham Central Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Central Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3840	689	66	10.4	22.1%	508 (73.7%)	24 (3.5%)	91 (13.2%)	37 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	61.9	160^th of 478 public middle schools	66.5%		67.2	140^th of 484 public middle schools	71.1%	20	36.0	25.0	42.0	55.4	39.1	46.9	38.7	44.2	47.3	44.2	54.3	58.5	56.2	54.7	$20,745
Walter S Parker Middle	Public	6-8	45 Temple Street	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 944-1236	467	49	9.4	13.7%	375 (80.3%)	24 (5.1%)	25 (5.4%)	28 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	83.3	73^rd of 478 public middle schools	84.7%		87.2	66^th of 484 public middle schools	86.4%	7		50.3	59.8	66.3	58.3		56.6	53.6	64.8	58.2		58.3	58.3	63.6	$20,913
Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	796	85	9.4	9.9%	314 (39.4%)	42 (5.3%)	41 (5.2%)	338 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	97.9	3^rd of 478 public middle schools	99.4%		98.1	1^st of 484 public middle schools	99.8%	2		78.3	80.5	79.0	79.3		84.3	87.4	81.1	84.2		76.6	76.6	79.8	$29,812
Gibbs School	Public	6	41 Foster Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-9003	529	43	12.4	10.6%	354 (66.9%)	24 (4.5%)	37 (7.0%)	56 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.4%)								(n/a)		71.2			71.2		68.6			68.6					$20,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel L Joyce Middle School

What high school do graduates of Daniel L Joyce Middle School attend?

Students who attend Daniel L Joyce Middle School usually go on to attend Woburn High

Is Daniel L Joyce Middle School a good school?

Daniel L Joyce Middle School ranks 219^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Daniel L Joyce Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Daniel L Joyce Middle School.

What district is Daniel L Joyce Middle School in?

Woburn

What is the racial makeup of Daniel L Joyce Middle School?

Students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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