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John F Kennedy Middle School

Q: Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 231 st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school in Woburn, MA, serving 511 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Woburn school district, which is ranked 247 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy Middle School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 159th to 284th out of Massachusetts middle schools. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science trailing the Massachusetts scores. However, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as ranking 85th out of 206 middle schools for African American students and 179th out of 376 for Hispanic students in the 2024-2025 school year.

While John F Kennedy Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below its neighboring schools in the Woburn district, it lags behind higher-performing middle schools in nearby districts, such as Wm Diamond Middle in Lexington, McCall Middle in Winchester, and Walter S Parker Middle in Reading, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state.

521

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,656

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Middle Street
Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 937-8230

District: Woburn

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woburn High

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Goodyear Elementary School
	Linscott-Rumford
	Malcolm White
	Mary D Altavesta

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

17.1%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg41%

231^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Woburn

247^th of 348Woburn 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
2025	46.5	231 of 484	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	252 of 493	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	259 of 501	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	179 of 497	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	169 of 501	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	230 of 498	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	256 of 484	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	284 of 487	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.0	186 of 482	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	159 of 441	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.3	217 of 455	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	186 of 455	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	238 of 455	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	257 of 449	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	263 of 434	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	228 of 409	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	214 of 407	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	219 of 399	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	225 of 399	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	156 of 356	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.7	141 of 344	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.0	142 of 339	58.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	85 of 206	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	99 of 202	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	106 of 209	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	103 of 212	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	61 of 193	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	75 of 172	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	108 of 127	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	92 of 135	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	82 of 123	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	89 of 119	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	267 of 445	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	162 of 431	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	123 of 424	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	168 of 417	59.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	133 of 181	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.5	22 of 180	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	221 of 473	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	281 of 481	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	258 of 489	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	214 of 494	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	172 of 483	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	217 of 478	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	255 of 463	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	179 of 376	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	166 of 378	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	219 of 364	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	183 of 368	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	106 of 335	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	130 of 322	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	142 of 309	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	249 of 464	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	259 of 469	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	263 of 481	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	184 of 489	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	143 of 462	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	137 of 452	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	178 of 438	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	246 of 473	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	221 of 483	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	257 of 489	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	156 of 497	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	172 of 485	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	253 of 478	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	246 of 466	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	237 of 435	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	245 of 441	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	323 of 444	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.8	185 of 503	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	147 of 489	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	187 of 484	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	209 of 467	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	63.7	161 of 491	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.7	141 of 339	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	234 of 386	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	270 of 392	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	261 of 403	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	164 of 404	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	161 of 401	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	275 of 396	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	274 of 395	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)67th percentile~ school

African American (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)58th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)23rd percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science40%~ state avg

Civics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-6 vs state

Mathematics33%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, February 8, 2016

I was a student at the Kennedy for one year. I couldn't stand it for more, so I ended up having to go to a private school. The teachers are thrown into things that they don't want to do, the curriculum is stupid and poorly taught, and the standardized testing is the focus of half the year. The teachers don't care about their kids. I do have to say that I love one of the counselors. She loves what she does and worked really hard to make me happier. I ended up doing 8th grade classes a couple times a week, and even those I had taught myself in 3rd, 4th grade. It's frustrating. I feel bad that I had such a bad experience because I know that some teachers actually try, but there is nothing individualized. It's just a factory where you put a kid in expecting to get the optimized product for minimum wage manufacturing work. It's not an education. It's regurgitation of information that you learn one minute and forget a moment after the test ends. At the Kennedy, there is no theatre program, limited sports, very little musical program, and nothing for advanced students. It seems like the students just generally are *dumber* but it's not the case. I think it's the teaching. I hope that it gets better there. The teachers do nothing about cliques and social outcasts, but they do have a strong program with their counselors. I hope that it gets better. Close Quote

Schools Near John F Kennedy Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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		325 (62.4%)	44 (8.4%)	89 (17.1%)	41 (7.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	46.5	231^st of 484 public middle schools	52.3%		44.1	252^nd of 493 public middle schools	48.9%	21		30.0	36.7	40.2	35.7		20.1	41.4	37.9	33.3		39.5	39.5	39.3	$22,656
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		312 (68.6%)	40 (8.8%)	60 (13.2%)	14 (3.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	40.5	267^th of 484 public middle schools	44.8%		44.9	247^th of 493 public middle schools	49.9%	20		33.8	34.5	35.5	34.6		37.8	35.3	26.6	33.1		36.4	36.4	22.7	$26,187
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		519 (61.2%)	63 (7.4%)	90 (10.6%)	132 (15.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.6%)	76.3	101^st of 484 public middle schools	79.1%		76.7	106^th of 493 public middle schools	78.5%	5		48.2	56.7	61.5	55.5		50.6	59.0	54.2	54.5		40.7	40.7	56.3	$24,087
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		508 (73.7%)	24 (3.5%)	91 (13.2%)	37 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	67.2	140^th of 484 public middle schools	71.1%		68.1	139^th of 493 public middle schools	71.8%	1	33.3	44.8	37.7	61.4	44.7	37.0	46.5	30.1	46.0	40.2	46.1	58.0	52.2	56.8	$20,720
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		375 (80.3%)	24 (5.1%)	25 (5.4%)	28 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	87.2	66^th of 484 public middle schools	86.4%		87.8	63^rd of 493 public middle schools	87.2%	3		70.6	62.2	62.2	65.3		59.3	56.7	61.4	59.0		60.3	60.3	61.9	$20,725
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		677 (65.3%)	11 (1.1%)	36 (3.5%)	220 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.7%)	95.1	20^th of 484 public middle schools	95.9%		95.5	16^th of 493 public middle schools	96.8%	4		64.4	67.4	79.8	70.6		70.7	74.8	82.2	75.9		76.3	76.3	77.8	$18,195
Arthur W Coolidge Middle	Public	6-8	89 Birch Meadow Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9158	405	37	10.8		337 (83.2%)	15 (3.7%)	17 (4.2%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	92.1	45^th of 484 public middle schools	90.7%		89.7	54^th of 493 public middle schools	89.0%	9		72.9	68.8	74.6	72.2		75.2	73.6	75.4	74.8		56.5	56.5	55.5	$20,325
Galvin Middle School	Public	5-8	525 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6410	1,056	96	10.9		809 (76.6%)	37 (3.5%)	113 (10.7%)	47 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.2%)	78.3	94^th of 484 public middle schools	80.6%		80.1	90^th of 493 public middle schools	81.7%	4	50.4	53.4	57.4	60.4	55.5	46.6	50.4	52.3	52.1	50.4	59.7	53.4	56.5	54.2	$19,997
Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	350 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2100	886	67	13.2		645 (72.8%)	52 (5.9%)	57 (6.4%)	63 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	78.2	95^th of 484 public middle schools	80.4%		80.4	88^th of 493 public middle schools	82.2%	7		56.8	57.8	55.8	56.8		59.0	55.7	41.9	52.1		47.9	47.9	60.2	$15,533
Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6080	782	82	9.5		640 (81.8%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.8%)	57 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	73	117^th of 484 public middle schools	75.8%		73.1	119^th of 493 public middle schools	75.9%	2		43.8	42.7	54.9	46.7		50.0	51.2	61.2	53.8		54.6	54.6	57.4	$24,168

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy Middle School

Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 231^st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Middle School?

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is John F Kennedy Middle School in?

Woburn

What high school do graduates of John F Kennedy Middle School attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Woburn High

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

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