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Linscott-Rumford

Q: Is Linscott-Rumford a good school?

Linscott-Rumford ranks 313 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Linscott-Rumford is an elementary school located in Woburn, MA, serving 196 students in grades K-5. This school consistently outperforms the Woburn district and the state of Massachusetts in academic metrics, with particularly strong results in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math.

Linscott-Rumford has a strong track record, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools for most of the past decade, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.9 to 13.6, is lower than the nearby schools in the Woburn district. Linscott-Rumford significantly outperforms other Woburn elementary schools, such as Goodyear Elementary and Malcolm White, in academic metrics and overall school rankings.

While Linscott-Rumford performs well compared to the Woburn district and the state of Massachusetts, when compared to top-performing schools in neighboring Reading and Burlington districts, there is still room for improvement to reach the highest levels of academic excellence. For example, the Joshua Eaton school in Reading outperforms Linscott-Rumford across all academic metrics, ranking in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

209

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,769

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 Elm Street
Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 937-8239

District: Woburn

Students who attend Linscott-Rumford usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Woburn High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Asian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Woburn

✓Above the Massachusetts median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg41%

313^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary 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	66.7	313 of 906	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	377 of 916	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	280 of 928	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	248 of 932	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	257 of 936	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	70 of 942	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.3	201 of 934	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	211 of 938	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	210 of 932	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	304 of 914	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	389 of 926	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	265 of 928	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	144 of 930	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	229 of 924	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	210 of 920	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	66.9	325 of 909	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.3	341 of 908	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	480 of 911	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.0	346 of 911	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	81.0	161 of 887	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	90.1	45 of 882	94.9%	★★★★★
2003	77.0	207 of 884	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	346 of 869	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	347 of 886	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	220 of 887	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	261 of 901	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	128 of 898	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	36 of 902	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	151 of 893	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	194 of 760	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	133 of 757	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	168 of 772	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	61 of 685	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	331 of 884	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	361 of 891	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	471 of 896	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	247 of 908	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	488 of 904	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.7	151 of 907	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	262 of 898	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	63.1	259 of 905	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	226 of 894	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	82 of 896	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	82 of 886	90.7%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	70.4	273 of 925	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	373 of 737	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	360 of 753	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	223 of 762	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	202 of 764	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	229 of 765	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	94 of 780	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	318 of 772	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2022)71st percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+14 vs state

Science55%+13 vs state

Mathematics47%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Linscott-Rumford

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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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Linscott-Rumford	Public	K-5	86 Elm Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8239	209	14	14.8		119 (56.9%)	19 (9.1%)	35 (16.7%)	28 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	66.7	313^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.5%		59.1	377^th of 916 public elementary schools	58.8%	64	62.5	62.9	30.0	55.8	53.7	54.3	20.0	46.9	55.0	55.0	$20,769
Mary D Altavesta	Public	K-5	980 1/2 Main Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8235	248	24	10.2		118 (47.6%)	36 (14.5%)	57 (23.0%)	21 (8.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	16.7	773^rd of 906 public elementary schools	14.7%		48.2	492^nd of 916 public elementary schools	46.3%	281	37.2	15.6	15.8	23.9	16.3	21.9	7.9	15.0	29.0	29.0	$22,263
Hurld-Wyman Elementary School	Public	K-5	39 Wyman Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8243	418	32	13.1		292 (69.9%)	21 (5.0%)	60 (14.4%)	23 (5.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	53.1	424^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.2%		58.8	382^nd of 916 public elementary schools	58.3%	42	53.2	39.3	46.2	46.3	46.8	21.3	43.1	37.2	52.3	52.3	$19,798
Memorial	Public	K-5	125 Winn Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 270-1721	372	37	10.0		207 (55.6%)	21 (5.6%)	46 (12.4%)	76 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	67.7	305^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.3%		66.8	309^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.3%	4	59.7	59.0	46.2	55.1	56.9	59.0	39.4	51.8	43.1	43.1	$26,362
Malcolm White	Public	K-5	36 Bow Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8242	323	30	10.7		168 (52.0%)	24 (7.4%)	90 (27.9%)	12 (3.7%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	31.1	622^nd of 906 public elementary schools	31.3%		28	655^th of 916 public elementary schools	28.5%	33	51.1	28.9	16.7	31.1	40.0	30.8	23.2	30.7	32.1	32.1	$21,470
Fox Hill	Public	K-5	1 Fox Hill Rd	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 270-1791	437	41	10.7		266 (60.9%)	28 (6.4%)	37 (8.5%)	80 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	71.7	264^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.9%		67.6	306^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.6%	42	56.1	40.5	55.7	50.9	62.7	54.1	51.4	56.4	60.0	60.0	$24,935
Alice M Barrows	Public	K-5	16 Edgemont Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9166	365	29	12.8		312 (85.5%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	85.2	123^rd of 906 public elementary schools	86.4%		88.5	95^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.6%	28	62.9	76.3	53.1	63.8	56.5	81.4	65.6	67.6	65.6	65.6	$17,956
Shamrock	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Green Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8241	284	27	10.3		146 (51.4%)	39 (13.7%)	61 (21.5%)	18 (6.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	35.4	592^nd of 906 public elementary schools	34.7%		33	612^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.2%	20	36.1	34.2	31.1	33.6	33.3	39.5	31.1	34.5	35.6	35.6	$28,100
Pine Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Pine Glen Way	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1712	320	33	9.5		188 (58.8%)	18 (5.6%)	27 (8.4%)	75 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	70.2	283^rd of 906 public elementary schools	68.8%		58.7	384^th of 916 public elementary schools	58.1%	101	63.8	35.4	51.1	50.0	70.2	39.6	57.5	55.6	66.0	66.0	$25,947
Joshua Eaton	Public	K-5	365 Summer Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 942-9161	388	28	13.7		318 (82.0%)	8 (2.1%)	30 (7.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	89	83^rd of 906 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.6	92^nd of 916 public elementary schools	90.0%	9	74.6	77.3	59.2	70.0	79.0	81.8	55.7	71.7	63.4	63.4	$17,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Linscott-Rumford

What schools do graduates of Linscott-Rumford attend?

Students who attend Linscott-Rumford usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School
High : Woburn High

What is the racial makeup of Linscott-Rumford?

Students at Linscott-Rumford are 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Linscott-Rumford in?

Woburn

Is Linscott-Rumford a good school?

Linscott-Rumford ranks 313^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linscott-Rumford?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Linscott-Rumford.

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