Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Summary:

Daniel L Joyce Middle School is a public middle school located in Woburn, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 447. The school is part of the Woburn school district, which is ranked 227 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daniel L Joyce Middle School's MCAS proficiency rates are generally lower than the state and Woburn district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rate in English Language Arts (36.83%) was lower than the state (39.17%) and Woburn (34.55%) averages. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups vary, with English Language Learners and Disabled students performing relatively better than other subgroups. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 135 out of 441 Massachusetts middle schools in 2014-2015 to 247 out of 493 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Gibbs School in Arlington, Wm Diamond Middle in Lexington, and McCall Middle in Winchester, Daniel L Joyce Middle School generally performs worse on MCAS assessments, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school has a higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state averages, but these factors do not seem to translate into higher academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 55 Locust Street
       Woburn, MA  01801


(781) 937-8233

District: Woburn

SchoolDigger Rank:
247th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,248 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  8.6 Help
Number of students:  460

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.4%
Hispanic:
15.0%
African American:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.4% Help


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Compare Details Daniel L Joyce Middle School ranks worse than 50.1% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.94. (See more...)
Student Body
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Teachers
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Daniel L Joyce Middle School is $21,248.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Daniel L Joyce Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Daniel L Joyce Middle School 247th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Daniel L Joyce Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Woburn:

SchoolDigger ranks Woburn 227th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 57.66 147th 339 56.6%
2004 70.45 106th 344 69.2%
2005 58.41 155th 356 56.5%
2006 68.37 123rd 399 69.2%
2007 61.05 166th 399 58.4%
2008 59.26 176th 407 56.8%
2009 57.15 191st 409 53.3%
2010 58.26 187th 434 56.9%
2011 60.78 181st 449 59.7%
2012 58.03 208th 455 54.3%
2013 61.76 178th 455 60.9%
2014 57.29 201st 455 55.8%
2015 70.97 135th 441 69.4%
2016 65.21 162nd 482 66.4%
2017 50.59 239th 487 50.9%
2018 47.61 259th 484 46.5%
2019 41.86 302nd 498 39.4%
2021 51.10 224th 501 55.3%
2022 47.86 238th 497 52.1%
2023 49.71 234th 501 53.3%
2024 44.94 247th 493 49.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 54.92 26th 154 83.1%
2024 41.38 83rd 180 53.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.96 231st 467 50.5%
2019 35.61 327th 484 32.4%
2021 48.24 216th 489 55.8%
2022 36.88 309th 503 38.6%
2023 37.14 244th 444 45.0%
2024 47.43 170th 441 61.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.08 222nd 438 49.3%
2019 29.53 348th 452 23.0%
2021 53.51 182nd 462 60.6%
2022 41.55 277th 489 43.4%
2023 55.15 193rd 481 59.9%
2024 47.05 224th 469 52.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.92 243rd 463 47.5%
2019 38.80 310th 478 35.1%
2021 44.62 263rd 483 45.5%
2022 47.68 240th 494 51.4%
2023 47.33 242nd 489 50.5%
2024 50.17 221st 481 54.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.48 101st 417 75.8%
2019 68.29 95th 424 77.6%
2021 40.80 226th 431 47.6%
2022 41.75 209th 445 53.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.60 268th 466 42.5%
2019 42.96 276th 478 42.3%
2021 56.28 193rd 485 60.2%
2022 46.87 242nd 497 51.3%
2023 50.26 219th 489 55.2%
2024 37.23 290th 483 40.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.76 206th 491 58.0%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.93 160th 339 52.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.05 74th 195 62.1%
2021 74.69 25th 193 87.0%
2022 47.08 94th 212 55.7%
2023 56.20 80th 209 61.7%
2024 37.65 125th 202 38.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.49 78th 309 74.8%
2019 39.01 198th 322 38.5%
2021 40.20 183rd 335 45.4%
2022 31.16 258th 368 29.9%
2023 45.17 168th 364 53.8%
2024 35.06 229th 378 39.4%
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Rank History for White students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.72 291st 395 26.3%
2019 29.88 296th 396 25.3%
2021 43.31 212th 401 47.1%
2022 38.25 228th 404 43.6%
2023 38.89 231st 403 42.7%
2024 33.69 250th 392 36.2%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a parent
Sunday, February 2, 2020

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 409 3 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1989 387 11 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1990 384 12 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1991 405 13 0 26 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1992 387 5 0 28 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1993 415 9 2 18 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1994 410 7 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1995 446 6 10 13 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1996 446 6 10 13 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1997 470 3 13 22 0 n/a n/a 0 508
1998 498 10 12 18 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1999 535 8 14 0 11 n/a n/a 0 568
2000 498 13 13 28 2 n/a n/a 0 554
2001 497 13 17 38 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2002 477 13 20 39 2 n/a n/a 0 551
2003 477 13 20 39 2 n/a n/a 0 551
2004 457 17 24 37 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2005 424 18 30 32 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2006 414 15 24 39 1 n/a n/a 7 500
2007 414 15 23 41 0 n/a n/a 7 500
2008 414 20 18 35 1 n/a n/a 11 499
2009 431 16 16 31 1 1 10 0 506
2010 422 20 16 25 0 1 10 0 494
2011 418 18 23 42 0 1 9 0 511
2012 419 21 22 48 0 1 11 0 522
2013 405 25 28 49 0 1 12 0 520
2014 422 40 30 46 0 3 10 0 551
2015 416 27 27 41 0 2 15 0 528
2016 414 32 25 42 2 1 14 0 530
2017 396 28 23 34 2 1 14 0 498
2018 403 32 25 46 3 1 14 0 524
2019 392 39 23 54 1 2 13 0 524
2020 406 43 23 76 1 0 18 0 567
2021 373 34 17 77 3 0 20 0 524
2022 342 32 17 60 5 0 21 0 477
2023 309 42 15 54 7 0 20 0 447
2024 310 38 20 69 5 0 17 1 460

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 422 n/a n/a n/a
1989 408 n/a n/a n/a
1990 415 n/a n/a n/a
1991 444 n/a n/a n/a
1992 420 n/a n/a n/a
1993 444 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 436 n/a n/a n/a
1995 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 508 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 538 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 568 n/a 0.0 18.5
2000 554 n/a 0.0 16.8
2001 565 n/a 0.0 14.9
2002 551 n/a n/a 17.1
2003 551 n/a n/a 17.1
2004 535 52.0 10.3 17.8
2005 504 52.5 9.6 19.2
2006 500 49.5 10.1 20.7
2007 500 51.0 9.8 23.5
2008 499 50.4 9.9 21.7
2009 506 50.9 9.9 16.8
2010 494 49.2 10.0 21.5
2011 511 48.0 10.6 24.5
2012 522 51.9 10.0 30.3
2013 520 46.5 11.1 32.9
2014 551 51.8 10.6 27.9
2015 528 50.0 10.5 28.4
2016 530 44.0 12.0 n/a
2017 498 53.9 9.2 n/a
2018 524 53.5 9.7 n/a
2019 524 53.5 9.7 n/a
2020 567 52.5 10.8 n/a
2021 524 57.2 9.1 n/a
2022 477 42.2 11.3 n/a
2023 447 52.3 8.5 n/a
2024 460 53.2 8.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 422 n/a n/a n/a
1989 408 n/a n/a n/a
1990 415 n/a n/a n/a
1991 444 n/a n/a n/a
1992 420 n/a n/a n/a
1993 444 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 436 n/a n/a n/a
1995 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 508 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 538 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 568 n/a 0.0 18.5
2000 554 n/a 0.0 16.8
2001 565 n/a 0.0 14.9
2002 551 n/a n/a 17.1
2003 551 n/a n/a 17.1
2004 535 52.0 10.3 17.8
2005 504 52.5 9.6 19.2
2006 500 49.5 10.1 20.7
2007 500 51.0 9.8 23.5
2008 499 50.4 9.9 21.7
2009 506 50.9 9.9 16.8
2010 494 49.2 10.0 21.5
2011 511 48.0 10.6 24.5
2012 522 51.9 10.0 30.3
2013 520 46.5 11.1 32.9
2014 551 51.8 10.6 27.9
2015 528 50.0 10.5 28.4
2016 530 44.0 12.0 n/a
2017 498 53.9 9.2 n/a
2018 524 53.5 9.7 n/a
2019 524 53.5 9.7 n/a
2020 567 52.5 10.8 n/a
2021 524 57.2 9.1 n/a
2022 477 42.2 11.3 n/a
2023 447 52.3 8.5 n/a
2024 460 53.2 8.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $38 (0.2%) $18,510 (99.8%) $18,547
2020 $86 (0.5%) $18,790 (99.5%) $18,876
2021 $1,415 (6.7%) $19,833 (93.3%) $21,248

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Daniel L Joyce Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 302nd of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 234th of 501 Middle schools
 13.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4934.8
 14.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Woburn)5239.9
 12.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4841
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Woburn)5039.2
 10.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)3840.7
 2.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Woburn)4136.3
 4.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)3828.8
 9.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Woburn)3929.3
 9.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4343.5
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Woburn)4336.1
 6.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4032.8
 7.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Woburn)4329.4
 13.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4343.1
 0.1%
   8th Grade Science (Woburn)4334.6
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4439.6
 4.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Woburn)5240.5
 11.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4234
 8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Woburn)4736.1
 10.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Daniel L Joyce Middle School)4343.1
 0.1%
   All Grades Science (Woburn)4840.7
 7.3%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students524447
 14.7%
African American3942
 7.7%
American Indian17
 600%
Asian2315
 34.8%
Hispanic5454
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White392309
 21.2%
Two or More Races1320
 53.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel L Joyce Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 460 students attended Daniel L Joyce Middle School.

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

Students at Daniel L Joyce Middle School are 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Daniel L Joyce Middle School ranks 247th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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