Woburn
1 high school and 7 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Woburn
Ranks #179 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, roughly 11 miles north of Boston, and it is the sole town served by its public school district. The city is home to Woburn High School, and its public schools serve the community's residents across its neighborhoods and surrounding commercial corridors. Woburn has a suburban character, combining residential neighborhoods with a significant industrial and business presence along Route 128 and Interstate 93. The city was incorporated in 1642 and is known for its colonial-era history and for the Woburn Public Library, which was one of the first public libraries in the United States.
How it compares
- Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 22% of districts. Its high schools average 1180 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 30% of districts.
- Top school: Linscott-Rumford, #145 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 5.4 points since 2023 (42.7956% to 37.4444%); statewide it fell 4 points.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Woburn
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Woburn High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.9% female · 49.9% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 383 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
12.1 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 5.9% missed 20% or more of school days
About Woburn
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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