Woburn Public Schools Earn B- Grade In New National Ranking

WOBURN, MA — The Woburn Public Schools earned an overall grade of B- in a new batch of nationwide rankings and report cards this week from the education platform Niche.

Niche shared its rankings on Tuesday, giving Woburn a B for academics, diversity, college prep and sports. The district received a B- for clubs and activities and resources and facilities.

Niche gave Woburn a C+ for its teachers and C- rankings for its administration and food to generate the overall B- score.

Niche awarded individual school-level scores as follows:

• Linscott-Rumford Elementary School: A-
• Mary D. Altavesta Elementary School: B
• Woburn High School: B
• John F. Kennedy Middle School: B-
• Reeves Elementary School: B-
• Shamrock Elementary School: B-
• Goodyear Elementary School: B-
• Daniel L. Joyce Middle School: C+
• Malcolm White Elementary School: C+

Outside of the Woburn Public Schools, Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School received a C grade.

It earned an A for sports, an A- for diversity and a B for resources, facilities and food. The school received a B- for teachers, clubs and activities and a C for academics, college prep and administration.

Niche rankings this month classified 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools, and 11,820 school districts across the U.S.

In Massachusetts, top districts included the Weston Public Schools, the Hopkinton Public Schools and the Wellesley Public Schools.

The organization arrives at its grades and placements via analysis of a series of public data sets and reviews, as noted in a methodologies page on its website.

Niche said its rankings aim to provide families with quantitative and qualitative information to assess schools in their area or in areas they’re not yet familiar with.

See the Woburn Public Schools report card here.

And see the full Niche rankings here.