The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in English language arts. The lowest is 48% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Woburn Street
Woburn Street School is a regular public elementary school in Wilmington, Massachusetts, serving grades one through three. It is one of several schools that divide the town’s youngest students before they move to intermediate, middle, and high school campuses. For a family considering Wilmington’s schools, Woburn Street represents the second stage of a child’s public education, after kindergarten.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a small but diverse mix of students who are Asian, Hispanic, Black, or multiracial. Enrollment data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available, so it is not possible to describe the school’s economic composition from the provided figures. The same gap applies to special education and English learner counts, which were also missing.
Woburn Street’s academic performance is measured by the state’s NextGen MCAS assessments in math and English language arts, both administered at grade three. On the most recent testing year, just under half of students scored proficient or above in math, while just over half met that bar in ELA. Within the broader context of districts in Middlesex County, Woburn Street’s combined proficiency across subjects and grades lands below the midpoint of the cohort. The school’s proficiency rates in both subjects have fluctuated over time. In ELA, the share of students reaching proficiency ranged from a high in the pre-pandemic school year to a lower figure in the most recent test; math results followed a similar pattern of peaks and dips, with the most recent figure near the lower end of the school’s recent range. Families interested in understanding year-to-year trends might want to discuss with the school how instruction and assessment align over time.
Wilmington itself is a suburban town with a significant corporate base, the headquarters of several technology and life-science companies. The community has grown rapidly since the mid-twentieth century and is now largely car-dependent, with Interstate 93 and several state routes running through or near town. The MBTA commuter rail serves two stations, one in the town center. The town’s civic life focuses on the Town Common and library, but the schools are spread across separate campuses rather than being clustered together. Publicly reported information suggests no major district-level changes, such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or tax initiatives, have occurred in recent years.
There is no graduation rate for Woburn Street because it does not serve high school grades. The school’s small size and limited grade span mean that peer comparisons are limited to the single testing window at grade three. A parent evaluating this school should consider it as part of a sequence: the Wilmington district assigns students to different elementary buildings by grade band, and a child will move on to an intermediate school after third grade.
The housing market in Wilmington reflects a high-demand, high-cost environment typical of the Boston metro area. Home values and rents are well above national medians, and the market shows some softening in median listing prices while still remaining expensive. The town’s affordability has been noted in national business publications, but local costs remain a factor for any family buying or renting.
For a family that values a suburban, middle-class setting with strong corporate employment nearby, Woburn Street offers a typical early-elementary experience within a district that sequences its students through multiple schools. The academic results are mixed relative to the county, with proficiency numbers that have varied from year to year. Parents may want to look closely at how the school supports students who are not yet meeting proficiency and how it coordinates with the later elementary schools in the district.
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