State/Public Middle Open

John W. McDevitt Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 75 Church Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, 02453

595
Pupils
8.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

John W. McDevitt Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waltham, Middlesex County. The school has 595 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waltham school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Waltham

Enrollment & staffing

John W. McDevitt Middle School enrolls 595 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 70.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.

Male students
321 (54%)
Female students
274 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
70.0
Student-teacher ratio
8.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 8.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino37563%
White14424%
Black or African American518.6%
Asian172.9%
Two or more races81.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8

John W. McDevitt Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-50, state senate district 16, state house district 127.

School district: Waltham

John W. McDevitt Middle School is one of 10 schools in Waltham, based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,777 students district-wide and employs 552 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 595 students, John W. McDevitt Middle School is close to the district average of about 578 students per school.

5,777
District students
10
Schools
552
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

39%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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