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John F Kennedy Middle School in Waltham, MA



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655 LEXINGTON ST
Waltham, MA 2452


County name: MIDDLESEX
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 6th grade - 8th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 314-5565 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.398
Longitude: -071.234420

2007 Student Enrollment: 536
6th grade Enrollment : 197
7th grade Enrollment : 148
8th grade Enrollment : 191


Male students (%): 51.3%
Here:  51.3%
State average from 3564 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 48.7%
Here:  48.7%
State average from 3564 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 62.9%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  62.9%
State average from 3564 schools:  71.0%

African American students (%): 12.1%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  12.1%
State average from 3564 schools:  8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 17.7%
Here:  17.7%
State average from 3564 schools:  13.2%

Asian students (%): 6.0%
Here:  6.0%
State average from 3564 schools:  4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.40%
Here:  0.40%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.9%
Here:  0.9%
State average from 3564 schools:  1.9%



First Language Not English # : 178
Limited English Proficient # : 51
Special Education # : 105
Low-Income # : 149
Free Lunch # : 108
Reduced Lunch # : 41


First Language Not English %: 33.2%
Here:  33.2%
State average from 1653 schools:  15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 9.5%
Here:  9.5%
State average from 1385 schools:  7.6%

Special Education %: 19.6%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  19.6%
State average from 1778 schools:  16.4%

Low-Income %: 27.8%
Here:  27.8%
State average from 1776 schools:  31.2%

Free Lunch %: 20.1%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  20.1%
State average from 1774 schools:  25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 7.6%
Here:  7.6%
State average from 1719 schools:  6.0%




2006 Student Enrollment: 536
6th grade Enrollment : 148
7th grade Enrollment : 176
8th grade Enrollment : 176


Male students (%): 53.8%
Here:  53.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 46.2%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  46.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 65.2%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  65.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  71.8%

African American students (%): 12.4%
Here:  12.4%
State average from 1781 schools:  9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 16.6%
Here:  16.6%
State average from 1781 schools:  12.7%

Asian students (%): 5.8%
Here:  5.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  4.4%



First Language Not English # : 158
Limited English Proficient # : 47
Special Education # : 105
Low-Income # : 130


First Language Not English %: 31.6%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  31.6%
State average from 1633 schools:  14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 9.4%
This school:  9.4%
State average from 1328 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 21.0%
Here:  21.0%
State average from 1780 schools:  15.9%

Low-Income %: 26.0%
Here:  26.0%
State average from 1771 schools:  30.5%




2005 Student Enrollment: 536
6th grade Enrollment : 154
7th grade Enrollment : 158
8th grade Enrollment : 156


White students (%): 69.7%
Here:  69.7%
State average from 1746 schools:  74.4%

African American students (%): 12.0%
This school:  12.0%
State average from 1746 schools:  9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 12.2%
Here:  12.2%
State average from 1746 schools:  11.2%

Asian students (%): 6.2%
Here:  6.2%
State average from 1746 schools:  4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.8%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  52.8%
State average from 1746 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.2%
Here:  47.2%
State average from 1746 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 128
Limited English Proficient # : 21
Special Education # : 96
Low-Income # : 101


First Language Not English %: 27.4%
Here:  27.4%
State average from 1573 schools:  14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 4.5%
Here:  4.5%
State average from 1217 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 20.5%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  20.5%
State average from 1745 schools:  15.4%

Low-Income %: 21.6%
This school:  21.6%
State average from 1735 schools:  29.2%




2004 Student Enrollment: 536
6th grade Enrollment : 154
7th grade Enrollment : 160
8th grade Enrollment : 181


White students (%): 69.5%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  69.5%
State average from 1729 schools:  75.1%

African American students (%): 10.7%
This school:  10.7%
State average from 1729 schools:  9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 12.3%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  12.3%
State average from 1729 schools:  10.7%

Asian students (%): 7.3%
Here:  7.3%
State average from 1729 schools:  4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.20%
Here:  0.20%
State average from 1729 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 55.2%
This school:  55.2%
State average from 1729 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 44.8%
Here:  44.8%
State average from 1729 schools:  48.1%



First Language Not English # : 144
Limited English Proficient # : 16
Special Education # : 90
Low-Income # : 96


First Language Not English %: 29.1%
Here:  29.1%
State average from 1530 schools:  13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.2%
This school:  3.2%
State average from 1098 schools:  7.7%

Special Education %: 18.2%
Here:  18.2%
State average from 1725 schools:  15.0%

Low-Income %: 19.4%
This school:  19.4%
State average from 1698 schools:  28.9%




2003 Student Enrollment: 536
6th grade Enrollment : 59
7th grade Enrollment : 234
8th grade Enrollment : 237


White students (%): 69.1%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  69.1%
State average from 1634 schools:  75.8%

African American students (%): 10.0%
Here:  10.0%
State average from 1634 schools:  9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 13.2%
Here:  13.2%
State average from 1634 schools:  10.4%

Asian students (%): 7.5%
This school:  7.5%
State average from 1634 schools:  4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.20%
Here:  0.20%
State average from 1634 schools:  0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.4%
Here:  50.4%
State average from 1634 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.6%
Here:  49.6%
State average from 1634 schools:  48.2%



First Language Not English # : 170
Limited English Proficient # : 44
Low-Income # : 113


First Language Not English %: 32.1%
Here:  32.1%
State average from 1462 schools:  14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 8.3%
Here:  8.3%
State average from 950 schools:  8.4%

Low-Income %: 21.3%
Here:  21.3%
State average from 1608 schools:  27.9%




2002 Student Enrollment: 536
7th grade Enrollment : 111
8th grade Enrollment : 222
9th grade Enrollment : 196


White students (%): 71.1%
Here:  71.1%
State average from 1682 schools:  76.8%

African American students (%): 7.8%
Here:  7.8%
State average from 1682 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 12.7%
Here:  12.7%
State average from 1682 schools:  9.9%

Asian students (%): 8.5%
Here:  8.5%
State average from 1682 schools:  4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.7%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  50.7%
State average from 1682 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.3%
Here:  49.3%
State average from 1682 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 170
Limited English Proficient # : 37
Low-Income # : 120


First Language Not English %: 32.1%
Here:  32.1%
State average from 1452 schools:  13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 7.0%
Here:  7.0%
State average from 887 schools:  7.9%

Low-Income %: 22.7%
This school:  22.7%
State average from 1613 schools:  27.4%




2001 Student Enrollment: 536
7th grade Enrollment : 92
8th grade Enrollment : 209
9th grade Enrollment : 229


White students (%): 73.4%
This school:  73.4%
State average from 1664 schools:  77.2%

African American students (%): 7.7%
Here:  7.7%
State average from 1664 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 11.9%
Here:  11.9%
State average from 1664 schools:  9.6%

Asian students (%): 7.0%
Here:  7.0%
State average from 1664 schools:  4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.9%
This school:  48.9%
State average from 1664 schools:  51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.1%
Here:  51.1%
State average from 1664 schools:  48.4%



First Language Not English # : 153
Limited English Proficient # : 32
Low-Income # : 112


First Language Not English %: 28.9%
This school:  28.9%
State average from 1347 schools:  14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 6.0%
Here:  6.0%
State average from 834 schools:  7.7%

Low-Income %: 21.1%
Here:  21.1%
State average from 1635 schools:  26.3%




2007 Attendance statistics:

Average number of Absences: 6.6
Here:  6.6
State average from 1782 schools:  8.8

Attendance Rate: 96.1%
Here:  96.1%
State average from 1782 schools:  94.8%





2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.5

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.7%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  95.7%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%





2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.9%
Here:  95.9%
State average from 1746 schools:  94.8%





2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.4

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.6%
This school:  95.6%
State average from 1729 schools:  94.7%





2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.3
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 82

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.8%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  95.8%
State average from 1635 schools:  94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 15.5%
This school:  15.5%
State average from 742 schools:  6.8%







2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 53
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 48

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1782 schools:  95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
Here:  10.2
State average from 1782 schools:  10.0



2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 58
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 51

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 99.1%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  99.1%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 99.0%
Here:  99.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.7
Here:  8.7
State average from 1781 schools:  13.4



2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 54
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 46

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:  94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
John F Kennedy Middle School:  100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:  93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.7
John F Kennedy Middle School:  8.7
State average from 1746 schools:  13.6



2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 53
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 46

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1728 schools:  94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:  94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
This school:  9.3
State average from 1729 schools:  13.8






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