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John W. Mcdevitt Middle School in Waltham, MA



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75 CHURCH STREET
Waltham, MA 2453


County name: MIDDLESEX
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 6th grade - 8th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 314-5595 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.379
Longitude: -071.233630

2007 Student Enrollment: 546
6th grade Enrollment : 170
7th grade Enrollment : 188
8th grade Enrollment : 188


Male students (%): 48.9%
This school:  48.9%
State average from 3564 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 51.1%
Here:  51.1%
State average from 3564 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 56.0%
Here:  56.0%
State average from 3564 schools:  71.0%

African American students (%): 7.5%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  7.5%
State average from 3564 schools:  8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 29.1%
Here:  29.1%
State average from 3564 schools:  13.2%

Asian students (%): 4.8%
Here:  4.8%
State average from 3564 schools:  4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.70%
Here:  0.70%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.29%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 1.8%
Here:  1.8%
State average from 3564 schools:  1.9%



First Language Not English # : 183
Limited English Proficient # : 15
Special Education # : 125
Low-Income # : 204
Free Lunch # : 162
Reduced Lunch # : 42


First Language Not English %: 33.5%
This school:  33.5%
State average from 1653 schools:  15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.7%
Here:  2.7%
State average from 1385 schools:  7.6%

Special Education %: 22.9%
Here:  22.9%
State average from 1778 schools:  16.4%

Low-Income %: 37.4%
This school:  37.4%
State average from 1776 schools:  31.2%

Free Lunch %: 29.7%
This school:  29.7%
State average from 1774 schools:  25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 7.7%
Here:  7.7%
State average from 1719 schools:  6.0%




2006 Student Enrollment: 546
6th grade Enrollment : 194
7th grade Enrollment : 193
8th grade Enrollment : 204


Male students (%): 50.6%
This school:  50.6%
State average from 1781 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 49.4%
Here:  49.4%
State average from 1781 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 56.9%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  56.9%
State average from 1781 schools:  71.8%

African American students (%): 8.0%
Here:  8.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 27.9%
Here:  27.9%
State average from 1781 schools:  12.7%

Asian students (%): 5.1%
Here:  5.1%
State average from 1781 schools:  4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.80%
Here:  0.80%
State average from 1781 schools:  0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 1.4%
This school:  1.4%
State average from 1781 schools:  1.6%



First Language Not English # : 204
Limited English Proficient # : 10
Special Education # : 135
Low-Income # : 232


First Language Not English %: 34.5%
Here:  34.5%
State average from 1633 schools:  14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.7%
Here:  1.7%
State average from 1328 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 22.8%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  22.8%
State average from 1780 schools:  15.9%

Low-Income %: 39.3%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  39.3%
State average from 1771 schools:  30.5%




2005 Student Enrollment: 546
6th grade Enrollment : 201
7th grade Enrollment : 206
8th grade Enrollment : 195


White students (%): 62.0%
This school:  62.0%
State average from 1746 schools:  74.4%

African American students (%): 9.3%
Here:  9.3%
State average from 1746 schools:  9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 23.9%
Here:  23.9%
State average from 1746 schools:  11.2%

Asian students (%): 4.8%
Here:  4.8%
State average from 1746 schools:  4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.2%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  53.2%
State average from 1746 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.8%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  46.8%
State average from 1746 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 213
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Special Education # : 124
Low-Income # : 227


First Language Not English %: 35.4%
This school:  35.4%
State average from 1573 schools:  14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.3%
Here:  0.3%
State average from 1217 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 20.6%
This school:  20.6%
State average from 1745 schools:  15.4%

Low-Income %: 37.7%
Here:  37.7%
State average from 1735 schools:  29.2%




2004 Student Enrollment: 546
6th grade Enrollment : 200
7th grade Enrollment : 205
8th grade Enrollment : 173


White students (%): 64.2%
This school:  64.2%
State average from 1729 schools:  75.1%

African American students (%): 8.1%
This school:  8.1%
State average from 1729 schools:  9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 23.5%
Here:  23.5%
State average from 1729 schools:  10.7%

Asian students (%): 4.2%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  4.2%
State average from 1729 schools:  4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 56.1%
Here:  56.1%
State average from 1729 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 43.9%
Here:  43.9%
State average from 1729 schools:  48.1%



First Language Not English # : 199
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 134
Low-Income # : 197


First Language Not English %: 34.4%
Here:  34.4%
State average from 1530 schools:  13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%
This school:  0.2%
State average from 1098 schools:  7.7%

Special Education %: 23.2%
Here:  23.2%
State average from 1725 schools:  15.0%

Low-Income %: 34.1%
This school:  34.1%
State average from 1698 schools:  28.9%




2003 Student Enrollment: 546
7th grade Enrollment : 130
8th grade Enrollment : 142


White students (%): 62.5%
This school:  62.5%
State average from 1634 schools:  75.8%

African American students (%): 5.9%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  5.9%
State average from 1634 schools:  9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 26.5%
Here:  26.5%
State average from 1634 schools:  10.4%

Asian students (%): 5.1%
Here:  5.1%
State average from 1634 schools:  4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.3%
This school:  53.3%
State average from 1634 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.7%
Here:  46.7%
State average from 1634 schools:  48.2%



First Language Not English # : 88
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 92


First Language Not English %: 32.4%
Here:  32.4%
State average from 1462 schools:  14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.4%
Here:  0.4%
State average from 950 schools:  8.4%

Low-Income %: 33.8%
Here:  33.8%
State average from 1608 schools:  27.9%




2002 Student Enrollment: 546
7th grade Enrollment : 21
8th grade Enrollment : 152
9th grade Enrollment : 153


White students (%): 56.7%
Here:  56.7%
State average from 1682 schools:  76.8%

African American students (%): 10.4%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  10.4%
State average from 1682 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 26.4%
Here:  26.4%
State average from 1682 schools:  9.9%

Asian students (%): 6.1%
Here:  6.1%
State average from 1682 schools:  4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.30%
Here:  0.30%
State average from 1682 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 45.1%
This school:  45.1%
State average from 1682 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 54.9%
Here:  54.9%
State average from 1682 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 124
Low-Income # : 111


First Language Not English %: 38.0%
Here:  38.0%
State average from 1452 schools:  13.6%

Low-Income %: 34.0%
Here:  34.0%
State average from 1613 schools:  27.4%




2001 Student Enrollment: 546
7th grade Enrollment : 31
8th grade Enrollment : 155
9th grade Enrollment : 157


White students (%): 57.1%
Here:  57.1%
State average from 1664 schools:  77.2%

African American students (%): 10.5%
Here:  10.5%
State average from 1664 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 24.5%
Here:  24.5%
State average from 1664 schools:  9.6%

Asian students (%): 7.9%
Here:  7.9%
State average from 1664 schools:  4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.9%
This school:  49.9%
State average from 1664 schools:  51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.1%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  50.1%
State average from 1664 schools:  48.4%



Low-Income # : 133


Low-Income %: 38.8%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  38.8%
State average from 1635 schools:  26.3%




2007 Attendance statistics:

Average number of Absences: 8.3
Here:  8.3
State average from 1782 schools:  8.8

Attendance Rate: 95.2%
Here:  95.2%
State average from 1782 schools:  94.8%





2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.4

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.1%
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  95.1%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%





2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.9

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.9%
Here:  94.9%
State average from 1746 schools:  94.8%





2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.1

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.3%
Here:  95.3%
State average from 1729 schools:  94.7%





2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 9.7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 55

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.4%
This school:  94.4%
State average from 1635 schools:  94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 20.2%
This school:  20.2%
State average from 742 schools:  6.8%







2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 58
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 50

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.4%
This school:  97.4%
State average from 1782 schools:  95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 98.8%
Here:  98.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.4
Here:  9.4
State average from 1782 schools:  10.0



2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 57
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 50

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 99.0%
Here:  99.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 98.8%
Here:  98.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
Here:  10.3
State average from 1781 schools:  13.4



2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 56
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 45

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

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:  93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.8
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School:  10.8
State average from 1746 schools:  13.6



2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 55
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 47

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: 10.6
Here:  10.6
State average from 1729 schools:  13.8






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