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2025 Official Accountability Report - John F Kennedy Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
John F Kennedy Middle (03080404)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
69% - Substantial progress toward targets60

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%78%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		69%
Substantial progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement24-34-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total81260.07867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth44-44-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total7820.07822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total2410.02410.0
Weighted total6.79.6-6.57.6-
Percentage of possible points 70%-86%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage78%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-44-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement14----
Achievement total41260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total4.09.6-5.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 42%-68%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
58

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%62%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		60%
Substantial progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement14-
Achievement total71267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total6.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 62%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage62%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total61267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total5.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 56%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.2 500.5 4.3 497.8 6074Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 462.8 473.9 11.1 466.9 944Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 483.2 487.5 4.3 486.0 3254Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.7 479.0 2.3 479.1 1503Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 483.1 487.3 4.2 485.4 2294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 474.5 478.3 3.8 477.4 1424Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 507.7 511.7 4.0 510.3 324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 489.1 493.2 4.1 491.9 664Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 483.8 488.1 4.3 485.7 1994Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 503.6 506.9 3.3 505.6 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.1 509.0 4.9 506.6 2784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 497.0 498.4 1.4 499.1 6052Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 468.7 473.4 4.7 473.8 943Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 485.2 486.8 1.6 487.8 3242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 481.2 482.7 1.5 484.8 1502Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 484.7 485.5 0.8 487.1 2282Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 478.7 480.9 2.2 482.0 1422Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 511.3 512.7 1.4 515.0 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 485.4 490.8 5.4 488.1 664Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 485.6 485.5 -0.1 488.4 1991Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 502.9 505.2 2.3 505.0 313Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.0 507.1 2.1 506.6 2773Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.4 494.5 1.1 496.1 1982Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 47--
High Needs 483.0 483.0 0.0 486.4 1101Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.5 475.5 -3.0 482.1 510Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 483.7 479.0 -4.7 487.1 710Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.1 480.9 4.8 480.6 513Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 19--
Hispanic or Latino 484.0 483.4 -0.6 489.1 700Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 499.8 503.1 3.3 502.8 873Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 60.5 5894Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 60.8 944Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 59.6 3093Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 58.7 1413Typical Growth - High
Low Income 59.7 2163Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 53.7 1373Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 70.9 314Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 57.8 623Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 60.4 1924Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 60.9 294Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 59.9 2743Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.0 5903Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 59.3 943Typical Growth - High
High Needs 59.8 3113Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 60.5 1424Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 58.3 2183Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 56.3 1383Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 77.4 304Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 62.1 624Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 56.6 1933Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 63.2 304Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 57.6 2743Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 26.5 32.4 5.9 31.7 343Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 26.5 32.4 5.9 31.7 343Met Target
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.2 12.5 -0.7 11.9 6542Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 18.0 16.0 -2.0 14.5 942Improved Below Target
High Needs 20.0 17.8 -2.2 17.4 3603Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 17.7 18.0 0.3 14.7 1721No Change
Low Income 22.5 22.2 -0.3 18.8 2662Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 21.8 16.7 -5.1 18.5 1384Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 6.5 14.7 8.2 3.6 340Declined
Black or African American 6.7 5.2 -1.5 3.2 774Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 19.8 19.4 -0.4 16.1 2222Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 11.8 -4.9 15.4 344Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 9.8 9.1 -0.7 8.4 2863Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 640 638100Yes 1 642 63699Yes 1 213 20898Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High Needs 354 352 355 351 125 120 834 82399Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 164 163 164 163 56 53 384 37999Yes1
Low Income 255 253 255 252 84 80 594 58598Yes1
Students with Disabilities 146 145 147 145 57 53 350 34398Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
Asian 33 33 33 32 9 9 75 7499Yes1
Black or African American 76 75 77 76 24 23 177 17498Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 213 212 213 212 76 73 502 49799Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 31 31 31 31 13 13 75 75100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 283 283 284 281 91 90 658 65499Yes1


About this report

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.


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