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2025 Official Accountability Report - John W. McDevitt Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
John W. McDevitt Middle School (03080415)		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
54% - Substantial progress toward targets39

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%52%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		54%
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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement14-24-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total61260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
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 absenteeism24-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total2410.02410.0
Weighted total5.09.6-4.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 52%-53%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total71260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6820.04822.5
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 absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total6.19.6-3.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 64%-47%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
42

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%55%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		51%
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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement44-
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 absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total5.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 55%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

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 achievement14-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41267.5
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 total4.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 44%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

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 490.4 491.2 0.8 494.3 5852Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 456.7 460.3 3.6 461.8 982Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 480.5 481.8 1.3 483.8 4322Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 473.5 474.9 1.4 478.5 2912Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 481.1 481.6 0.5 484.7 3512Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 467.2 470.0 2.8 469.6 1383Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 20--
Black or African American 489.0 496.0 7.0 491.4 364Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 479.8 480.9 1.1 483.8 3612Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 513.5 515.6 2.1 515.8 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 513.5 509.3 -4.2 516.2 1444Recovery 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 491.1 490.8 -0.3 493.4 5831Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 465.2 468.3 3.1 470.7 982Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 483.6 482.9 -0.7 486.3 4300Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.7 478.0 -0.7 481.1 2910Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 483.7 482.3 -1.4 485.8 3510Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 472.9 472.4 -0.5 476.3 1371Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 20--
Black or African American 488.4 491.8 3.4 491.5 363Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 483.2 481.9 -1.3 485.8 3600Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 503.9 509.7 5.8 506.4 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 509.0 507.0 -2.0 511.8 1433Path Forward: 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 486.4 489.5 3.1 489.8 1933Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 48--
High Needs 478.1 483.4 5.3 481.9 1444Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 468.8 478.1 9.3 471.9 974Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 479.2 482.4 3.2 481.6 1254Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 466.8 476.2 9.4 470.6 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 478.0 481.7 3.7 480.4 1234Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 511.2 507.1 -4.1 515.0 413Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.6 5483Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 45.5 982Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 57.2 3973Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.3 2613Typical Growth - High
Low Income 58.1 3213Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 55.3 1333Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 20--
Black or African American 61.1 324Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 57.2 3303Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 68.2 214Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 56.0 1443Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.8 5483Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.7 983Typical Growth - High
High Needs 54.2 3973Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 52.7 2633Typical Growth - High
Low Income 54.7 3233Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 49.5 1322Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 20--
Black or African American 64.7 334Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 53.0 3303Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 55.7 213Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 55.1 1433Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 43.9 32.7 -11.2 49.1 1040Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 43.9 32.7 -11.2 49.1 1040Declined
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 13.3 13.0 -0.3 11.8 6542Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 18.8 17.3 -1.5 14.2 982Improved Below Target
High Needs 16.3 14.4 -1.9 13.9 4923Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 16.3 14.9 -1.4 12.8 3362Improved Below Target
Low Income 17.2 15.4 -1.8 14.0 4102Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 17.5 12.8 -4.7 13.9 1414Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 24--
Black or African American 8.5 5.8 -2.7 4.9 524Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 15.6 14.9 -0.7 11.4 4042Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.8 29.2 8.4 19.3 240Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 7.7 8.7 1.0 5.9 1493Met 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 632 62899Yes 1 632 62899Yes 1 208 207100Yes 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 476 473 476 473 159 158 1,111 1,10499Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 327 325 327 326 108 108 762 759100Yes1
Low Income 393 390 394 392 139 138 926 92099Yes1
Students with Disabilities 140 140 140 140 36 36 316 316100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 23 23 23 23 6 6 52 52100Yes1
Black or African American 48 48 49 49 20 20 117 117100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 389 386 389 386 130 129 908 90199Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 24 24 24 24 10 10 58 58100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
White 147 146 146 145 42 42 335 33399Yes1


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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