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John W. McDevitt Middle School

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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
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
54% - Substantial progress toward targets	39

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2024	2025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	56%	52%
Weight	40%	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.0	9.6	-	4.0	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		52%		-	53%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		52%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.1	9.6	-	3.6	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		64%		-	47%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		56%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2024	2025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	44%	55%
Weight	40%	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		55%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		55%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

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	585	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	456.7	460.3	3.6	461.8	98	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	480.5	481.8	1.3	483.8	432	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	473.5	474.9	1.4	478.5	291	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	481.1	481.6	0.5	484.7	351	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	467.2	470.0	2.8	469.6	138	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	489.0	496.0	7.0	491.4	36	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	479.8	480.9	1.1	483.8	361	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	513.5	515.6	2.1	515.8	23	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	513.5	509.3	-4.2	516.2	144	4	Recovery 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	583	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing	465.2	468.3	3.1	470.7	98	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	483.6	482.9	-0.7	486.3	430	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	478.7	478.0	-0.7	481.1	291	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	483.7	482.3	-1.4	485.8	351	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	472.9	472.4	-0.5	476.3	137	1	Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	488.4	491.8	3.4	491.5	36	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	483.2	481.9	-1.3	485.8	360	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	503.9	509.7	5.8	506.4	23	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	509.0	507.0	-2.0	511.8	143	3	Path 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	193	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
High Needs	478.1	483.4	5.3	481.9	144	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	468.8	478.1	9.3	471.9	97	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	479.2	482.4	3.2	481.6	125	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	466.8	476.2	9.4	470.6	36	4	Path 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	123	4	Recovery 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	41	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2025 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	57.6	548	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	45.5	98	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	57.2	397	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	57.3	261	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	58.1	321	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	55.3	133	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	61.1	32	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino	57.2	330	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	68.2	21	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	56.0	144	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2025 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.8	548	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	50.7	98	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.2	397	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	52.7	263	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	54.7	323	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	49.5	132	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	64.7	33	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino	53.0	330	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	55.7	21	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	55.1	143	3	Typical 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	104	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	43.9	32.7	-11.2	49.1	104	0	Declined
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	654	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	18.8	17.3	-1.5	14.2	98	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	16.3	14.4	-1.9	13.9	492	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	16.3	14.9	-1.4	12.8	336	2	Improved Below Target
Low Income	17.2	15.4	-1.8	14.0	410	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	17.5	12.8	-4.7	13.9	141	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Black or African American	8.5	5.8	-2.7	4.9	52	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	15.6	14.9	-0.7	11.4	404	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	20.8	29.2	8.4	19.3	24	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	7.7	8.7	1.0	5.9	149	3	Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	632	628	99	Yes	1	632	628	99	Yes	1	208	207	100	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	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	1,104	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	327	325	327	326	108	108	762	759	100	Yes	1
Low Income	393	390	394	392	139	138	926	920	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	140	140	140	140	36	36	316	316	100	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	23	23	23	23	6	6	52	52	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	48	48	49	49	20	20	117	117	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	389	386	389	386	130	129	908	901	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	24	24	24	24	10	10	58	58	100	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
White	147	146	146	145	42	42	335	333	99	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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