John W. McDevitt Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Students: 604
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 12:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 223:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
75 Church Street
Waltham, MA 02452
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-5590
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
5/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness7/10
Community Reviews
The administration at McDevitt Middle School in Waltham is atrocious. We are so grateful this is our youngest child’s last year here. Our older student is thriving at the new Waltham High School. Although there are a few wonderful teachers at McDevitt who we will miss, many do students a disservice
Posted by a parent on 10/24/2025There were some good teachers I will admit that, but most of the staff and teachers were not good. A good amount of staff and teachers did not take stuff seriously ranging from bullying, learning disabilities, and mental health. I was bullied and saw several other students get bullied and watched th
Posted by a community member on 7/10/2025The school and staff have been very responsive to our adolescent and us as parents. The administration cares and the community is welcoming. There are always issues with being teens and in covid days it was challenging; but the school prepared well and the district ran WSchool Online with teachers f
Posted by a parent on 7/23/2022This school was mostly okay, it had ups and downs, but the worst part was the bulling. I got barked at, called names, and taunted for what i wore. My teachers also did not respect my pronouns.
Posted by a student on 3/1/2022This school was overall terrible. There were some positive things that appeared in this school but there was just so many things wrong about the school. Letting certain kids get away with a conflict while another gets an out of proportion consequence. Telling students they have a say in everything a
Posted by a student on 1/14/2019Nearby Schools
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5/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageNortheast is an engaging community of teachers, students, and parents coming together to support learning. Both of my children have had nothing but wonderful experiences there, and they both went through the “gifted” program there as well. I love that Waltham supports the arts and has a drama elective (with performances) every year, and allows students to start instruments in 3rd grade. Other districts don’t start instruments until 4th or 5th grade. This school is exceptionally diverse, and my kids learned a lot about other cultures and countries just from their friends here—international night at Northeast is also not to be missed! I don’t know why this school ranks low, as it’s run by loving, supportive staff and my kids are way above grade level expectations because of the talented teachers here. Highly recommend!Parent Review11mo ago - St Jude School
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- 115 Students
NAGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageNo reviews available for this school.
Waltham schools - John W. McDevitt Middle School is located at 75 Church Street, Waltham MA 02452. John W. McDevitt Middle School is in the Waltham School District. John W. McDevitt Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6-8.
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