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%
Community Reviews
6 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
Test Scores
5/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
7/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Read what parents are saying about John W. McDevitt Middle School
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
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Posted by a parent on 10/24/2025
There 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
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Posted by a community member on 7/10/2025
The 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
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Posted by a parent on 7/23/2022
This 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 3/1/2022
This 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
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Posted by a student on 1/14/2019

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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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