John F Kennedy Middle

Regular School · Waltham, MA

John F Kennedy Middle is a regular school school in Waltham, Massachusetts, serving grades 06–08 with 635 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

635

Teachers (FTE)

61.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	282	44%
Hispanic/Latino	214	34%
Black or African American	70	11%
Asian	34	5%
Two or more races	34	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	635	331M / 304F

English Language Learners: 47 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% +3.3pp	36.7%	490
Reading Proficiency	50.0% +0.8pp	49.2%	493
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	125

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.27 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	635	100%

Contact & Location

655 Lexington St

Waltham, MA 02452

Phone: (781)314-5563

District

Waltham

Per-pupil expenditure: $50,869

District enrollment: 5,643

Other Schools in District

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Elementary
Dual Language School Elementary
Henry Whittemore Elementary School Elementary
James Fitzgerald Elementary School Elementary
Northeast Elementary School Elementary
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School Elementary
William F. Stanley Elementary School Elementary
Waltham Sr High High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02452) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251200001971

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD