Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Waltham

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B−

John F Kennedy Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

655 Lexington St, Waltham, MA 02452 · (781) 314-5563 · Part of Waltham School District

Waltham’s School Grade C better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
635
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about John F Kennedy Middle

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waltham kids: Waltham Sr High

On the path

Where Waltham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8John F Kennedy MiddleYou are here
9–12Waltham Sr High1,791 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

655 Lexington St, Waltham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6210
Grade 7214
Grade 8211
Enrollment over time
535’20
553’21
600’22
628’23
635’24

Up 18.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 34%Black 11%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John F Kennedy Middle from Waltham families.

Other schools in Waltham School District

The district →
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C
527 students11:1
William F. Stanley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C+
381 students8:1
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B
475 students11:1
Henry Whittemore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
372 students9:1
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C+
357 students10:1
James Fitzgerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B−
350 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Waltham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.