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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
John F Kennedy Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	655 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5563	635	61	10.3		282 (44.4%)	70 (11.0%)	214 (33.7%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	67.1	142^nd of 484 public middle schools	70.7%		62.9	168^th of 493 public middle schools	65.9%	26			48.7	60.4	54.2	54.5			46.0	44.2	49.3	46.5		37.4	37.4	38.8	$24,123
John W. McDevitt Middle School	1.3mi	Public	6-8	75 Church Street	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5595	618	65	9.5		145 (23.5%)	42 (6.8%)	383 (62.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	47.3	223^rd of 484 public middle schools	53.9%		47.4	236^th of 493 public middle schools	52.1%	13			46.0	34.5	42.3	40.7			31.0	36.9	35.2	34.5		28.5	28.5	35.9	$26,768
Jonas Clarke Middle	2.3mi	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	796	85	9.4		314 (39.4%)	42 (5.3%)	41 (5.2%)	338 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	98.1	1^st of 484 public middle schools	99.8%		98	2^nd of 493 public middle schools	99.6%	1			84.1	79.9	84.5	82.8			87.0	82.2	76.5	81.8		81.1	81.1	78.4	$19,067
Watertown Middle	2.7mi	Public	6-8	68 Waverley Avenue	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7783	583	54	10.8		317 (54.4%)	24 (4.1%)	145 (24.9%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	64.4	160^th of 484 public middle schools	66.9%		62.9	167^th of 493 public middle schools	66.1%	7			40.8	39.7	59.2	46.5			43.4	47.5	44.8	45.2		47.5	47.5	45.1	$25,768
F A Day Middle	2.9mi	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8		493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%		91.6	43^rd of 493 public middle schools	91.3%	12			62.1	71.2	75.8	69.8			62.7	75.4	75.1	71.1		69.8	69.8	73.1	$24,602
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary	3.3mi	Public	4-6	95 Washington Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5800	1,023	74	13.8		579 (56.6%)	37 (3.6%)	57 (5.6%)	256 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.6%)								(n/a)	67.6	58.8	70.8			65.5	64.1	66.8	69.6			66.9	75.6		75.6		$17,771
Ottoson Middle	3.4mi	Public	7-8	63 Acton Street	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3745	963	85	11.3		651 (67.6%)	28 (2.9%)	82 (8.5%)	132 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	97.2	4^th of 484 public middle schools	99.2%		96.4	12^th of 493 public middle schools	97.6%	8				77.6	81.6	79.7				75.7	75.7	75.7		75.3	75.3	79.1	$20,016
Belmont Middle School	3.5mi	Public	7-8	225 Concord Ave	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 993-2000	742	48	15.5		436 (58.8%)	26 (3.5%)	30 (4.0%)	179 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.8%)	97.1	6^th of 484 public middle schools	98.8%		97.9	4^th of 493 public middle schools	99.2%	2				71.6	79.2	75.4				74.0	80.6	77.2		84.2	84.2	83.1	$19,126
Bigelow Middle	4.0mi	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	434	44	9.9		220 (50.7%)	21 (4.8%)	76 (17.5%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	91.8	48^th of 484 public middle schools	90.1%		88.4	60^th of 493 public middle schools	87.8%	12			71.6	59.4	83.2	71.1			64.8	58.4	73.6	65.3		64.0	64.0	75.2	$26,379
Gibbs School	4.6mi	Public	6	41 Foster Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-9003	529	43	12.4		354 (66.9%)	24 (4.5%)	37 (7.0%)	56 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.4%)								(n/a)			70.6			70.6			70.4			70.4					$20,737

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