Impact of COVID-19 on John W. McDevitt Middle School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 192nd of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 282nd of 501 Middle schools | 17.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 72 | 44.4 | 27.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Waltham) | 64 | 42.7 | 21.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 51 | 34.2 | 16.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Waltham) | 47 | 39.1 | 7.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 55 | 39 | 16% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Waltham) | 55 | 40.8 | 14.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 47 | 33.2 | 13.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Waltham) | 48 | 37.6 | 10.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 52 | 26.4 | 25.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Waltham) | 48 | 35.5 | 12.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 40 | 28.3 | 11.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Waltham) | 42 | 35.9 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 46 | 21.2 | 24.8% |
8th Grade Science (Waltham) | 44 | 30.4 | 13.6% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 60 | 36.7 | 23.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Waltham) | 52 | 37 | 15.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 46 | 32 | 14.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Waltham) | 47 | 36.3 | 10.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (John W. McDevitt Middle School) | 46 | 21.2 | 24.8% |
All Grades Science (Waltham) | 43 | 31.1 | 11.9% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 677 | 669 | 1.2% |
African American | 65 | 52 | 20% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 28 | 27 | 3.6% |
Hispanic | 323 | 390 | 20.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 249 | 193 | 22.5% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 7 | 41.7% |