Across 7 schools in Waltham, 31.6% of Black students meet proficient. That is 6.1 points above the Massachusetts average for Black students.
Search Massachusetts schools ›Average across the 7 schools in Waltham with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 6 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, John W. McDevitt Middle School reports 41.7% of Black students meeting the standard. Northeast Elementary School, in the same district, reports 13.6%. That is a 28.1-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. McDevitt Middle School | 37.6% | 41.7% | 23% | 63.8% | 67.5% |
| Henry Whittemore Elementary School | 30.3% | 40% | 23.9% | 80% | — |
| John F Kennedy Middle | 50.5% | 38.6% | 27.9% | 66.5% | 68.3% |
| Thomas R Plympton Elementary School | 36.4% | 37% | 5.3% | 59.1% | — |
| Douglas MacArthur Elementary School | 46.3% | 25% | 14.3% | 60.4% | 72.2% |
| William F. Stanley Elementary School | 31.5% | 25% | 10.9% | 55.7% | 77.3% |
| Northeast Elementary School | 32.8% | 13.6% | 17.5% | 50% | 62.5% |
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