John F Kennedy Middle School

John F Kennedy Middle School serves students 5-8.

John F Kennedy Middle School is highly rated in Waltham.

John F Kennedy Middle School has 553 students.

John F Kennedy Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

655 Lexington St, Waltham, MA

Piety Corner Neighborhood

Waltham Public Schools

553 Students

B+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Kevin Gildea

Student Teacher Ratio
10:1

Math Proficiency
47%

Reading Proficiency
48%

B+

Academics

B+

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

48%

Math Proficiency

47%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

10:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

17.5%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

137:1

Student Diversity

Male

53.5%

Female

46.2%

White

50.3%

Hispanic

32.5%

Black

Two or more races

4.2%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3.3%

Native American

<1%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0 student

3/14/2025

I'll walk you through my day. First you get to the school building, and you're forced to either go towards the auditorium and sit in there, or go to the cafeteria. cafeteria food is horrible. The Auditorium is even worse, there is food and trash everywhere, miscellaneous clothing items and all of th...

1.0 student

3/15/2024

I cannot even begin to describe how much I hate this school. The principal is incompetent and they neglect to teach kids anything good. I got in trouble for self-defense and was physically assaulted multiple times. The bullying I faced was relentless and few teachers bothered to help. It is NOT a sa...

2.0 parent

5/18/2023

My child has been getting bullied at this school all year by the same girl--better yet HIT and recently PUNCHED and this incompetent school staff does not do a damn thing about it. This has happened on numerous occasions and this girl has not been punished once! Just spoken to! Are you serious?? Now...

2.0 other

2/25/2023

Bullying was out of hand. When a student reports they are being bullied nothing is done. The Principal is incompetent. If there is a problem he punishes everyone instead of trying to fix it. If a student is struggling in class the teachers will yell at them and hope the problem goes away instead of...

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List Price Range

$440K - $1.5M

Homes For Sale

Average Home Value

$826,700

Median Lot Size

6,098 Sq Ft

% Renters

15%

Household Income

$166,324

% of College Grads

49.9%

Median Age

Average House Size

1,770 Sq Ft

% Commercial Property

67.3%

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