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About this school
John W McDevitt Middle School is
an urban public school
in Waltham, Massachusetts that is part of Waltham Public Schools.
It serves 618 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
Its teachers have had 67 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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70%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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John W McDevitt Middle School
$52,144
raised using DonorsChoose
67
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
273
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
30
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
John W McDevitt Middle School has received support from
201 individuals from Massachusetts and
72 individuals out-of-state.
