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Watertown, MA
Public School Ratings




Watertown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Watertown School District details

Watertown School District
30 Common Street
Watertown, MA 02472

2,699 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Watertown School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.8% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
43%
49%
45%
47%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cunniff School
246 Warren Street
Watertown, MA, 02472
KG-05
Hosmer School
1 Concord Rd
Watertown, MA, 02472
PK-05
James Russell Lowell School
175 Orchard Street
Watertown, MA, 02472
KG-05
Watertown High School
50 Columbia Street
Watertown, MA, 02472
09-12
Watertown Middle School
68 Waverley Avenue
Watertown, MA, 02472
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.7% 57.0%
Black 3.9% 9.8%
Hispanic 24.9% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.1% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,870 $40,134,000 28.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,633 $7,106,000 5.1%
Staff $1,928 $5,204,000 3.7%
General Administration $411 $1,110,000 0.8%
School Administration $976 $2,633,000 1.9%
Operation $1,812 $4,890,000 3.5%
Transportation $509 $1,375,000 1.0%
Other $618 $1,667,000 1.2%
Total Support $8,887 $23,985,000 17.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $27,972 $75,497,000 54.1%
Total Expenditures $51,729 $139,616,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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