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Watertown School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 531 students in Watertown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Watertown School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
5 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
2,571 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
272 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Watertown School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#228 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
49%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.67
# American Indian Students
8 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
186 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
7%
7%
# Hispanic Students
513 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
26%
# Black Students
107 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
4%
12%
# White Students
1,592 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
62%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
160 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
115
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
231
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
198
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
193
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
204
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
187
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
176
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
167
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
188
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
210
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
177
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
166
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
147
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
5
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,012 is higher than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $54,304 is higher than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has grown by 73% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$82 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$140 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,012
$23,971
Spending / Student
$54,304
$24,732
Best Watertown School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Watertown Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
68 Waverley Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-7783
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-7783
Grades: 6-8
| 531 students
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