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Samuel Watson

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

935 Eastern Avenue, Fall River, MA 02723 · (508) 675-8240 · Part of Fall River School District

Fall River’s School Grade D better than 8% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
287
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Samuel Watson

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fall River kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Fall River kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Samuel WatsonYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

935 Eastern Avenue, Fall River

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten55
Grade 145
Grade 254
Grade 355
Grade 435
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
250’20
241’21
242’22
265’23
287’24

Up 14.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Hispanic 34%Black 17%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Samuel Watson from Fall River families.

Other schools in Fall River School District

The district →
William S Greene
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
C−
733 students14:1
North End Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
C
655 students14:1
Mary Fonseca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
D
598 students14:1
Spencer Borden
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
C+
575 students14:1
John J Doran
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fall River
C−
525 students14:1
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Fall River
164 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Fall River’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.