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Cunniff

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

246 Warren Street, Watertown, MA 02472 · (617) 926-7726 · Part of Watertown School District

Watertown’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
320
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cunniff

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Watertown kids: Watertown Middle

On the path

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

PK–5CunniffYou are here
6–8Watertown Middle583 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

246 Warren Street, Watertown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten54
Grade 149
Grade 241
Grade 357
Grade 450
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
267’20
308’21
326’22
310’23
320’24

Up 19.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cunniff from Watertown families.

Other schools in Watertown School District

The district →
Hosmer
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Watertown
B−
758 students11:1
James Russell Lowell
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Watertown
B−
422 students10:1
Watertown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watertown
C+
583 students11:1
Watertown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Watertown
A−
761 students11:1

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; Watertown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.