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Watertown High
A−

Watertown High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

27 Westminster Ave., Watertown, MA 02472 · (617) 926-7760 · Part of Watertown School District

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

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
761
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Watertown High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Watertown Middle583 students
9–12Watertown HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

27 Westminster Ave., Watertown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9177
Grade 10191
Grade 11193
Grade 12200
Enrollment over time
695’20
705’21
733’22
760’23
761’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 24%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watertown High 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
Cunniff
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Watertown
C+
320 students8:1
Watertown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watertown
C+
583 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.