Elementary Schools in Watertown

Summary:

The Watertown school district in Massachusetts is home to three elementary schools: Hosmer, James Russell Lowell, and Cunniff. These schools serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade and are part of the Watertown school district, which is ranked 120 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts.

Among the three elementary schools, James Russell Lowell stands out as the top performer, ranking 201 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently excels on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the other Watertown schools. For example, in 2024-2025, 58.2% of James Russell Lowell students were proficient or better in ELA, surpassing the Watertown district average of 47.6% and the Massachusetts average of 41.53%.

Hosmer is another standout, ranking 312 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 3-star rating. The school also performs strongly on MCAS assessments, often exceeding the Watertown district and Massachusetts state averages, particularly in Science, where 59.49% of Hosmer students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the Watertown district average of 51.26% and the Massachusetts average of 41.51%. The three schools in Watertown generally maintain consistent performance across different grade levels, with some variations, and they outperform the state averages in key subject areas.

District Detail

30 Common Street
Watertown, MA 02472-3492

(617) 926-7700

SchoolDigger Rank:
120^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,844

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Cunniff	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Warren Street	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7726	320	40	8.0		181 (56.6%)	8 (2.5%)	76 (23.8%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.3%)	65.2	327^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.9%		60.9	357^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.0%	30	51.0	45.7	42.0	46.3	54.9	54.4	52.0	53.7	52.0	52.0	$28,636
Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	758	71	10.7		393 (51.8%)	54 (7.1%)	158 (20.8%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	66.7	312^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.6%		72.6	263^rd of 916 public elementary schools	71.3%	49	49.0	47.1	53.2	49.6	47.5	51.8	53.2	50.6	59.5	59.5	$23,811
James Russell Lowell	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Lowell Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7770	422	43	9.7		230 (54.5%)	11 (2.6%)	92 (21.8%)	54 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	78.1	201^st of 906 public elementary schools	77.8%		79.2	191^st of 916 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	55.9	65.4	55.1	58.2	54.4	57.7	60.3	57.5	61.8	61.8	$28,031

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waltham	0.59 mi	11	240^th
Belmont	0.86 mi	7
Newton	1.23 mi	22	34^th
Cambridge	2.39 mi	17	81^st
Boston	2.6 mi	111	298^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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