High Schools in Watertown

Summary:

Watertown, Massachusetts is home to a single public high school, Watertown High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has shown some improvements in recent years, particularly in its 10th grade MCAS proficiency rates in math and science, its overall performance remains average compared to other high schools in Massachusetts.

Watertown High School has a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, placing it in the middle of the pack among Massachusetts high schools. Its 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 85.2%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 6.6%, higher than the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 10th grade MCAS proficiency rates were above the state average in English Language Arts and Science, and significantly above the state average in Mathematics.

Despite its higher-than-average spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, Watertown High School still has room for improvement in its overall performance. Comparing the school's data to other high schools in the Watertown district or the surrounding region could provide additional insights and help identify strategies to enhance the school's outcomes for its students.

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)	MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Watertown High	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	761	69	11.0		426 (56.0%)	34 (4.5%)	183 (24.0%)	61 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	64.3	127^th of 349 public high schools	63.6%		51.5	188^th of 348 public high schools	46.0%	61	52.4	58.5	47.4	0.0	41.3	$24,396

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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