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Samuel Watson

Public Grades K-5

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Samuel Watson is an elementary school located in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving 265 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Fall River school district, which is ranked 328 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel Watson consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.2% of Samuel Watson students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 19.18% in the Fall River district. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, but White, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students struggling.

While the nearby schools in the Fall River district, such as Letourneau Elementary, Spencer Borden, and Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state average, they generally outperform Samuel Watson. The high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the district's overall low ranking may contribute to the challenges faced by Samuel Watson, and targeted interventions and support will be needed to improve academic outcomes for all students.

287

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,685

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

935 Eastern Avenue
Fall River, MA 02723

(508) 675-8240

District: Fall River

Students who attend Samuel Watson usually attend:

Middle:	Talbot Innovation School
High:	B M C Durfee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.9%

Hispanic:

33.8%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

752^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Fall River

328^th of 348Fall River among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	752 of 906	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	811 of 916	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	811 of 928	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	821 of 932	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	803 of 936	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	919 of 942	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	911 of 934	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	903 of 938	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	919 of 932	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	909 of 914	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	906 of 926	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	920 of 928	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	911 of 930	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.1	885 of 924	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	831 of 920	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	797 of 909	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	872 of 908	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	868 of 911	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	773 of 911	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.9	844 of 887	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	745 of 882	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.9	761 of 884	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	43 of 169	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.0	50 of 282	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	654 of 869	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	789 of 886	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	779 of 887	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	795 of 901	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	751 of 898	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	887 of 902	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	851 of 893	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	245 of 458	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	252 of 446	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.7	371 of 379	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	490 of 736	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	618 of 760	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	604 of 757	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	602 of 772	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	455 of 705	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.2	679 of 700	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	625 of 685	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	726 of 884	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	732 of 891	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	774 of 896	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	787 of 908	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	801 of 904	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	868 of 907	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	881 of 898	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	758 of 905	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	681 of 894	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	877 of 896	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	832 of 886	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	789 of 925	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	697 of 737	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	727 of 753	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	719 of 762	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	717 of 764	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	712 of 765	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	777 of 780	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	767 of 772	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)75th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)19th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)16th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science15%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Samuel Watson

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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 Civics (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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Samuel Watson	Public	K-5	935 Eastern Avenue	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8240	287	23	12.6		103 (35.9%)	50 (17.4%)	97 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.5%)	18.8	752^nd of 906 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.4	811^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.5%	59	34.6	24.2	20.0				27.2	21.2	18.2	25.0				21.6	15.0		15.0		$23,685
William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	733	53	13.8		262 (35.7%)	113 (15.4%)	275 (37.5%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	9.8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.5	842^nd of 916 public elementary schools	8.1%	10	17.7	16.1	10.6				14.8	14.3	16.1	15.9				15.4	17.9		17.9		$22,308
Mary Fonseca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Wall Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8210	598	43	13.9		183 (30.6%)	103 (17.2%)	265 (44.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	12.7	818^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.7%		7.8	879^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.0%	61	21.7	14.9	16.9				18.1	14.6	22.4	7.9				14.7	29.0		29.0		$22,774
Letourneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	323 Anthony Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 676-2170	566	41	13.7		216 (38.2%)	84 (14.8%)	214 (37.8%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.5%)	18.4	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.2	737^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.5%	18	17.4	22.6	31.0				23.4	18.4	26.2	19.5				21.2	27.6		27.6		$22,292
Spencer Borden	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 President Avenue	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8202	575	42	13.6		289 (50.3%)	65 (11.3%)	140 (24.3%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.7%)	36.3	583^rd of 906 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.5	557^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.2%	26	39.8	14.3	25.3				26.6	46.6	21.7	35.9				35.0	51.1		51.1		$24,437
Westall Elementary	Public	K-5	276 Maple Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 675-8420	276	19	14.9		97 (35.1%)	61 (22.1%)	83 (30.1%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)								(n/a)
John J Doran	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Fountain Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8225	525	38	13.9		215 (41.0%)	66 (12.6%)	188 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	14.4	792^nd of 906 public elementary schools	12.6%		19.7	743^rd of 916 public elementary schools	18.9%	49	12.3	17.9	13.7	30.4	25.0	34.1	21.5	12.3	23.6	17.7	26.1	12.5	31.8	20.3	17.7	13.6	15.8	15.9	$24,611
Henry Lord Community School	Public	K-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	817	66	12.4		291 (35.6%)	119 (14.6%)	315 (38.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.2%)	7.8	868^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.9	869^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.1%	1	13.0	12.1	8.0	12.5	21.7	26.1	15.0	14.1	18.1	10.1	13.9	14.7	17.4	14.6	10.2	4.4	7.6	15.9	$24,113
Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Slade Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8300	712	47	15.1		249 (35.0%)	96 (13.5%)	291 (40.9%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	13.3	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.1	801^st of 916 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	11.0	19.5	13.5				14.6	17.3	35.4	12.2				21.9	15.2		15.2		$22,635
James Tansey	Public	K-5	711 Ray Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8206	280	18	15.4		168 (60.0%)	27 (9.6%)	45 (16.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	57.5	382^nd of 906 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.7	395^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.9%	13	41.5	29.0	39.6				37.0	61.0	63.2	45.8				55.9	47.9		47.9		$22,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Watson

How many students attend Samuel Watson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Samuel Watson.

What district is Samuel Watson in?

Fall River

What schools do graduates of Samuel Watson attend?

Students who attend Samuel Watson usually go on to attend:

Middle : Talbot Innovation School
High : B M C Durfee High

Is Samuel Watson a good school?

Samuel Watson ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Samuel Watson?

Students at Samuel Watson are 36% White, 34% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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