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Samuel Watson

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Samuel Watson ranks 617 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Samuel Watson is a K–5 elementary school at 935 Eastern Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving 287 students as part of Fall River Public Schools, a district ranked 331st of 351 in the state. In 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation testing, 31.43% of tested students were proficient in ELA, 31.43% in math, and 30.0% in science — well above the district's rates of 18.24% ELA, 18.24% math, and 15.29% science, but still below statewide rates of 40.03% ELA, 41.11% math, and 40.98% science. The school ranked 617th of 899 (31st percentile, 2 stars), a sharp rise from 17th percentile in 2024–2025 and 11th percentile in 2023–2024.

Compared with nearby schools, Samuel Watson posts the highest ELA proficiency among comparable tested neighbors, slightly ahead of James Tansey (30.50%). Its math rate trails James Tansey (38.30%) and Spencer Borden (32.24%), and its science rate is second only to Letourneau Elementary School (31.08%). Its 31st percentile overall rank is second among this group, behind James Tansey (36) and ahead of Letourneau Elementary School and Spencer Borden (23), Westall Elementary (11), Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School (10), Mary Fonseca Elementary School (8), John J Doran and Henry Lord Community School (6), and William S Greene (3).

Progress has been broad and recent: science proficiency climbed from 8.70% in 2023–2024 to 30.00% in 2025–2026, a gain of 21.3 percentage points, while ELA and math also rose substantially. Fourth grade is the clearest weak spot, with 22.64% proficient in ELA versus 37.43% statewide and 24.53% in math versus 43.20% statewide; third and fifth grade results sit much closer to state averages. The school also earns stronger marks for how well it serves particular groups than its overall rank suggests — English language learners rank 80th percentile, special education students 67th, and low-income students 66th.

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 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

617^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Fall River

331^st of 351Fall 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
2026	31.3	617 of 899	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	55.8	63 of 188	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	43 of 169	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	59 of 291	79.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	30.1	611 of 869	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	67.7	98 of 475	79.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.3	254 of 742	65.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.1	536 of 879	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	56.7	236 of 709	66.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	27.8	570 of 734	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

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

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

Science30%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	84.2%	103 (35.9%)	50 (17.4%)	97 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.5%)	31.3	617^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.4%		18.8	752^nd of 906 public elementary schools	17.0%	135	38.3	22.6	35.0				31.4	36.2	24.5	35.0				31.4	30.0		30.0		$23,685
William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	733	53	13.8	86.0%	262 (35.7%)	113 (15.4%)	275 (37.5%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	6.9	869^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.3%		9.8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%	17	11.7	13.6	8.9				11.6	9.7	16.1	11.1				12.5	6.7		6.7		$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	91.0%	183 (30.6%)	103 (17.2%)	265 (44.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	11.1	830^th of 899 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.7	818^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.7%	12	18.9	11.3	9.2				13.2	22.5	16.7	14.5				17.9	25.0		25.0		$22,774
Letourneau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Anthony Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 676-2170	566	41	13.7	84.2%	216 (38.2%)	84 (14.8%)	214 (37.8%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.5%)	24.1	690^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.4	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%	65	21.7	26.2	36.5				27.6	20.7	34.5	16.2				24.0	31.1		31.1		$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	65.0%	289 (50.3%)	65 (11.3%)	140 (24.3%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.7%)	24	692^nd of 899 public elementary schools	23.0%		36.3	583^rd of 906 public elementary schools	35.7%	109	26.7	27.9	11.0				21.9	40.5	31.7	24.4				32.2	22.2		22.2		$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%)	13.7	799^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.1%					(n/a)	26.0	23.1	14.6				21.7	8.0	26.9	14.6				16.8	12.2		12.2
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	90.8%	215 (41.0%)	66 (12.6%)	188 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	9.3	849^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.6%		14.4	792^nd of 906 public elementary schools	12.6%	57	17.3	5.7	12.1	18.4	30.2	18.4	16.5	17.3	11.3	8.6	24.5	27.3	22.9	18.1	8.6	16.7	12.3	10.2	$24,611
Henry Lord Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	817	66	12.4	86.7%	291 (35.6%)	119 (14.6%)	315 (38.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.2%)	9.4	847^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.8	868^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.2%	21	16.3	10.9	13.3	14.7	30.0	11.8	15.8	20.4	15.8	8.5	21.6	14.7	13.4	15.9	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.1	$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	92.1%	249 (35.0%)	96 (13.5%)	291 (40.9%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	13	810^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.9%		13.3	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%	2	13.1	17.2	20.0				16.7	11.2	31.4	12.9				19.2	15.7		15.7		$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	61.3%	168 (60.0%)	27 (9.6%)	45 (16.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	35	579^th of 899 public elementary schools	35.6%		57.5	382^nd of 906 public elementary schools	57.8%	197	30.8	31.8	28.9				30.5	32.7	45.5	37.8				38.3	28.9		28.9		$22,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Watson

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.

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

What district is Samuel Watson in?

Fall River

Is Samuel Watson a good school?

Samuel Watson ranks 617^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Samuel Watson?

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

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