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Hosmer

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Hosmer ranks 244 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hosmer is a PK–5 elementary school in Watertown, MA, serving 758 students, which makes it the largest elementary school among its nearby peers. It is part of Watertown Public Schools, a district ranked 110 of 351 statewide, the 69th percentile with 3 stars. Hosmer itself ranks 244 of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 73rd percentile, with 4 stars — so it currently outranks its own district's standing.

Hosmer is a turnaround story: it sat at the 20th percentile statewide in 2016–2017 with 1 star and has climbed to a solidly above-average 4-star school, though the path has not been straight. In 2025–2026 MCAS results, 50.72% of students were proficient in ELA and 57.19% in math, both above the district and well above the state (40.03% ELA, 41.11% math). Math is the school's signature strength, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all above the state. Science is the current weak spot at 51.85% proficient — above the state but below the district's 55.87%, a reversal from several years when science was a district strength. Because science is tested only in 5th grade here, it is a focused area to watch.

Compared with neighbors, Hosmer is close to same-district James Russell Lowell (72nd percentile) but with different subject profiles: Hosmer leads in ELA and math, while Lowell leads in science. Hosmer outscores Winship in ELA and math and far outperforms Boston's Edison and Lyon, but trails top schools in Belmont and Newton such as Underwood, Lincoln-Eliot, Daniel Butler, Roger E Wellington and Mary Lee Burbank. Spending is $24,179 per student with a 10.7 student-teacher ratio — more than Belmont and Newton neighbors, less than Boston and Cambridge ones — a reminder that spending alone does not determine outcomes. Results also vary across student groups: special education performance has improved sharply, and some groups rank above the median while others have softened recently.

758

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,811

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

1 Concord Rd
Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 926-7740

District: Watertown

Students who attend Hosmer usually attend:

Middle:	Watertown Middle
High:	Watertown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Massachusetts median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

Massachusetts avg41%

244^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Watertown

110^th of 351Watertown 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	72.6	244 of 899	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	312 of 906	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	263 of 916	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	235 of 928	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	477 of 932	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	475 of 936	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	437 of 942	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	602 of 934	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.4	752 of 938	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.3	595 of 932	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.0	384 of 914	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	458 of 926	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.2	608 of 928	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	582 of 930	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	551 of 924	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	562 of 920	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	554 of 909	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	533 of 908	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.1	680 of 911	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.0	612 of 911	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.7	589 of 887	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.2	600 of 882	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.2	600 of 884	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	135 of 152	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	470 of 672	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	399 of 632	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	354 of 665	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	371 of 656	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	124 of 291	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	92 of 281	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	45 of 282	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.6	103 of 264	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	232 of 267	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	123 of 240	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	154 of 258	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	68 of 244	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	209 of 869	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	242 of 869	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	162 of 886	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	224 of 887	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	505 of 901	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	467 of 898	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	418 of 902	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	620 of 893	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	72 of 475	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	62 of 458	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	107 of 446	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	173 of 420	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	221 of 401	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	229 of 379	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	156 of 398	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	233 of 379	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	322 of 742	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	231 of 736	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	207 of 760	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	172 of 757	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	30.3	584 of 772	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	431 of 705	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	361 of 700	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	529 of 685	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	273 of 879	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	343 of 884	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	333 of 891	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	254 of 896	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	425 of 908	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	433 of 904	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	448 of 907	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	545 of 898	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.5	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	315 of 709	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	261 of 717	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.3	575 of 731	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	302 of 703	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	747 of 905	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	649 of 894	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	609 of 896	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	671 of 886	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	53.5	451 of 925	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	156 of 734	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	206 of 737	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	105 of 753	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	80 of 762	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	290 of 764	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	362 of 765	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	364 of 780	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	574 of 772	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)51st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2024)11th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

Science52%+11 vs state

English Language Arts51%+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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	758	71	10.7	33.6%	393 (51.8%)	54 (7.1%)	158 (20.8%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	72.6	244^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.9%		66.7	312^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.6%	68	51.0	48.0	53.8			50.7	54.0	59.8	58.0			57.2	51.9		51.9		97%	2%	$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	26.3%	230 (54.5%)	11 (2.6%)	92 (21.8%)	54 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	71.5	251^st of 899 public elementary schools	72.1%		78.1	201^st of 906 public elementary schools	77.8%	50	47.8	40.6	58.0			47.9	45.7	62.3	56.9			56.0	64.7		64.7		99%	1%	$28,031
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	250	30	8.3	40.8%	87 (34.8%)	47 (18.8%)	26 (10.4%)	63 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	56.9	385^th of 899 public elementary schools	57.2%		79	193^rd of 906 public elementary schools	78.7%	192	47.4	41.0	50.0			46.3	44.7	55.0	45.7			48.4	30.4		30.4		89%	3%	$39,237
Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	253	23	11.1	26.5%	113 (44.7%)	15 (5.9%)	41 (16.2%)	54 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.1%)	83.6	140^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%	9	59.0	63.2	59.1			60.3	64.1	65.8	52.3			60.3	65.9		65.9		100%	0%	$24,362
Lyon Elementary School	Public	K-8	50 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7945	143	21	6.7	68.5%	35 (24.5%)	30 (21.0%)	59 (41.3%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	18.4	742^nd of 899 public elementary schools	17.5%		34.4	600^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.8%	142	23.5	30.8	14.3		12.5	17.7	23.5	38.5	14.3		6.3	19.1	7.1	12.5	10.0	12.5			$51,787
Mary Lee Burbank	Public	K-3	266 School Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5500	238	18	13.2	9.7%	134 (56.3%)	9 (3.8%)	10 (4.2%)	73 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)								(n/a)	70.8					70.8	80.0					80.0					98%	0%	$20,065
Lincoln-Eliot	Public	K-5	150 Jackson Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9540	336	36	9.3	30.1%	129 (38.4%)	24 (7.1%)	71 (21.1%)	74 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	79.7	172^nd of 899 public elementary schools	80.9%		70.8	274^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.8%	102	60.3	42.6	55.2			53.3	64.1	59.3	65.7			63.2	61.2		61.2		96%	4%	$26,479
Daniel Butler	Public	K-3	90 White Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5550	261	22	11.9	17.2%	112 (42.9%)	7 (2.7%)	29 (11.1%)	81 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.9%)								(n/a)	76.5					76.5	72.1					72.1					97%	3%	$20,030
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Dighton Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8399	353	25	13.8	52.1%	99 (28.0%)	32 (9.1%)	128 (36.3%)	66 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	67.9	282^nd of 899 public elementary schools	68.6%		71.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%	16	40.5	58.5	59.1	60.5		54.7	45.2	53.7	45.5	50.0		48.5	47.7		47.7		93%	2%	$31,481
Roger E Wellington	Public	PK, KG-3	121 Orchard Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5600	426	32	13.2	18.5%	245 (57.5%)	33 (7.7%)	29 (6.8%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)								(n/a)	69.2					69.2	76.6					76.6					99%	1%	$19,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Hosmer

How many students attend Hosmer?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Hosmer.

Is Hosmer a good school?

Hosmer ranks 244^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hosmer?

Students at Hosmer are 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hosmer attend?

Students who attend Hosmer usually go on to attend:

Middle : Watertown Middle
High : Watertown High

What district is Hosmer in?

Watertown

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2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

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