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Watertown High

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Watertown High ranks 127 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 64% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Watertown High is a public high school serving 760 students in grades 9-12 in Watertown, Massachusetts, which is part of the Watertown District. The school has had a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from 116 to 249 out of 342-354 Massachusetts high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5.

Watertown High performs relatively well for female and male students, ranking in the top 30-35% of Massachusetts high schools. However, the school struggles with its Asian student population, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of high schools in the state. The school's performance for Hispanic and White students is more average, ranking in the middle 40-50% of high schools. Watertown High's graduation rate of 85-88% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 6-7% is higher than the state's average. In MCAS Next Generation assessments, the school's performance is mixed, with English Language Arts slightly below state and district averages, but Mathematics and Science slightly above.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Brookline High, Newton South High, and Belmont High, which are all ranked in the top 30 high schools in Massachusetts, Watertown High performs significantly worse. However, the school outperforms lower-ranked schools in Boston, such as Lyon High School and Brighton High School, which struggle with low academic achievement and high dropout rates.

761

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,396

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27 Westminster Ave.
Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 926-7760

District: Watertown

Feeder schools for Watertown High:

Elementary:	Cunniff
	Hosmer
	James Russell Lowell
Middle:	Watertown Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

24.0%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Biology scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Massachusetts avg45%

127^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 348Watertown 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	64.3	127 of 349	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	188 of 348	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	132 of 347	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	181 of 342	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.8	116 of 285	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	162 of 351	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	174 of 345	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	206 of 348	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.4	220 of 351	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	249 of 354	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.4	126 of 347	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	203 of 344	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	195 of 340	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.2	162 of 340	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	114 of 335	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	138 of 322	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.5	99 of 319	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	174 of 316	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.0	119 of 314	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	133 of 311	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	133 of 307	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.7	117 of 304	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	78 of 91	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	74 of 98	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	84 of 96	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	190 of 295	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	58 of 202	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	154 of 299	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	130 of 299	56.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	30 of 86	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	30 of 84	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	81.3	8 of 77	89.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	124 of 337	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	212 of 342	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	126 of 339	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	154 of 340	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	101 of 281	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	175 of 342	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	136 of 339	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	85 of 245	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	87 of 241	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.5	182 of 217	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	76 of 149	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	84 of 206	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	92 of 193	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	171 of 334	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	189 of 338	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	119 of 338	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	173 of 332	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.8	77 of 253	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	91 of 330	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	92 of 330	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	127 of 339	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	163 of 342	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	133 of 343	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	197 of 339	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	126 of 281	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	138 of 346	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	206 of 343	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	48 of 89	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	60 of 87	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	27 of 82	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	195 of 302	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	200 of 289	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	74 of 301	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	176 of 339	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.9	67 of 268	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	125 of 348	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	175 of 344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	107 of 298	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	146 of 302	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	133 of 301	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	112 of 300	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	94 of 249	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	140 of 302	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	137 of 303	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+14 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science47%~ state avg

Physics41%-3 vs state

Biology0%-39 vs state

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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)	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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	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
Newton North High	Public	9-12	457 Walnut Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6200	2,096	194	10.7		1,199 (57.2%)	104 (5.0%)	249 (11.9%)	366 (17.5%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.4%)	93.1	26^th of 349 public high schools	92.6%		90.2	36^th of 348 public high schools	89.7%	10			76.5				76.8			80.7			75.5		$25,126
Belmont High	Public	9-12	221 Concord Avenue	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5901	1,454	92	15.7		847 (58.3%)	59 (4.1%)	83 (5.7%)	337 (23.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.8%)	96.3	6^th of 349 public high schools	98.3%		96.1	6^th of 348 public high schools	98.3%				83.9				83.1			86.9			85.9		$16,929
Lyon High School	Public	9-12	95 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8351	95	14	6.7		10 (10.5%)	20 (21.1%)	49 (51.6%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	5	340^th of 349 public high schools	2.6%		7.5	326^th of 348 public high schools	6.3%	14			4.8				4.8			11.1					$57,890
Waltham Valor High School	Public	9-12	617 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 314-5402	49	5	9.8		1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	426	42	10.2		28 (6.6%)	182 (42.7%)	191 (44.8%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	9.2	325^th of 349 public high schools	6.9%		16.3	296^th of 348 public high schools	14.9%	29	9.5	22.2	23.1	15.9	3.2	21.5	10.9	12.5	10.9	5.7	10.9	7.0		25.0	$23,295
Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	667	74	9.0		42 (6.3%)	190 (28.5%)	402 (60.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5.8	338^th of 349 public high schools	3.2%		3.3	344^th of 348 public high schools	1.1%	6	22.6	8.0	11.5	13.6	12.9	2.0	7.8	6.3	0.0	7.3	0.0	3.5	0.0	8.5	$36,507
Waltham Senior High	Public	9-12	554 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 614-2702	1,791	172	10.4		574 (32.0%)	161 (9.0%)	938 (52.4%)	60 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.9%)	30.9	243^rd of 349 public high schools	30.4%		30.6	253^rd of 348 public high schools	27.3%	10			39.2				31.3			27.7			25.1		$24,447
Arlington High	Public	9-12	869 Mass Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3591	1,677	123	13.6		1,156 (68.9%)	58 (3.5%)	150 (8.9%)	166 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	110 (6.6%)	95.5	10^th of 349 public high schools	97.1%		91.9	23^rd of 348 public high schools	93.4%	13			81.7				82.0			83.9			73.3		$19,762
Newton South High	Public	9-12	140 Brandeis Road	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6700	1,898	163	11.6		1,050 (55.3%)	72 (3.8%)	170 (9.0%)	476 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.1%)	95.3	12^th of 349 public high schools	96.6%		94.8	10^th of 348 public high schools	97.1%	2			78.7				83.7			85.8			76.0		$24,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Watertown High

What schools feed into Watertown High?

Watertown High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cunniff
Elementary : Hosmer
Elementary : James Russell Lowell
Middle : Watertown Middle

What district is Watertown High in?

Watertown

How many students attend Watertown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Watertown High.

What is the racial makeup of Watertown High?

Students at Watertown High are 56% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Watertown High a good school?

Watertown High ranks 127^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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