Summary
Watertown Middle is a public middle school serving 551 students in grades 6-8 in Watertown, MA, a district ranked 120 out of 348 in the state and with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Watertown Middle's academic performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Gibbs School in Arlington, Ottoson Middle in Arlington, and the middle schools in Newton.
Watertown Middle's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and multi-racial students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Massachusetts middle schools, while Asian and English Language Learner students perform in the bottom 25-30%. The school's performance for Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students is in the middle range, ranking in the 40-60% of Massachusetts middle schools. Watertown Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 10.1 over the past few years, and spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $20,729 to $23,383 over the same period.
Despite maintaining a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, Watertown Middle's ranking among Massachusetts middle schools has fluctuated, ranging from 152 to 252 over the past several years. The school's proximity to high-performing middle schools, such as Gibbs School, Ottoson Middle, and the Newton middle schools, presents an opportunity for Watertown Middle to learn from and potentially collaborate with these institutions to improve its own performance, particularly in addressing the achievement gaps among different student subgroups.
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