Summary:
The 02472 zip code in Watertown, Massachusetts is home to a single public middle school, Watertown Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 551 students.
Watertown Middle School is a relatively strong-performing school, ranking 160 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally higher than the state averages, with the ELA proficiency rate at 46.45% compared to the state average of 41.53%, the math proficiency rate at 45.2% compared to the state average of 40.74%, and the science proficiency rate at 47.51% compared to the state average of 41.51%. The school's student-teacher ratio is 10.1, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $23,383.
While the data suggests that Watertown Middle School is a relatively strong-performing school, further analysis would be needed to understand the school's demographics, potential equity concerns, and how the high per-student spending is being allocated and impacting student outcomes.
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