Summary:
ZIP code 02472 contains exactly one public high school — Watertown High — which serves grades 9–12 with 761 students and belongs to the Watertown district in Massachusetts. Because it is the only high school in the area, there is no local peer comparison; the meaningful benchmarks are how the school compares with its own district, with the state, and with its own past performance. The district is ranked 110th of 351 in Massachusetts, placing it in the 69th percentile with 3 stars.
Watertown High’s trajectory has been positive. Its school rank moved from 188th of 348 (46th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 to 127th of 349 (64th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025, then 135th of 353 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026. Its graduation rate of 89.7% is above the district’s 87.6%. In 2025–2026 the school beat its district in every listed MCAS subject and exceeded the state in 10th grade ELA (52.47% vs. 45.48%), 10th grade Mathematics (47.13% vs. 43.73%), and Physics End of Course (49.07% vs. 46.58%). Its single strongest result was 10th grade Mathematics in 2024–2025 at 58.54% proficient, 13.94 points above the state.
There are clear areas to watch. Tenth grade Mathematics fell from 58.54% to 47.13% year over year, and 10th grade Science dropped from 47.40% (above state) to 37.84% (below the state’s 40.50%); the district declined similarly, suggesting a broader shift. Biology is the sharpest weakness: 6.67% proficient for Biology End of Course in 2025–2026 versus 37.68% statewide, and 0% for Biology All Grades in 2024–2025 versus 39.02% statewide. The dropout rate of 7.9% is slightly above the district’s 7.7%. Also note the free/reduced lunch percentage is blank and unavailable, and per-student spending of $23,661 comes from 2020–2021, so socioeconomic and resource context is limited.
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