Watertown High High School
50 Columbia St
Watertown MA, 02472, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-926-7760
Ranking: (181 out of 298, bottom 39%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Watertown School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 61 | 61 | 56 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 58 | |||||||
Total Students: | 735 | 746 | 747 | 733 | 728 | 676 | 706 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 178 | 24.2% | 182 | 24.4% | 187 | 25.0% | 194 | 26.5% | 200 | 27.5% | 173 | 25.6% | 176 | 24.9% |
Grade 10: | 176 | 23.9% | 191 | 25.6% | 198 | 26.5% | 196 | 26.7% | 175 | 24.0% | 167 | 24.7% | 178 | 25.2% |
Grade 11: | 191 | 26.0% | 194 | 26.0% | 191 | 25.6% | 178 | 24.3% | 172 | 23.6% | 191 | 28.3% | 148 | 21.0% |
Grade 12: | 190 | 25.9% | 179 | 24.0% | 171 | 22.9% | 165 | 22.5% | 181 | 24.9% | 145 | 21.4% | 204 | 28.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 375 | 51.0% | 376 | 50.4% | 380 | 50.9% | 374 | 51.0% | 367 | 50.4% | 339 | 50.1% | 360 | 51.0% |
Female: | 360 | 49.0% | 370 | 49.6% | 367 | 49.1% | 359 | 49.0% | 361 | 49.6% | 337 | 49.9% | 341 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 62 | 8.4% | 61 | 8.2% | 49 | 6.6% | 49 | 6.7% | 59 | 8.1% | 59 | 8.7% | 56 | 7.9% |
Hispanic: | 84 | 11.4% | 79 | 10.6% | 89 | 11.9% | 74 | 10.1% | 60 | 8.2% | 58 | 8.6% | 48 | 6.8% |
Black: | 31 | 4.2% | 38 | 5.1% | 33 | 4.4% | 34 | 4.6% | 37 | 5.1% | 37 | 5.5% | 37 | 5.2% |
White: | 542 | 73.7% | 556 | 74.5% | 566 | 75.8% | 565 | 77.1% | 564 | 77.5% | 516 | 76.3% | 560 | 79.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 201 | 27.3% | 199 | 26.7% | 189 | 25.3% | 194 | 26.5% | 176 | 24.2% | 134 | 19.8% | 119 | 16.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 7.6% | 49 | 6.6% | 53 | 7.1% | 50 | 6.8% | 45 | 6.2% | 48 | 7.1% | 48 | 6.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.13 | 12.31 | 13.29 | 11.61 | 13.04 | 12.00 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 63.8% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 68% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 66% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 67.1% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 79% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 73% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 97% | 93% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 97% | 91% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Watertown High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.