ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø

For the 2025 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 2,717 students in Watertown, MA (there are , serving 474 private students). 85% of all K-12 students in Watertown, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).

The top ranked public schools in Watertown, MA are James Russell Lowell, Watertown High School and Watertown Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Watertown, MA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Watertown have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Massachusetts public schools.

Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public school average of 47% (majority Hispanic).