Hosmer Primary School
1 Concord Rd
Watertown MA, 02472, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-926-7740
Ranking: (869 out of 1,316, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Watertown School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 56 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 710 | 712 | 674 | 656 | 659 | 627 | 590 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 106 | 14.9% | 117 | 16.4% | 101 | 15.0% | 118 | 18.0% | 129 | 19.6% | 111 | 17.7% | 117 | 19.8% |
Kindergarten: | 111 | 15.6% | 120 | 16.9% | 118 | 17.5% | 101 | 15.4% | 97 | 14.7% | 118 | 18.8% | 92 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 115 | 16.2% | 114 | 16.0% | 97 | 14.4% | 88 | 13.4% | 118 | 17.9% | 89 | 14.2% | 81 | 13.7% |
Grade 2: | 108 | 15.2% | 87 | 12.2% | 84 | 12.5% | 110 | 16.8% | 90 | 13.7% | 82 | 13.1% | 68 | 11.5% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 11.8% | 83 | 11.7% | 109 | 16.2% | 84 | 12.8% | 81 | 12.3% | 67 | 10.7% | 81 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 11.1% | 113 | 15.9% | 79 | 11.7% | 80 | 12.2% | 72 | 10.9% | 77 | 12.3% | 81 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 107 | 15.1% | 78 | 11.0% | 86 | 12.8% | 75 | 11.4% | 72 | 10.9% | 83 | 13.2% | 70 | 11.9% |
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: | 358 | 50.4% | 373 | 52.4% | 341 | 50.6% | 339 | 51.7% | 339 | 51.4% | 318 | 50.7% | 286 | 48.5% |
Female: | 352 | 49.6% | 339 | 47.6% | 333 | 49.4% | 317 | 48.3% | 320 | 48.6% | 309 | 49.3% | 282 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 87 | 12.3% | 82 | 11.5% | 75 | 11.1% | 71 | 10.8% | 73 | 11.1% | 65 | 10.4% | 49 | 8.3% |
Hispanic: | 98 | 13.8% | 75 | 10.5% | 73 | 10.8% | 69 | 10.5% | 70 | 10.6% | 63 | 10.0% | 53 | 9.0% |
Black: | 18 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.5% | 22 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.6% | 19 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.7% |
White: | 466 | 65.6% | 491 | 69.0% | 454 | 67.4% | 445 | 67.8% | 449 | 68.1% | 454 | 72.4% | 449 | 76.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 34 | 4.8% | 37 | 5.2% | 43 | 6.4% | 39 | 5.9% | 35 | 5.3% | 19 | 3.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 174 | 24.5% | 163 | 22.9% | 162 | 24.0% | 140 | 21.3% | 123 | 18.7% | 101 | 16.1% | 81 | 13.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 5.9% | 42 | 5.9% | 29 | 4.3% | 41 | 6.3% | 41 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.6% | 25 | 4.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.76 | 12.12 | 12.84 | 12.60 | 12.29 | 12.00 | 10.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 65.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 61% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 56% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 61% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 68% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 65% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 64% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 73% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 71% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 74% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 68% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 62% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 75% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 63% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 59.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 51% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 45% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 51% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 35% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 50% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 51% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 58% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 43.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 47% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 32% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 42% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 46% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 43% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 44% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 53% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 56% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 58% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 62% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 69% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 43% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 52% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 63% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 64% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 58% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 51% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 49% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.27% | 58% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 40% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 46% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 48% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 50% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 47% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 46% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 51% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hosmer Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.