Hosmer

Summary:

Hosmer is an elementary school in Watertown, MA that serves students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, but currently holds a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hosmer performs better than the Watertown district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 50.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 56.18% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school does particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top third of Massachusetts elementary schools for white, Hispanic, and Asian students. However, Hosmer struggles with the performance of its special education students, ranking in the bottom quarter of the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Hosmer performs better than James Russell Lowell Elementary on most MCAS assessments, but lags behind some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Daniel Butler in Belmont and Underwood in Newton.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1 Concord Rd
       Watertown, MA  02472


(617) 926-7740

District: Watertown

SchoolDigger Rank:
263rd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,179 Help


Students who attend Hosmer usually attend:

Middle:    Watertown Middle
High:    Watertown High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  716

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.1%
Hispanic:
18.9%
Asian:
9.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hosmer ranks better than 71.3% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Watertown School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Hosmer has the largest elementary school student body size in the Watertown School District. Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), Hispanic (18.9%), Asian (9.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hosmer is 10.2, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Watertown School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hosmer is $24,179, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Watertown School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hosmer:

SchoolDigger ranks Hosmer 263rd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Hosmer in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Asian students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Watertown:

SchoolDigger ranks Watertown 130th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hosmer

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Rank History for all students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 38.23 600th 884 32.1%
2004 36.25 600th 882 32.0%
2005 36.68 589th 887 33.6%
2006 38.02 612th 911 32.8%
2007 32.13 680th 911 25.4%
2008 46.79 533rd 908 41.3%
2009 43.90 554th 909 39.1%
2010 46.94 562nd 920 38.9%
2011 46.93 551st 924 40.4%
2012 43.03 582nd 930 37.4%
2013 40.22 608th 928 34.5%
2014 55.87 458th 926 50.5%
2015 59.98 384th 914 58.0%
2016 40.26 595th 932 36.2%
2017 23.42 752nd 938 19.8%
2018 38.75 602nd 934 35.5%
2019 55.00 437th 942 53.6%
2021 51.28 475th 936 49.3%
2022 50.14 477th 932 48.8%
2023 74.85 235th 928 74.7%
2024 72.65 263rd 916 71.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.15 11th 33 66.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.89 68th 244 72.1%
2019 37.04 154th 258 40.3%
2021 40.22 123rd 240 48.8%
2022 27.26 232nd 267 13.1%
2023 46.64 103rd 264 61.0%
2024 64.84 45th 282 84.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.19 671st 886 24.3%
2019 37.04 609th 896 32.0%
2021 30.60 649th 894 27.4%
2022 24.41 747th 905 17.5%
2023 49.77 302nd 703 57.0%
2024 25.32 575th 731 21.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.97 529th 685 22.8%
2019 49.48 361st 700 48.4%
2021 39.88 431st 705 38.9%
2022 30.35 584th 772 24.4%
2023 66.87 172nd 757 77.3%
2024 64.75 207th 760 72.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.20 620th 893 30.6%
2019 55.29 418th 902 53.7%
2021 48.69 467th 898 48.0%
2022 46.18 505th 901 44.0%
2023 74.12 224th 887 74.7%
2024 80.65 162nd 886 81.7%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.09 371st 656 43.4%
2019 41.65 354th 665 46.8%
2021 36.35 399th 632 36.9%
2022 29.97 470th 672 30.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.35 545th 898 39.3%
2019 52.38 448th 907 50.6%
2021 53.20 433rd 904 52.1%
2022 53.36 425th 908 53.2%
2023 71.72 254th 896 71.7%
2024 61.86 333rd 891 62.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Tested In Person students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.45 451st 925 51.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.60 135th 152 11.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.97 233rd 379 38.5%
2019 54.45 156th 398 60.8%
2021 36.42 229th 379 39.6%
2022 40.33 221st 401 44.9%
2023 49.61 173rd 420 58.8%
2024 62.67 107th 446 76.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hosmer

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.52 574th 772 25.6%
2019 54.31 364th 780 53.3%
2021 52.10 362nd 765 52.7%
2022 60.41 290th 764 62.0%
2023 84.81 80th 762 89.5%
2024 80.78 105th 753 86.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Hosmer

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 509 15 13 11 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1989 562 19 10 13 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1990 522 24 14 17 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1991 529 25 14 23 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1992 527 18 14 26 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1993 602 17 25 23 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1994 617 21 22 30 2 n/a n/a 0 692
1995 662 33 26 22 3 n/a n/a 0 746
1996 662 33 26 22 3 n/a n/a 0 746
1997 586 29 22 29 2 n/a n/a 0 668
1998 558 37 28 23 2 n/a n/a 0 648
1999 482 30 26 26 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2000 564 14 16 17 2 n/a n/a 0 613
2001 495 16 28 24 1 n/a n/a 0 564
2002 387 18 28 30 5 n/a n/a 0 468
2003 387 18 28 30 5 n/a n/a 0 468
2004 348 18 34 38 4 n/a n/a 0 442
2005 407 19 26 41 5 n/a n/a 0 498
2006 421 15 32 53 9 n/a n/a 3 533
2007 424 14 35 46 8 n/a n/a 18 545
2008 449 16 49 53 5 n/a n/a 18 590
2009 454 19 65 63 7 0 19 0 627
2010 449 24 73 70 8 0 35 0 659
2011 445 24 71 69 8 0 39 0 656
2012 454 22 75 73 7 0 43 0 674
2013 491 18 82 75 9 0 37 0 712
2014 466 18 87 98 7 0 34 0 710
2015 375 17 62 74 5 0 35 0 568
2016 424 16 54 84 4 0 45 0 627
2017 446 19 49 77 2 0 40 0 633
2018 438 23 63 100 3 1 55 0 683
2019 391 23 57 124 2 1 57 0 655
2020 426 27 49 106 2 1 56 0 667
2021 387 25 48 91 2 1 37 0 591
2022 414 36 55 114 1 1 47 0 668
2023 409 31 70 135 1 1 69 0 716

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hosmer

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 548 n/a n/a n/a
1989 604 n/a n/a n/a
1990 577 n/a n/a n/a
1991 591 n/a n/a n/a
1992 585 n/a n/a n/a
1993 667 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 692 n/a n/a n/a
1995 746 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 746 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 668 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 648 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 564 n/a 0.0 32.6
2000 613 n/a 0.0 23
2001 564 n/a 0.0 23.4
2002 468 n/a n/a 26.7
2003 468 n/a n/a 26.7
2004 442 72.9 6.1 31.4
2005 498 48.8 10.2 25.3
2006 533 46.1 11.6 24.2
2007 545 48.0 11.4 21.1
2008 590 54.5 10.8 18.5
2009 627 52.4 12.0 21.7
2010 659 53.6 12.2 24.9
2011 656 52.0 12.6 27.6
2012 674 52.5 12.8 28.3
2013 712 58.7 12.1 28.8
2014 710 55.6 12.7 30.4
2015 568 53.0 10.7 29.8
2016 627 55.0 11.4 n/a
2017 633 51.9 12.1 n/a
2018 683 59.1 11.5 n/a
2019 655 64.0 10.2 n/a
2020 667 61.6 10.8 n/a
2021 591 65.2 9.0 n/a
2022 668 65.1 10.2 n/a
2023 716 69.5 10.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hosmer

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 548 n/a n/a n/a
1989 604 n/a n/a n/a
1990 577 n/a n/a n/a
1991 591 n/a n/a n/a
1992 585 n/a n/a n/a
1993 667 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 692 n/a n/a n/a
1995 746 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 746 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 668 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 648 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 564 n/a 0.0 32.6
2000 613 n/a 0.0 23
2001 564 n/a 0.0 23.4
2002 468 n/a n/a 26.7
2003 468 n/a n/a 26.7
2004 442 72.9 6.1 31.4
2005 498 48.8 10.2 25.3
2006 533 46.1 11.6 24.2
2007 545 48.0 11.4 21.1
2008 590 54.5 10.8 18.5
2009 627 52.4 12.0 21.7
2010 659 53.6 12.2 24.9
2011 656 52.0 12.6 27.6
2012 674 52.5 12.8 28.3
2013 712 58.7 12.1 28.8
2014 710 55.6 12.7 30.4
2015 568 53.0 10.7 29.8
2016 627 55.0 11.4 n/a
2017 633 51.9 12.1 n/a
2018 683 59.1 11.5 n/a
2019 655 64.0 10.2 n/a
2020 667 61.6 10.8 n/a
2021 591 65.2 9.0 n/a
2022 668 65.1 10.2 n/a
2023 716 69.5 10.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hosmer

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $425 (2.1%) $19,880 (97.9%) $20,305
2020 $381 (1.8%) $20,429 (98.2%) $20,809
2021 $879 (3.6%) $23,300 (96.4%) $24,179

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hosmer

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 437th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 235th of 928 Elementary schools
 21.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hosmer)5157
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watertown)5751.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hosmer)5157.1
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Watertown)5345.8
 7.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hosmer)5546.7
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown)5346.3
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hosmer)5458.7
 4.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Watertown)5853.5
 4.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hosmer)6158.5
 2.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown)5452.1
 1.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hosmer)5053.7
 3.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Watertown)4851.3
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Hosmer)5462.2
 8.2%
   5th Grade Science (Watertown)4952
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Hosmer)5653.8
 2.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Watertown)5047.6
 2.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Hosmer)5256.6
 4.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Watertown)4944.1
 4.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Hosmer)5462.2
 8.2%
   All Grades Science (Watertown)4949.7
 0.7%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students655716
 9.3%
African American2331
 34.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian5770
 22.8%
Hispanic124135
 8.9%
Pacific Islander11
White391409
 4.6%
Two or More Races5769
 21.1%


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Students who attend Hosmer usually go on to attend:

Middle : Watertown Middle
High : Watertown High

Hosmer ranks 263rd of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Hosmer are 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 716 students attended Hosmer.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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