Samuel Watson

Samuel Watson, a tight-knit elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, run under Fall River, caters to 287 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 381.

Within Fall River, which oversees 19 schools and 11,089 students, Samuel Watson is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Samuel Watson logs that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Bristol County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, census data for Bristol County shows median household earnings sit near $85,625, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Samuel Watson is one of 142 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students).

Nearest neighbor: Talbot Innovation School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Samuel Watson.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Samuel Watson's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 287). White enrollment moved from 49% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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