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Watertown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Watertown School District details

Watertown School District
61 Echo Lake Road
Watertown, CT 06795

2,598 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Watertown School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.2% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
45%
50%
48%
43%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fletcher W. Judson School
124 Hamilton Lane
Watertown, CT, 06795
03-05
John Trumbull Primary School
779 Buckingham St.
Oakville, CT, 06779
PK-02
Polk School
435 Buckingham St.
Oakville, CT, 06779
03-05
Swift Middle School
250 Colonial St.
Oakville, CT, 06779
06-08
Watertown High School
324 French St.
Watertown, CT, 06795
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.0% 49.8%
Black 3.8% 13.1%
Hispanic 11.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.9% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 26.7% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.1% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,843 $35,965,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $2,550,000 4.1%
Staff $215 $559,000 0.9%
General Administration $987 $2,563,000 4.1%
School Administration $1,452 $3,772,000 6.1%
Operation $2,814 $7,311,000 11.8%
Transportation $1,077 $2,799,000 4.5%
Other $225 $585,000 0.9%
Total Support $7,752 $20,139,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,196 $5,706,000 9.2%
Total Expenditures $23,791 $61,810,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%