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Watertown, WI
Public School Ratings




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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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 Unified School District details

Watertown Unified School District
111 Dodge St
Watertown, WI 53094

3,231 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Watertown Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.5% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
52%
51%
51%
53%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Douglas Elementary School
1101 Prospect St
Watertown, WI, 53098
PK-05
Endeavor Charter School
825 Endeavour Dr
Watertown, WI, 53098
09-12
Leap Elementary School
W4712 County Road O
Watertown, WI, 53098
PK-05
Lincoln Elementary School
210 N Montgomery St
Watertown, WI, 53094
KG-05
Riverside Middle School
131 Hall St
Watertown, WI, 53094
06-08
Schurz Elementary School
1508 Neenah St
Watertown, WI, 53094
PK-05
Watertown 4 Kids School
111 Dodge St
Watertown, WI, 53094
PK-PK
Watertown High School
825 Endeavour Dr
Watertown, WI, 53098
09-12
Webster Elementary School
634 S 12th St
Watertown, WI, 53094
PK-05
Ecampus Academy Charter School
111 Dodge Street
Watertown, WI, 53094
PK-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.1% 70.0%
Black 2.7% 9.3%
Hispanic 23.8% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.0% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 38.7% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,719 $28,171,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $899 $2,904,000 5.4%
Staff $719 $2,323,000 4.3%
General Administration $255 $824,000 1.5%
School Administration $628 $2,029,000 3.8%
Operation $1,272 $4,111,000 7.6%
Transportation $522 $1,685,000 3.1%
Other $869 $2,809,000 5.2%
Total Support $5,164 $16,685,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,838 $9,169,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $16,721 $54,025,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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