For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 574 students in Watertown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Watertown School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 59% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
5 Schools
291 Schools
# Students
2,572 Students
149,799 Students
# Teachers
208 Teachers
12,298 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Watertown School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 196 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#113 out of 198 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
51%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.70
# American Indian Students
5 Students
463 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
33 Students
6,792 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
239 Students
48,512 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
33%
# Black Students
87 Students
26,009 Students
% Black Students
4%
17%
# White Students
2,108 Students
61,857 Students
% White Students
82%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
140 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
94 Students
5,867 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
74
2,921
# Students in K Grade:
194
4,925
# Students in 1st Grade:
169
4,783
# Students in 2nd Grade:
195
5,206
# Students in 3rd Grade:
191
5,179
# Students in 4th Grade:
197
5,324
# Students in 5th Grade:
201
8,220
# Students in 6th Grade:
181
30,018
# Students in 7th Grade:
195
37,838
# Students in 8th Grade:
198
38,799
# Students in 9th Grade:
186
1,854
# Students in 10th Grade:
184
1,713
# Students in 11th Grade:
196
1,599
# Students in 12th Grade:
211
1,420
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,263 in this school district is less than the state median of $25,998. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,032 is less than the state median of $25,071. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$65 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$62 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,263
$25,998
Spending / Student
$24,032
$25,071
Best Watertown School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Swift Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
250 Colonial St.
Oakville, CT 06779
(860) 945-4830
Oakville, CT 06779
(860) 945-4830
Grades: 6-8
| 574 students
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