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Schools in Watson

Watson’s public schools

McGehee School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 14% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,121 students on the public path
In brief

Watson’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Watson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. McGehee Elementary School places highest (better than 31%); McGehee High School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Watson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5McGehee Elementary Schoolin McGeheeC
6–8Conner Middle Schoolin McGeheeNo scores
9–12McGehee High Schoolin McGeheeC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McGehee School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

McGehee School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,121 students, down 3% since 2021–22 · 11.6 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$15,528AR $13,585 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 39.9% · 686 students tested
Math28%
State average 38.3% · 686 students tested

Watson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Watson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watson—McGehee

Every school in Watson

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Watsonin other towns
McGehee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McGehee
C
547 students15:1Rate it →
Conner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McGehee
248 students10:1Rate it →
McGehee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McGehee
C−
326 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Watson’s schools

Are Watson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Watson. McGehee School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Watson in?

McGehee School District.

Where do Watson kids go to high school?

McGehee High School.

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What Watson families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.