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Schools in Watkins

Watkins’s public schools

Bennett School District 29-J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watkins. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Colorado’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
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 17% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.0
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,219 students on the public path
In brief

Watkins’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Watkins’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Bennett High School places highest (better than 51%); Bennett Elementary School lowest (19%). 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 Watkins, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Bennett Elementary Schoolin BennettC−
3–5Bennett Intermediate Schoolin BennettC−
6–8Bennett Middle Schoolin BennettC+
9–12Bennett High Schoolin BennettB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bennett School District 29-J.

The district

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

Bennett School District 29-JGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,793 students, up 53% since 2020–21 · 19.0 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$13,253CO $15,889 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 44.9% · 607 students tested
Math12%
State average 31.8% · 607 students tested

Watkins vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Watkins’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watkins—Bennett School District 29-J
AuroraBAdams-Arapahoe School District 28J PK–12 · Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12

Every school in Watkins

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

Also serving Watkinsin other towns
Bennett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bennett
C−
251 students16:1Rate it →
Bennett Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bennett
C−
256 students17:1Rate it →
Bennett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bennett
C+
281 students22:1Rate it →
Bennett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bennett
B−
431 students19:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Our Lady Help of Christians Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Catholic
115 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Watkins’s schools

Are Watkins’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Watkins. Bennett School District 29-J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watkins. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Watkins in?

Bennett School District 29-J.

Where do Watkins kids go to high school?

Bennett High School.

Are there private schools in Watkins?

Yes: Our Lady Help of Christians Academy (grades K–12, 115 students).

Parents talk

What Watkins 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.