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Watertown High School
C+

Watertown High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

324 French St., Watertown, CT 06795 · (860) 945-4810 · Part of Watertown School District

Watertown’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
693
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Watertown High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Watertown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Swift Middle Schoolin Oakville
9–12Watertown High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

324 French St., Watertown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9161
Grade 10170
Grade 11173
Grade 12189
Enrollment over time
773’20
777’21
735’22
715’23
693’24

Down 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 13%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watertown High School from Watertown families.

Other schools in Watertown School District

The district →
John Trumbull Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Oakville
610 students14:1
Polk School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Oakville
B−
303 students13:1
Fletcher W. Judson School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Watertown
B
302 students14:1
Swift Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oakville
B−
591 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Watertown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.