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Schools in Watson

Watson’s public schools

Effingham Community Unit School District 40 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?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,892 students on the public path
In brief

Watson’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Watson’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Effingham High School places highest (better than 60%); Effingham Junior High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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
KEarly Learning Centerin EffinghamNo scores
2–5Central Grade Schoolin EffinghamB−
6–8Effingham Junior High Schoolin EffinghamB−
9–12Effingham High Schoolin EffinghamB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Effingham Community Unit School District 40.

The district

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

Effingham Community Unit School District 40Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,261 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,887IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 1157 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 1211 students tested

Watson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watson—Effingham Community Unit School District 40
JacksonB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Altamont Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
Watson TownshipB+Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Effingham Community Unit School District 40 with Watson, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Watson

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

Also serving Watsonin other towns
Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Effingham
175 students11:1Rate it →
Central Grade School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Effingham
B−
547 students13:1Rate it →
Effingham Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Effingham
B−
458 students13:1Rate it →
Effingham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Effingham
B
712 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Watson’s schools

Are Watson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Watson. Effingham Community Unit School District 40 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, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Watson in?

Effingham Community Unit School District 40.

Where do Watson kids go to high school?

Effingham High School.

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What Watson families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.