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Schools in Watson

Watson’s public schools

Montevideo Public 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?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 12% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,338 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 Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Montevideo Middle places highest (better than 55%); Ramsey Elementary lowest (45%). 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
K–2Ramsey Elementaryin MontevideoB−
3–4Sanford Elementary Schoolin MontevideoNo scores
5–8Montevideo Middlein MontevideoB
9–12Montevideo Senior Highin MontevideoB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montevideo Public 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.

Montevideo Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,372 students · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,971MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 705 students tested
Math51%
State average 44.8% · 682 students tested

Watson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watson—Montevideo Public

Every school in Watson

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

Also serving Watsonin other towns
Ramsey Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Montevideo
B−
260 students13:1Rate it →
Sanford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Montevideo
277 students15:1Rate it →
Montevideo Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Montevideo
B
393 students16:1Rate it →
Montevideo Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Montevideo
B−
408 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Watson’s schools

Are Watson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Watson. Montevideo Public 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, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Watson in?

Montevideo Public School District.

Where do Watson kids go to high school?

Montevideo Senior High.

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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.