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Watts Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Watts.

Watts’ Schools page →

Students
206
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,278
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
The gist

What stands out about Watts Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the OK average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 20.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Watts. Grade by grade →

PK–8Watts EsThis district
9–12Watts HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.9% · 101 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 27.2% · 101 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 17 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,278 per student · 9% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 43%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 48%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
260’20
242’21
224’22
212’23
206’24

Down 20.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 43%Two or more races 23%American Indian/Alaska Native 18%Hispanic 14%Asian 3%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.