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McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06

PublicElementaryGrades PK–K

5 12th St SW, Watertown, SD 57201 · (605) 882-6350 · Part of Watertown School District 14-4

Watertown’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
296
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–K
The gist

What stands out about McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 20.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Watertown kids: 3 elementary schools

On the path

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

PK–KMcKinley Early Childhood Center - 06You are here
1–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5 12th St SW, Watertown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K71
Kindergarten225
Enrollment over time
246’20
239’21
234’22
255’23
296’24

Up 20.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06 from Watertown families.

Other schools in Watertown School District 14-4

The district →
Sunrise Colony - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Summit
20 students10:1
Lincoln Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Watertown
A+
361 students15:1
Jefferson Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Watertown
B
333 students14:1
Mellette Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Watertown
B+
267 students14:1
Watertown Intermediate School - 13
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Watertown
C
532 students14:1
Watertown Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Watertown
B
575 students15:1

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 South Dakota’s other public schools; Watertown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.