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Best Schools in Watertown, NY
Watertown, NY has 35 public schools (7 high, 7 middle, 16 elementary) serving 15,661 students. On average they score 56% on state proficiency tests against a projected 61%, so schools in Watertown underperform expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Watertown, NY
The top high schools in Watertown, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Thousand Islands High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Thousand Islands Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 247 Students
2. South Jefferson High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
South Jefferson Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 553 Students
3. Indian River High School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian River Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 781 Students
4. Lowville High School
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Projected Test Scores
Lowville Academy & Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 367 Students
5. General Brown Junior-senior High School
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Projected Test Scores
General Brown Central School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 661 Students
6. Watertown Senior High School
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Projected Test Scores
Watertown City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1083 Students
7. Carthage Senior High School
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Projected Test Scores
Carthage Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 815 Students
Best Middle Schools in Watertown, NY
The top middle schools in Watertown, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Thousand Islands Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Thousand Islands Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 209 Students
2. Lowville Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lowville Academy & Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 297 Students
3. Clarke Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
South Jefferson Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 435 Students
4. Indian River Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian River Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 672 Students
5. Carthage Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Carthage Central School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 899 Students
6. Case Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Watertown City School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 626 Students
7. Harold T Wiley School
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Projected Test Scores
Watertown City School District • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 574 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Watertown, NY
The top elementary schools in Watertown, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Bashaw Elementary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Thousand Islands Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 125 Students
2. Evans Mills Primary School
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Indian River Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 375 Students
3. Black River School
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Carthage Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 460 Students
4. Maynard P Wilson Elementary School
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South Jefferson Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 520 Students
5. Indian River Intermediate School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian River Central School District • Public • Grades 4 - 5 • 544 Students
6. Lowville Elementary School
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Lowville Academy & Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 618 Students
7. Sherman School
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Watertown City School District • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 320 Students
8. Brownville School
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General Brown Central School District • Public • Grades 3 - 6 • 409 Students
9. Guardino Elementary School
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Thousand Islands Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 293 Students
10. Starbuck Elementary School
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Watertown City School District • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 185 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Watertown, NY
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Watertown, NY has a total population of 32,898 with 23% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 89%, and 25% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Watertown, NY
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Watertown, NY.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
24.65 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.79 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
20.86 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Watertown, NY.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Watertown, NY.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Watertown, NY Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Watertown, NY
How many schools are in Watertown, NY?
Watertown, NY has 35 public schools: 7 high schools, 7 middle schools and 16 elementary schools, serving 15,661 students in total.
How do schools in Watertown perform on state tests?
On average, 35 schools in Watertown score 56% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 61%, so on average schools in Watertown underperform expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Watertown?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 58%
- Projected: 60%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 55%
- Projected: 62%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 63%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 60%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 53%
- Projected: 61%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 58%
- Projected: 67%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 58%
- Projected: 60%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 64%
- Projected: 73%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 59%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 63%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
Every school in Watertown
8 of 9 schools in Watertown carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 1D: 4F: 2
All 9 public schools we grade in Watertown. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (9)
- Case Middle School
- Harold T Wiley School
- Jefferson Lewis Hamilton Herkimer Oneida Boces
- Knickerbocker School
- North Elementary School
- Ohio Street School
- Sherman School
- Starbuck Elementary School
- Watertown Senior High School
Private schools (4)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.