Watertown School District Schools
Watertown School District is a public school district in Connecticut, based in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (Watertown). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Watertown School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Watertown School District
4 of 5 schools in Watertown School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2
Best schools in Watertown School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Fletcher W Judson School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Polk School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Swift Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Watertown High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Watertown School District
High schools (1)
- C Watertown High School, Watertown
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Swift Middle School, Oakville
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- John Trumbull Primary School, Oakville
Other schools and academies (2)
- B Fletcher W Judson School, Watertown
- B- Polk School, Oakville
Where Watertown School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Connecticut
- County: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,578 students with 211 full-time-equivalent teachers and 541 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0904890
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Thomaston School District (3 schools, 3 mi)
- Plymouth School District (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Waterbury School District (29 schools, 6 mi)
- Regional School District 14 (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Wolcott School District (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Litchfield School District (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Naugatuck School District (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Regional School District 15 (7 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Watertown School District
How many schools are in Watertown School District?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Watertown School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Watertown School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Oakville, Watertown.
How good are the schools in Watertown School District?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 48% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 50.3%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Watertown School District?
2,578 students were enrolled in Watertown School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Watertown School District?
Watertown School District is in Connecticut, based in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, with its district office in Watertown. Its boundary covers about 29.0 sq mi.