Elementary Schools in Watertown School District

Summary:

The Watertown School District in Connecticut is home to three elementary schools: John Trumbull Primary School, Polk School, and Fletcher W. Judson School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.

Among the three schools, Fletcher W. Judson School stands out as the top performer. The school ranks 239th out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools and earns a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics consistently exceed the district and state averages, with 58.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA and 70.2% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Polk School.

While the three schools share a consistent chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, the data suggests a potential correlation between higher per-student spending and better school performance, as seen with Fletcher W. Judson School. The district may benefit from further investigating the practices and strategies employed at the higher-performing school to identify opportunities for improvement across the district.

District Detail

61 Echo Lake Road
Watertown, CT 06795

(860) 945-4800

SchoolDigger Rank:
107^th of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,499

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Fletcher W. Judson School	Public	3-5	124 Hamilton Lane	Watertown	06795	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 945-4850	302	22	14.0	31.8%	242 (80.1%)	13 (4.3%)	27 (8.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.3%)	53.8	239^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.5%		56.8	217^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.3%	22	53.8	49.5	58.3	56.2	55.3	70.2	38.1	$20,173
Polk School	Public	3-5	435 Buckingham St.	Oakville	06779	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4840	303	24	12.8	53.1%	209 (69.0%)	16 (5.3%)	49 (16.2%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	35.6	299^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.4%		38	294^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.8%	5	51.8	45.2	36.0	45.0	57.0	36.0	31.2	$22,059
John Trumbull Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	779 Buckingham St.	Oakville	06779	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-2776	610	45	13.5	39.5%	448 (73.4%)	26 (4.3%)	112 (18.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)								(n/a)								$20,649

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterbury School District	3.07 mi	30	149^th
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	3.79 mi	17	144^th
Regional School District 14	4.28 mi	4	66^th
Thomaston School District	4.33 mi	3
Regional School District 15	4.44 mi	7	72^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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