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Middle Schools in Watertown-Mayer Public School District

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At a glance

DistrictWatertown-Mayer Public School District44^th of 446 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

School

418

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWatertown-Mayer Middle32^nd of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Watertown-Mayer Middle up 29 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Watertown-Mayer Public School District in Minnesota is home to a single middle school, Watertown-Mayer Middle, which serves grades 6-8. This standout school has consistently outperformed the state average in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments, often by a significant margin.

Watertown-Mayer Middle is ranked 32nd out of 519 Minnesota middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 6% of middle schools in the state. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year, indicating it is among the top-performing schools in Minnesota. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.17% of students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and 64.93% were proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to the state average of 49.59%.

Watertown-Mayer Middle also has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 26.12% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.7, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest a positive learning environment that may contribute to the school's academic success. Overall, Watertown-Mayer Middle is a standout school within the Watertown-Mayer Public School District and the state of Minnesota, providing a high-quality education to its students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Watertown-Mayer Middle	Public	5-8	1001 Highway 25 NW	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 955-0400	418	27	15.5	25.6%	387 (92.6%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	89.6	32^nd of 519 public middle schools	93.8%		83	61^st of 545 public middle schools	88.8%	29	76.0	64.0	60.8	59.3	65.2	69.0	67.5	64.5	56.8	64.9	$8,458

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Delano Public School District	6.45 mi	3
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	7.04 mi	25
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	7.13 mi	12	139^th
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	8.69 mi	7	265^th
Waconia Public School District	8.9 mi	10	24^th

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

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