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Watertown Senior High School

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Watertown Senior High School ranks 675 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 45% of New York high schools

Summary

Watertown Senior High School is a public high school in Watertown, New York, serving 1,139 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Watertown City School District, which is ranked 794 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watertown Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranging from 395th to 675th out of over 1,200 schools in recent years. The school's rating from SchoolDigger has fluctuated between 1 to 3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance compared to other New York high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 65.4% to 84.3%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.5% and 14.9%, also higher than the state average. Additionally, Watertown Senior High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 44.3% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Indian River High School, Carthage Senior High School, South Jefferson High School, and General Brown Junior-Senior High School, generally outperform Watertown Senior High School in terms of statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic performance on Regents exams. These nearby schools serve smaller student populations and have higher spending per student, which may contribute to their stronger academic outcomes. Additionally, Watertown Senior High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

1,181

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,636

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1335 Washington St
Watertown, NY 13601-4591

(315) 785-3800

District: Watertown City School District

Feeder schools for Watertown Senior High School:

Elementary:	Knickerbocker School
	North Elementary School
	Ohio Street School
	Sherman School
	More...
	Starbuck Elementary School
Middle:	Case Middle School
	Harold T Wiley School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the New York average (8% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 31% New York)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

675^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

794^th of 874Watertown City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	675 of 1234	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	639 of 1242	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	620 of 1228	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	582 of 1190	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	395 of 519	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	563 of 1207	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	544 of 1210	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	588 of 1221	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	431 of 1255	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	643 of 1255	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.9	599 of 1237	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	517 of 1217	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	575 of 1198	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	489 of 1165	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.8	491 of 1117	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	535 of 1086	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	519 of 1027	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	631 of 1002	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.9	571 of 986	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	549 of 935	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	319 of 713	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	212 of 690	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	246 of 671	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	138 of 593	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	276 of 686	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	89 of 679	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	136 of 426	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	226 of 424	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	314 of 447	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	265 of 669	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	130 of 565	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	194 of 546	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	689 of 1206	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	644 of 1219	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	621 of 1197	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	579 of 1155	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	221 of 290	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	551 of 1193	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	578 of 1176	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	369 of 885	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	383 of 865	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	293 of 851	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	281 of 760	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	214 of 815	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	216 of 791	72.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	263 of 607	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	78 of 531	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	710 of 1179	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	727 of 1170	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	567 of 1155	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	585 of 1101	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	233 of 289	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	442 of 1179	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	401 of 1154	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	512 of 1201	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	553 of 1211	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	596 of 1191	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	561 of 1154	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	267 of 354	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	559 of 1190	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	485 of 1176	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.6	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	226 of 328	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	140 of 306	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	105 of 272	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	118 of 212	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	80 of 165	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	64 of 157	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	715 of 1149	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	666 of 1144	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	575 of 1130	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	565 of 1038	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	119 of 137	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	452 of 1132	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	421 of 1095	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	619 of 788	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	592 of 781	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	609 of 776	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	582 of 738	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	128 of 133	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	512 of 793	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	549 of 765	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2025)74th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2024)68th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Physics94%+26 vs state

Common Core Algebra II94%+19 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts82%+7 vs state

Global History and Geography72%-4 vs state

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Geometry68%+8 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences65%+9 vs state

Chemistry60%-4 vs state

Life Science Biology56%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry50%+26 vs state

Algebra I46%-10 vs state

Living Environment35%-22 vs state

Earth Science20%-45 vs state

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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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Watertown Senior High School	Public	9-12	1335 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3800	1,181	87	13.5	62.0%	822 (69.6%)	92 (7.8%)	117 (9.9%)	21 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (10.5%)	47.8	675^th of 1234 public high schools	45.3%		50.6	639^th of 1242 public high schools	48.6%	36	60.3	93.7	81.8	50.0	20.0	71.8	35.0	94.4	70.5	46.3	56.1	67.8	65.1						99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,636	$720	$19,916
General Brown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	17643 Cemetery Rd	Dexter	13634	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	675	46	14.6	41.3%	611 (90.5%)	12 (1.8%)	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.0%)	76.9	199^th of 1234 public high schools	83.9%		71.9	312^th of 1242 public high schools	74.9%	113	87.2	98.3	90.6			87.7	44.0	90.9	94.3	76.6	72.2	72.2	88.7	42.6	53.7	53.7	70.1	46.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$18,991	$1,001	$17,990
South Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	11060 Us Rt 11	Adams	13605	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 232-4531	574	42	13.5	38.3%	536 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	66.9	381^st of 1234 public high schools	69.1%		70	336^th of 1242 public high schools	72.9%	45	90.2	92.7	88.7		78.0	70.8	84.1	64.0	79.6	68.0		69.2							99.1	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.6	99.8	$20,816	$1,918	$18,899
Carthage Senior High School	Public	9-12	36500 Nys Rt 26	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 493-5030	887	75	11.7	43.5%	650 (73.3%)	33 (3.7%)	107 (12.1%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (8.9%)	46.6	692^nd of 1234 public high schools	43.9%		55.4	584^th of 1242 public high schools	53.0%	108	42.5	45.3	75.6	33.3	26.7	74.7	33.3	53.5	80.1	66.3	47.3	57.3	46.6						100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,801	$1,286	$24,515
Indian River High School	Public	9-12	32925 Us Rt 11	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 642-3427	791	74	10.7	46.5%	565 (71.4%)	63 (8.0%)	89 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (7.2%)	72.1	288^th of 1234 public high schools	76.7%		72.6	297^th of 1242 public high schools	76.1%	9	62.5	100.0	94.5	25.0	79.5	83.0	69.9	83.3	89.5	68.5		74.4							99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.6	99.8	$30,327	$1,399	$28,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Watertown Senior High School

Watertown Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Knickerbocker School
Elementary : North Elementary School
Elementary : Ohio Street School
Elementary : Sherman School
Elementary : Starbuck Elementary School
Middle : Case Middle School
Middle : Harold T Wiley School

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Watertown Senior High School ranks 675^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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