Summary:
The 10 schools in zip code 57201 span early childhood through high school, with five elementary, three middle and two high schools. Across seven schools with recent all-grades results, math averaged 50%, above the state’s 44%, while ELA averaged 47%, below the state’s 49%. The most important contrast is between the two middle schools: Waverly-South Shore Middle School had the lowest results in both subjects, while Watertown Middle School was above the state in key grade-specific comparisons.
Jefferson Elementary led all-grades math at 60.5%, just ahead of Lincoln Elementary at 60.2%; Watertown Middle led ELA at 60%. At the other end, Waverly-South Shore Middle scored 33% in ELA and 24% in math, respectively 16 and 20 points below state results. High-school ACT results were stronger: Waverly-South Shore High School led ELA at 60%, while Watertown High School led math at 38% and science at 51%; both schools exceeded state results in all three subjects.
Recent averages improved, but not every school followed the trend. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the seven-school ELA average rose by 1 point and its gap below the state narrowed from 5 points to 2; the math average rose by 5 points, widening its advantage over the state to 6 points. Waverly-South Shore Elementary made especially large gains—17 points in ELA and 11 in math—while Waverly-South Shore Middle declined in both. SchoolDigger ranks Watertown Middle in the 75th percentile with 4 stars, compared with the 11th percentile and 1 star for Waverly-South Shore Middle. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 33% at Jefferson Elementary and 51% at Waverly-South Shore Elementary; these figures describe school communities, not causes of test results.
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