Best Public Schools in Watertown, WI

Summary:

The city of Watertown, Wisconsin is home to a diverse set of 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this Watertown Unified School District serve students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, as evidenced by the varying free and reduced lunch rates across the schools.

Several schools stand out in the district, with Webster Elementary and LEAP Elementary consistently performing above the district and state averages on standardized tests. The Endeavor Charter School also stands out, ranking 5th out of 431 Wisconsin high schools in 2023-2024 and 35th in 2024-2025, with exceptional performance on the ACT and Forward Exam.

While the district boasts high graduation rates and low dropout rates, the high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% across all schools is a concern that requires further investigation and targeted interventions. Additionally, the significant disparities in spending per student, ranging from $6,070 at Endeavor Charter School to $15,035 at LEAP Elementary, suggest potential inequities in resource allocation that may contribute to the observed performance gaps between the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Prospect St	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1495	311	29	10.7	56.9%	203 (65.3%)	17 (5.5%)	55 (17.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	46.7	633^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	39.4%		46.6	661^st of 1061 public elementary schools	37.7%	28				46.3	56.8	50.0				31.5	59.1	30.4				77.3			50.0		$14,183	$955	$13,227
LEAP Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W4712 County Road O	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 925-3712	60	3	18.7	35.0%	47 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.3%)	61.2	439^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.0%		84.1	101^st of 1061 public elementary schools	90.5%	338				50.0	60.0	71.4				50.0	60.0	85.7				60.0			60.0		$15,035	$909	$14,125
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 N Montgomery St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1465	140	11	12.7	50.0%	115 (82.1%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	57.3	495^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.6%		64.4	413^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.1%	82				56.3	51.7	58.1				62.5	53.6	54.8				60.7			53.6		$13,957	$1,030	$12,925
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%		46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%	39							49.0	51.6	46.0				40.3	45.4	52.3		43.4			41.0	$12,712	$565	$12,146
Schurz Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 Neenah St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1485	223	23	9.7	67.3%	57 (25.6%)	2 (0.9%)	152 (68.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	30.3	806^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.8%		37	763^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.1%	43				26.5	41.2	28.6				17.7	44.1	60.7				47.1			50.0		$12,811	$1,168	$11,643
Watertown High	Public	9-12	825 Endeavour Dr	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-7500	1,012	68	14.9	34.7%	713 (70.5%)	18 (1.8%)	219 (21.6%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.7%)	42.4	274^th of 431 public high schools	36.4%		53.1	196^th of 431 public high schools	54.5%	78	46.5	49.0	42.7															31.5			$12,856	$565	$12,290
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	634 S 12th St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1490	381	26	14.6	52.5%	276 (72.4%)	11 (2.9%)	72 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	68.4	341^st of 1044 public elementary schools	67.3%		73.8	256^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.9%	85				70.0	53.9	72.6				63.3	51.9	71.0				65.4			53.9		$12,959	$864	$12,094
Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	825 Endeavour Dr	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 262-7500	46	3	15.3	37.0%	39 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	87.1	35^th of 431 public high schools	91.9%		98.6	5^th of 431 public high schools	98.8%	30	80.0	53.3	60.0															73.3			$6,070	$565	$5,504
eCampus Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	111 Dodge Street	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 262-1420	132	8	16.5	42.4%	100 (75.8%)	3 (2.3%)	25 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)				0.0		66.7				0.0		66.7						50.0			$12,256	$565	$11,690

Cities Near Watertown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ixonia	6.87 mi	1	90^th
Johnson Creek	8.72 mi	1
Lake Mills	11.6 mi	3	111^th
Oconomowoc	11.75 mi	10	93^rd
Hustisford	11.97 mi	2	368^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 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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