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Schurz Elementary

Public Grades K-5

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Schurz Elementary is a public elementary school located in Watertown, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 236 students. The school is part of the Watertown Unified School District, which is ranked 260 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Schurz Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Watertown Unified School District and the state of Wisconsin in terms of academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.47% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.11% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.9% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Schurz Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.16% to 73.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

When comparing Schurz Elementary to other nearby schools in the Watertown Unified School District, it becomes clear that Schurz is the lowest-performing school. For example, Webster Elementary and Lincoln Elementary both outperform Schurz in academic proficiency and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Schurz Elementary's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school struggling significantly with White students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin schools in these categories.

223

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,811

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1508 Neenah St
Watertown, WI 53094-6998

(920) 262-1485

District: Watertown Unified School District

Students who attend Schurz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle
High:	Watertown High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.2%

White:

25.6%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

806^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Watertown Unified School District

260^th of 426Watertown Unified School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	806 of 1044	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	763 of 1061	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	829 of 1067	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	847 of 1067	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	725 of 1050	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	603 of 1037	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	764 of 1025	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.7	731 of 1071	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	732 of 1075	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.5	829 of 1076	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.3	803 of 1061	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	788 of 1053	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	859 of 1045	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	913 of 1046	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	885 of 1045	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	839 of 1030	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	60.6	468 of 1021	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	373 of 689	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.9	530 of 712	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.4	440 of 632	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	483 of 633	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	184 of 255	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.6	72 of 269	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	108 of 249	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	68 of 248	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	53 of 222	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	58 of 275	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	78 of 287	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	785 of 1001	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	608 of 1011	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	736 of 1010	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	849 of 1017	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	773 of 1004	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	591 of 1002	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	538 of 997	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	176 of 322	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	121 of 331	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	172 of 290	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	167 of 296	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	106 of 274	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	783 of 870	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	481 of 866	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	525 of 871	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	531 of 859	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	368 of 847	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	373 of 874	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	618 of 854	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	710 of 1000	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	740 of 1012	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	808 of 1011	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	713 of 1017	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	588 of 1003	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	528 of 1002	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	816 of 997	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	251 of 802	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	264 of 790	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	172 of 770	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	130 of 748	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	139 of 746	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	259 of 742	65.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	690 of 727	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	376 of 699	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	358 of 718	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.0	605 of 686	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Science50%~ state avg

Social Studies47%-17 vs state

Mathematics40%-14 vs state

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

I was looking for a dual language school for my kids to help them learn a new language but was also looking for diversity. This school has both and treat everybody with respect. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Ixonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N8425 North St	Ixonia	53036	Jefferson County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8400	256	20	13.0	17.2%	239 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	75.7	224^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.6	168^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.2%	56	66.0	65.4		67.9	69.2		73.1	67.3	$13,036	$820	$12,216
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	613	43	14.4	22.0%	513 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.6	363^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	67.5	53.3		59.1	61.7		71.0	57.0	$10,481	$401	$10,080
Park Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Park Lawn St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8200	383	31	12.4	20.9%	327 (85.4%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.2	71^st of 1044 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.6	70^th of 1061 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	78.3	74.2		83.3	80.7		79.0	67.7	$12,555	$444	$12,110
Greenland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	440 Coolidge St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8100	263	20	13.0	20.5%	239 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	83.1	122^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.7	61^st of 1061 public elementary schools	94.3%	61	78.9	65.8		71.2	73.7		89.5	65.8	$13,089	$612	$12,478
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Sanborn Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1400	283	21	13.3	40.6%	211 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	69.8	317^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.6%		62.3	452^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	57.4%	135	73.5	59.0	44.1	70.6	61.5	61.8	76.9	64.1	$12,538	$546	$11,992

Frequently Asked Questions about Schurz Elementary

Is Schurz Elementary a good school?

Schurz Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Schurz Elementary in?

Watertown Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Schurz Elementary?

Students at Schurz Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 26% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Schurz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schurz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle
High : Watertown High

How many students attend Schurz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Schurz Elementary.

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