Summary:
ZIP code 53094 covers Watertown, Wisconsin, where five schools — three elementary schools, one middle school, and one alternative PK–12 charter — enroll about 1,492 students combined, all within the Watertown Unified School District, which ranks 289th of 432 Wisconsin districts (33rd percentile, 2 stars). There is no traditional high school in this ZIP, so the only high-school-level graduation, dropout, and ACT data come from the alternative charter.
Academically, the elementary schools differ sharply from one another. Webster Elementary is the clear standout: 276th of 1,039 elementary schools (73rd percentile, 4 stars), with a Forward Exam average around 66% — well above the district and state — and 11.8% chronic absenteeism. Schurz Elementary is the opposite profile: the best attendance in the group (7.2% chronic absenteeism) but the weakest scores (about 37%), despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate (67.26%), high spending ($18,504), and a low student–teacher ratio of 9.7. Lincoln Elementary sits in the middle at 39th percentile and 2 stars, down from the 61st percentile in 2023–2024.
Riverside Middle is the largest school (616 students) and has slid from the 38th to the 26th percentile, now at 1 star, with all Forward Exam scores below state; its dropout rate is 0.0% and absenteeism (15.3%) is below state. eCampus Academy Charter School serves a distinct alternative population and carries the ZIP's strongest negative signals: 30.7% chronic absenteeism, a 2.3% dropout rate, an 85.7% graduation rate (vs. 96.8% district and 92.0% state), and ACT results of 20% ELA, 20% math, and 0% science. Notably, higher spending and smaller classes do not track with stronger outcomes here.
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