Fletcher W. Judson School

Fletcher W. Judson School operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in Watertown, Connecticut, overseen by Watertown School District. Current enrollment sits at 302 students spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Fletcher W. Judson School sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

Fletcher W. Judson School is one of 5 schools operated by Watertown School District, a district that caters to 2,499 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Fletcher W. Judson School logs that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Fletcher W. Judson School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Fletcher W. Judson School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Watertown High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Fletcher W. Judson School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 302). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 80%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.