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What's the biggest difference between WATERTOWN-MAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN-MAYER PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 274191003674
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School
500 PAUL AVE, WATERTOWN, MN 55388 · (952) 955-0300 · Carver County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
146 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (100).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School→Watertown-Mayer Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Watertown-Mayer Elementary School
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown-Mayer Elementary School this school | 482 | 30.3% | 65.7% |
| Paynesville Area Elementary PAYNESVILLE | 429 | 29.6% | 54.4% |
| ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 522 | 28.7% | N/A |
| BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER | 506 | 31.8% | 56.5% |
| Voyager Elementary ALEXANDRIA | 446 | 27.8% | 54.4% |
| BONNER ELEMENTARY STEWARTVILLE | 411 | 28.5% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Watertown-Mayer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #67 of 844 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #114 of 844 | #6 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #131 of 844 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #326 of 1,130 | #9 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #593 of 769 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #669 of 796 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #683 of 942 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #195 of 499 | #2 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 33.5 | 15.7:1 | 36% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 21% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 30.8 | 18.8:1 | 23% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 23% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 23% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watertown-Mayer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (577 to 482); teachers up 1% (30.8 to 31).
About Watertown-Mayer Elementary School
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in WATERTOWN, Minnesota. Its 482 students are spread across kindergarten through 4. The school's enrollment is 40% larger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The 4 schools in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist enroll 1,440 students altogether, Watertown-Mayer Elementary School among them.
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 89% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Carver County is about 87% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Watertown-Mayer Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Teacher staffing is 31 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. About 30% of students, or 146, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 18% average for public schools in Carver County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Watertown-Mayer Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is a top-10% school in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.8% with an actual 65.7%.
In Carver County (population about 110,041), median household income is about $125,946, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in Carver County, which together enroll about 18,076 students.
The closest public school to Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is Watertown-Mayer Cmty Learning Cntr, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Watertown-Mayer Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School had 509 students in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
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Carver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,041
Census ACS
Median income
$125,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
18,076 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist
- Watertown Mayer HighHigh · 516 students
- Watertown-Mayer MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Watertown-Mayer Cmty Learning CntrElementary · 24 students
- WM - ConnectionsHigh
Other schools in WATERTOWN
- Watertown Mayer HighHigh · 516 students
- Watertown-Mayer MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Watertown-Mayer Cmty Learning CntrElementary · 24 students
- WM - ConnectionsHigh
Nearby schools
- Watertown-Mayer Cmty Learning Cntr1.1 mi · 24
- Watertown Mayer High1.7 mi · 516
- Watertown-Mayer Middle1.7 mi · 418
- SWMetro St. Boni Level 45.5 mi · 21
- Delano High School6.3 mi · 1,158
- Delano Intermediate School6.6 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Watertown-Mayer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Watertown-Mayer Elementary School?
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-04.
Is Watertown-Mayer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Watertown-Mayer Elementary School have?
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Watertown-Mayer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Watertown-Mayer Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Watertown-Mayer Elementary School in?
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is part of Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.