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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN-MAYER PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 274191000024

Watertown-Mayer Middle

1001 HIGHWAY 25 NW, WATERTOWN, MN 55388 · (952) 955-0400 · Carver County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Minnesota public middle 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 middle schools

Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 495
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
107 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 510224%
Grade 611628%
Grade 711227%
Grade 88821%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
38793%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
21952%
Female
19948%

School pathway

Feeds from
Watertown-Mayer Elementary SchoolKG–04
Based on grade levels within Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
64.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
65.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 Middle

Watertown-Mayer Middle's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Watertown-Mayer Middle this school41825.6%57.1%
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE
ZIMMERMAN
51426.8%48.8%
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ANNANDALE
46629.0%53.5%
STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE
STEWARTVILLE
48023.5%39.1%
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School
GLENWOOD
29527.5%67.4%
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
HOWARD LAKE
39330.3%38.0%
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Carver County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.1%#24 of 245#3 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.2%#15 of 245#2 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.9%#27 of 245#3 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
418#168 of 306#6 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#61 of 210#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.1%#203 of 216#8 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.6%#191 of 252#3 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.7%#14 of 66N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
418
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541826.915.6:126% (107)
2023-244252715.7:126% (111)
2022-2346027.716.6:127% (125)
2020-214772817.0:116% (77)
2017-1835520.217.6:122% (79)
2015-163572216.2:120% (70)
2010-113321917.5:123% (76)
2000-014542319.7:115% (70)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watertown-Mayer Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (355 to 418); teachers up 33% (20.2 to 26.9).

About Watertown-Mayer Middle

Watertown-Mayer Middle is a low-enrollment middle school that serves part of WATERTOWN, Minnesota. A federal count lists 418 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8.

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist serves 1,440 students across 4 schools.

About 93% of the student body at Watertown-Mayer Middle is White. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 26% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Carver County, the average is 18%.

allk12 grades Watertown-Mayer Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Watertown-Mayer Middle's results are 5.8 points above predicted: 57.1% against 51.3%.

Carver County has these Census figures: the median household income is $125,946, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Carver County has 57 public schools and roughly 18,076 students.

The closest other public school is Watertown Mayer High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Watertown-Mayer Middle has 3 other public schools within five miles. Watertown-Mayer Middle's average proficiency of 57.1% compares with 58.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 477 in 2020-21 to 418 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Carver County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Watertown-Mayer Middle
District
Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist
Address
1001 HIGHWAY 25 NW, WATERTOWN, MN 55388
Phone
(952) 955-0400
County
Carver County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
418
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
107 (26%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
274191000024
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Watertown-Mayer Middle
How large is Watertown-Mayer Middle?
Watertown-Mayer Middle enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 05-08.
Is Watertown-Mayer Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Watertown-Mayer Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Watertown-Mayer Middle?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Watertown-Mayer Middle.
How diverse is Watertown-Mayer Middle?
Watertown-Mayer Middle reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Watertown-Mayer Middle public or private?
Watertown-Mayer Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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