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Enrollment
1,181
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363012004057
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1335 WASHINGTON ST, WATERTOWN, NY 13601 · (315) 785-3800 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,181 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
732 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 306 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 312 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 275 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 20 | 2% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 49.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New York 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 New York'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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,181 | 62.0% | 59.3% |
| LOCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 1,377 | 62.3% | 69.2% |
| AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL AUBURN | 1,176 | 56.0% | 65.2% |
| ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL ELMIRA | 1,273 | 67.2% | 40.7% |
| ROME FREE ACADEMY ROME | 1,512 | 52.7% | 55.3% |
| G RAY BODLEY HIGH SCHOOL FULTON | 938 | 53.5% | 59.5% |
Matched among New York high 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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #560 of 1,135 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #657 of 1,109 ▼ 7 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #391 of 1,135 ▼ 88 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,181 | #178 of 1,216 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #895 of 1,058 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #528 of 1,070 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #583 of 1,167 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #102 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,181
+132 (+13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,098
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,181 | 86.9 | 13.6:1 | 62% (732) |
| 2023-24 | 1,139 | 84.3 | 13.5:1 | 58% (656) |
| 2022-23 | 1,083 | 77.6 | 14.0:1 | 65% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 1,049 | 71 | 14.8:1 | 67% (701) |
| 2017-18 | 1,035 | 70.1 | 14.8:1 | 69% (710) |
| 2015-16 | 1,074 | 69 | 15.6:1 | 61% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 1,226 | 72 | 17.0:1 | 41% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 1,269 | 74 | 17.1:1 | 38% (476) |
| 1990-91 | 1,098 | 79 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In WATERTOWN, New York, part of Jefferson County, WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,181 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 77% higher.
WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 3,940 students in 8 schools, including WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Other groups make up 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 8% Black. Jefferson County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 86.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.6:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 49%, lower than here.
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (59.3%) and its predicted rate (52.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $66,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among the 39 public schools in Jefferson County.
The nearest public school is CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.8 in 2020-21.
Community posts for WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOLMiddle · 614 students
- CASE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 586 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOLElementary · 340 students
- SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- OHIO STREET SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Other schools in WATERTOWN
- HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOLMiddle · 614 students
- CASE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 586 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOLElementary · 340 students
- SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- OHIO STREET SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 586
- HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 614
- SHERMAN SCHOOL0.5 mi · 323
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 340
- OHIO STREET SCHOOL1.7 mi · 308
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,181 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.