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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-4·NCES 467662001378
Watertown Intermediate School - 13
601 11th St NE, Watertown, SD 57201 · (605) 882-6355 · Codington County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of South Dakota public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 South Dakota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
205 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 256 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 276 | 52% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 53% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Watertown School District 14-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.2pp since 2022
Math
48.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +6.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 47.2% |
| 2022-23 | 52.5% | 41.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for South Dakota 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 South Dakota'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 Intermediate School - 13
Watertown Intermediate School - 13's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown Intermediate School - 13 this school | 532 | 38.5% | 51.1% |
| Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown | 575 | 35.0% | 52.6% |
| Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell | 578 | 40.0% | 52.9% |
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis | 490 | 43.1% | 47.1% |
| Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche | 414 | 45.2% | 42.8% |
| East Middle School - 30 Rapid City | 613 | 41.4% | 37.5% |
Matched among South Dakota 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 Intermediate School - 13 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #24 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #27 of 64 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #24 of 65 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #23 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #20 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #28 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #22 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #6 of 26 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
532
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 532 | 37.1 | 14.4:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 32% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 41.9 | 13.1:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 34% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 41.2 | 15.3:1 | 39% (243) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watertown Intermediate School - 13.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (629 to 532); teachers down 10% (41.2 to 37.1).
About Watertown Intermediate School - 13
Students in Watertown, South Dakota, attend Watertown Intermediate School - 13, a large middle school. In all, 532 students attend the school in grades 5 through 6. It has 184% more students than the average for middle schools in South Dakota (about 187).
Watertown School District 14-4 includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 3,754 students.
More than half of the students at Watertown Intermediate School - 13 are White (80%). The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Codington County's population at about 91%. The diversity index for Watertown Intermediate School - 13 is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Watertown Intermediate School - 13 has a ratio of 14.4:1. The gap from the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%.
Watertown Intermediate School - 13 earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of South Dakota public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Watertown Intermediate School - 13 is +3.9 points: 51.1% actual, 47.2% predicted.
For Codington County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,727, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 18 public schools and about 4,561 students.
Measured in a straight line, Watertown High School - 01 is about 0.3 miles from Watertown Intermediate School - 13. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Watertown Intermediate School - 13 comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Watertown Intermediate School - 13 the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Codington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,767
Census ACS
Median income
$72,727
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Watertown School District 14-4
- Watertown High School - 01High · 1,222 students
- Watertown Middle School - 02Middle · 575 students
- Lincoln Elementary - 05Elementary · 361 students
- Jefferson Elementary - 09Elementary · 333 students
- McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06Elementary · 296 students
- Mellette Elementary - 07Elementary · 267 students
Other schools in Watertown
- Watertown High School - 01High · 1,222 students
- Watertown Middle School - 02Middle · 575 students
- Lincoln Elementary - 05Elementary · 361 students
- Jefferson Elementary - 09Elementary · 333 students
- McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06Elementary · 296 students
- Mellette Elementary - 07Elementary · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Watertown High School - 010.3 mi · 1,222
- Lincoln Elementary - 050.4 mi · 361
- Watertown Middle School - 021.0 mi · 575
- Mellette Elementary - 071.0 mi · 267
- Roosevelt Elementary - 081.2 mi · 148
- Jefferson Elementary - 091.2 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Watertown Intermediate School - 13What is the total enrollment at Watertown Intermediate School - 13?
Watertown Intermediate School - 13 enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Watertown Intermediate School - 13 serve?
Watertown Intermediate School - 13 serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Watertown Intermediate School - 13 have?
Watertown Intermediate School - 13 employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Watertown Intermediate School - 13?
Student demographics at Watertown Intermediate School - 13 are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Watertown Intermediate School - 13 in?
Watertown Intermediate School - 13 is part of Watertown School District 14-4.
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