Schurz Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary school in Watertown, Wisconsin, Schurz Elementary instructs 223 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Watertown Unified School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Schurz Elementary sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Watertown Unified School District, which oversees 10 schools and 3,076 students, Schurz Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Schurz Elementary logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Jefferson County's rate of about 35%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Schurz Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 42.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $83,750, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), of which Schurz Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Watertown 4 Kids, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Schurz Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 308 students in 2018 compared to 223 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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