Watertown 4 Kids

Set in Watertown, Wisconsin, Watertown 4 Kids is an intimate elementary campus, operated by Watertown Unified School District. It serves 155 students across grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Watertown Unified School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,076 students. Watertown 4 Kids is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Watertown 4 Kids records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Watertown 4 Kids shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Jefferson County's rate of about 35%.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,750 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Jefferson County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), Watertown 4 Kids is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Schurz Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Watertown 4 Kids.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Watertown 4 Kids's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 193 (now 155). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 72% to 63%. Class-load math has tightened: from 38.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Watertown 4 Kids typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.