Watertown High School – 01 serves 1,211 learners in grades 9-12.

Watertown High School – 01 placed in the upper 20% of all schools in South Dakota for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 10%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 50% (which is higher than the South Dakota state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75% (which is higher than the South Dakota state average of 54%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the South Dakota state average of 12:1.

Minority enrollment is 10% of the learner body (majority American Indian and Latino), which is lower than the South Dakota state average of 30% (majority American Indian).

School Overview: Watertown High School – 01’s learner population of 1,211 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 75 teachers has grown by 17% over five school years.

School Comparison: Watertown High School – 01 is ranked within the upper 20% of all 638 schools in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Watertown High School – 01 is 0.19, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.48. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Watertown High School – 01 is Waverly-south Shore High School – 01 (10.4 miles away)

The closest middle school is Watertown Middle School – 02 (1.7 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Mckinley Elementary – 06 (0.3 miles away)