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Watertown Public Schools, Connecticut

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Watertown Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 2,578 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Watertown Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Litchfield and Naugatuck Valley counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,578 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Watertown Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
John Gavallas2027
Jason Malagutti2027
Cindy Phelan2027
Karim Belica20232027
Christine Faressa2025
Karen Hosking2025
Elizabeth Lawton2025
Krista Palomba2025
James Gambardella20242025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,783,000 $1,855 7%
Local: $39,917,000 $15,478 61%
State: $21,222,000 $8,229 32%
Total: $65,922,000 $25,561
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $63,196,000 $24,504
Total Current Expenditures: $58,816,000 $22,805
Instructional Expenditures: $36,988,000 $14,341 59%
Student and Staff Support: $3,029,000 $1,174 5%
Administration: $6,952,000 $2,695 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,847,000 $4,593 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $180,000 $69
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $22,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $578,000 $224


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 40-59 <=10 20-24 PS 30-39 38
2018-2019 49 40-59 11-19 40-44 PS 40-49 52
2017-2018 49 60-69 20-29 35-39 PS 40-49 51
2016-2017 45 40-59 <=10 30-34 PS 30-39 48
2015-2016 38 50-59 <=10 25-29 PS 20-29 40
2014-2015 36 60-69 <=20 25-29 PS 20-29 37
2013-2014 21-39 PS PS <50
2012-2013 84 >=90 50-59 80-84 PS 60-69 85
2011-2012 83 >=90 50-59 75-79 >=50 70-79 84
2010-2011 85 80-89 60-79 85-89 >=50 80-89 85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 60-79 40-49 45-49 PS 60-69 57
2018-2019 63 60-79 40-49 50-54 PS 40-49 65
2017-2018 67 80-89 40-49 65-69 PS 50-59 68
2016-2017 64 >=80 30-39 55-59 PS 50-59 65
2015-2016 62 >=80 50-59 55-59 PS 50-59 63
2014-2015 60 60-69 21-39 60-64 PS 40-49 60
2013-2014 <=20 PS PS <50
2012-2013 85 80-89 70-79 85-89 PS 70-79 85
2011-2012 85 80-89 60-69 85-89 >=50 80-89 86
2010-2011 84 70-79 >=80 80-84 >=50 80-89 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 87 >=50 PS 60-79 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 92 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 92 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 96 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2014-2015 88 >=50 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 92 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 87 >=50 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 91 >=50 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 88 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,578 -0.8
2022-2023 2,598 0.7
2021-2022 2,579 -1.5
2020-2021 2,617 -3.4
2019-2020 2,705 -1.4
2018-2019 2,742 -1.1
2017-2018 2,772 0.3
2016-2017 2,765 -1.7
2015-2016 2,811 -0.7
2014-2015 2,831 -3.0
2013-2014 2,917 -3.7
2012-2013 3,024 -2.5
2011-2012 3,099 -2.5
2010-2011 3,176 -2.0
2009-2010 3,239 -3.0
2008-2009 3,337 -1.8
2007-2008 3,398 -3.1
2006-2007 3,503 -1.4
2005-2006 3,553 1.3
2004-2005 3,506 -0.9
2003-2004 3,536 -0.9
2002-2003 3,569 -1.1
2001-2002 3,608 -0.2
2000-2001 3,617 0.9
1999-2000 3,585 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Watertown Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 5.2
Black 4.3 12.5
Hispanic 11.6 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 4.1 4.7
White 78.1 46.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Watertown Public Schools had 211.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.18.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 119.00
Secondary: 77.60
Total: 211.60

Watertown Public Schools employed 18.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.00
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 17.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 102.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 25.00
Other Support Services: 131.50


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Watertown Public Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fletcher W. Judson School2893-5
John Trumbull Primary School653PK-2
Polk School3123-5
Swift Middle School5856-8
Watertown High School7159-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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