📍 901 Eckhart Ave, Auburn, DeKalb County, 46706
James R Watson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Auburn, DeKalb County. The school has 588 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James R Watson Elementary School enrolls 588 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 540 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 588 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James R Watson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 14, state house district 52.
James R Watson Elementary School is one of 6 schools in DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist, based in Waterloo, Indiana. The district serves 3,537 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 588 students, James R Watson Elementary School is close to the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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