📍 333 W 77th St, Schererville, Lake County, 46375
James H Watson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Schererville, Lake County. The school has 656 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Central School Corporation school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James H Watson Elementary School enrolls 656 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 397 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 656 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 H Watson Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 6, state house district 15.
James H Watson Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Lake Central School Corporation, based in Saint John, Indiana. The district serves 8,985 students district-wide and employs 533 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 656 students, James H Watson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 899 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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