📍 277 N Centre Ave, Rockville Centre, Nassau County, 11570
Watson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockville Centre, Nassau County. The school has 237 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watson School enrolls 237 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
31 of the school's 237 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 29 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Watson School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 9, state house district 21.
Watson School is one of 7 schools in ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ROCKVILLE CENTRE, New York. The district serves 3,311 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 237 students, Watson School is smaller than the district average of about 473 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large