📍 1579 Mary Lou Retton Dr, Fairmont, Marion County, 26554
Watson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairmont, Marion County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watson Elementary School enrolls 415 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 16% Two or more races and 8.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Watson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-20, state senate district 13, state house district 50.
Watson Elementary School is one of 21 schools in Marion County Schools, based in FAIRMONT, West Virginia. The district serves 7,112 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, Watson Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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