📍 1508 Neenah St, Watertown, Jefferson County, 53094
Schurz Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watertown, Jefferson County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watertown Unified School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Schurz Elementary enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 54% |
| White | 90 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 244 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Schurz Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WI-50, state senate district 13, state house district 37.
Schurz Elementary is one of 10 schools in Watertown Unified School District, based in Watertown, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,076 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, Schurz Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe