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Watertown Public Schools At-a-Glance
WPS creates an equitable, challenging, and innovative learning environment where everyone belongs and every student is empowered to shape the world around them.
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Our 2,848 students are enrolled in 6 schools.
- 10.4 to 1 Student-to-Teacher ratio
- 17.2 average class size
Watertown has offered universal free preK for 4 years olds since September 2024.
In 2025-2026, there are 153 students enrolled in PreK with classrooms in the early childhood center at Early Steps, and each of the three elementary schools.
Watertown Public Schools enrollment varies by grade level.
Our largest cohort is currently Kindergarten at 252, and our smallest is grade 10 at 173.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education identifies a student group called “high need” to help districts track student populations that may need additional support or programming. The high need student group includes students in special education, English Learners, or students with a low income designation, without double counting students who belong to more than one of these groups.
In WPS, our total high need population has hovered around 50% over the last 10 years, however, the make up of that group has shifted over time to include more students from families that have a low income designation, and more multi-lingual students.