Watson Junior High School

Regular School · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Watson Junior High School is a regular school school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 470 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

470

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	234	50%
Hispanic/Latino	152	32%
Two or more races	41	9%
Black or African American	36	8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	470	270M / 200F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	32.2%	184
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	55.2%	94
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	71

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

+0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

28 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

270

57.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	470	100%

Contact & Location

136 FONTAINE BOULEVARD

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911

Phone: (719)391-3255

http://watson.wsd3.org/

District

School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,077

District enrollment: 9,611

Other Schools in District

French Elementary School Elementary
Grand Mountain School Elementary
James Madison Charter Academy School Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School Elementary
Pinello Elementary School Elementary
Sunrise Elementary School Elementary
Talbott STEAM Innovation School Elementary
Venetucci Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80911) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080648001126

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD