James H Watson Elementary School
333 West 77th St
Schererville IN, 46375, Lake County
Phone: 219-322-1365
Ranking: 
(74 out of 1,449, top 5%)*
(74 out of 1,449, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lake Central School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 533 | 559 | 617 | 648 | 643 | 608 | 748 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 27 | 5.1% | 26 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 17.3% | 105 | 18.8% | 111 | 18.0% | 118 | 18.2% | 119 | 18.5% | 121 | 19.9% | 129 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 20.3% | 108 | 19.3% | 135 | 21.9% | 146 | 22.5% | 153 | 23.8% | 147 | 24.2% | 153 | 20.5% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 18.9% | 99 | 17.7% | 112 | 18.2% | 116 | 17.9% | 103 | 16.0% | 120 | 19.7% | 109 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 18.9% | 101 | 18.1% | 117 | 19.0% | 108 | 16.7% | 122 | 19.0% | 109 | 17.9% | 103 | 13.8% |
| Grade 4: | 104 | 19.5% | 120 | 21.5% | 113 | 18.3% | 131 | 20.2% | 122 | 19.0% | 111 | 18.3% | 127 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 277 | 52.0% | 301 | 53.8% | 320 | 51.9% | 330 | 50.9% | 313 | 48.7% | 309 | 50.8% | 365 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 256 | 48.0% | 258 | 46.2% | 297 | 48.1% | 318 | 49.1% | 280 | 43.5% | 258 | 42.4% | 337 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.6% | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 84 | 15.8% | 81 | 14.5% | 82 | 13.3% | 91 | 14.0% | 67 | 10.4% | 62 | 10.2% | 80 | 10.7% |
| Black: | 23 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.6% | 19 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.3% |
| White: | 380 | 71.3% | 406 | 72.6% | 461 | 74.7% | 494 | 76.2% | 497 | 77.3% | 477 | 78.5% | 578 | 77.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.8% | 32 | 5.7% | 30 | 4.9% | 25 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 18.6% | 93 | 16.6% | 95 | 15.4% | 77 | 11.9% | 68 | 10.6% | 61 | 10.0% | 51 | 6.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.6% | 19 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.3% | 29 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.38 | 19.61 | 19.28 | 20.74 | 19.48 | 19.00 | 21.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 85.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 81.6% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 85.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.3% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 84.9% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 90.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 86.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 74% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 77% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James H Watson Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.