James R Watson Elementary School
901 Eckhart St
Auburn IN, 46706, De Kalb County
Phone: 260-920-1014
Ranking: 
(552 out of 1,449, top 38%)*
(552 out of 1,449, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: DeKalb County Central United School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 598 | 594 | 579 | 595 | 669 | 666 | 689 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 102 | 17.1% | 100 | 16.8% | 94 | 16.2% | 93 | 15.6% | 101 | 15.1% | 101 | 15.2% | 111 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 16.9% | 92 | 15.5% | 97 | 16.8% | 100 | 16.8% | 110 | 16.4% | 111 | 16.7% | 107 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 15.6% | 95 | 16.0% | 103 | 17.8% | 100 | 16.8% | 113 | 16.9% | 110 | 16.5% | 104 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 15.6% | 106 | 17.8% | 101 | 17.4% | 105 | 17.6% | 98 | 14.6% | 105 | 15.8% | 126 | 18.3% |
| Grade 4: | 101 | 16.9% | 100 | 16.8% | 96 | 16.6% | 94 | 15.8% | 102 | 15.2% | 128 | 19.2% | 103 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 106 | 17.7% | 100 | 16.8% | 88 | 15.2% | 103 | 17.3% | 129 | 19.3% | 102 | 15.3% | 125 | 18.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 295 | 49.3% | 309 | 52.0% | 315 | 54.4% | 319 | 53.6% | 357 | 53.4% | 351 | 52.7% | 390 | 56.6% |
| Female: | 303 | 50.7% | 285 | 48.0% | 264 | 45.6% | 276 | 46.4% | 288 | 43.0% | 297 | 44.6% | 288 | 41.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.0% | 27 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.7% |
| White: | 548 | 91.6% | 546 | 91.9% | 531 | 91.7% | 549 | 92.3% | 617 | 92.2% | 625 | 93.8% | 641 | 93.0% |
| 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: | 23 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 184 | 30.8% | 186 | 31.3% | 177 | 30.6% | 168 | 28.2% | 208 | 31.1% | 173 | 26.0% | 181 | 26.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 9.9% | 64 | 10.8% | 61 | 10.5% | 50 | 8.4% | 55 | 8.2% | 69 | 10.4% | 69 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.62 | 20.48 | 20.68 | 22.01 | 22.30 | 21.10 | 21.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.4% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.9% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 82.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.1% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 76.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 82% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 88.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.4% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67.8% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65% | 67% |
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* James R Watson Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.