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Fredric W Watson Elementary School

Public | PK-5 | 734 students

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2 stars

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Posted August 17, 2011

This will be our second year attending Watson and I am very excited to see if we have another wonderful year. The office staff are very sincere to the students and parents. The school all around is GREAT!!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 18, 2011

We are very fortunate to have such wonderful administrators at Watson. They both sincerely care about students, families, and staff. They are approachable and are always considerate of students' needs. We have also been blessed with a wonderful, new office manager! The atmosphere in the front office has completely turned around since she took on her VERY demanding job. She makes it look easy and has handled her duties with tact and grace. So happy to see so many positive changes at Watson this year!
—Submitted by a teacher


Posted August 18, 2010

I think that there have been big changes at Watson since Ms. Newton took over. She has worked hard to ensure every student feels welcome. This school made AYP for the 2009-2010 school year! Most of the teachers that were a problem have moved on. We only had a few teachers leave this past year due to moving out of state. The school is also going 9 month this year!
—Submitted by a teacher


Posted June 19, 2009

Communication between Parent and Teacher is poor at best. Parents have to intiate all communication and 'roll the dice' to see if they get a response from their childs teacher. In todays era of texting, email and internet homepages, why is it so hard for teachers to put forth the effort to enhance the communication within in thier school district let alone in their classroom? More parents need to comment.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 29, 2009

Poor communication between parents and teachers. Adminstration staff are rude and unprofestional, argue infront of parents and students alike and show dislike for any parent that dares ask a question or even walks through the front door. glad that i no deal with them.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 23, 2008

The school's leadership, the administration, has been poor for several years and consequently high teacher turnover year after year. There's no PTA, lousy community involvement, and awful communication between the principal's office and students' parents/families. Theres' been an unwritten and unspoken systematic containment of parental involvement and thus their support. Negative student behavior is rampant because of little or no consequences, thus teachers are policing the classrooms instead of teaching. It's a sad situation that I'm glad I'm no longer a part of.
—Submitted by a teacher


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

133 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
49%

2010

 
 
57%

2009

 
 
48%

2008

 
 
51%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 59% in 2011.

134 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
36%

2010

 
 
51%

2009

 
 
45%

2008

 
 
55%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2011.

119 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
45%

2010

 
 
45%

2009

 
 
53%

2008

 
 
56%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

119 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
49%

2010

 
 
61%

2009

 
 
59%

2008

 
 
47%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2011.

131 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
60%

2010

 
 
60%

2009

 
 
56%

2008

 
 
46%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 63% in 2011.

131 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
57%

2010

 
 
40%

2009

 
 
38%

2008

 
 
29%
Science

The state average for Science was 54% in 2011.

131 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
44%

2010

 
 
42%

2009

 
 
47%

2008

 
 
37%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 44% in 2011.

127 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
44%

2010

 
 
48%

2009

 
 
40%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students49%
Female50%
Male35%
Black/African American32%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic29%
White/Caucasian45%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch32%
Full price59%
Students without disabilities51%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English54%

Reading

All Students36%
Female25%
Male17%
Black/African American32%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian38%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch18%
Full price48%
Students without disabilities40%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English39%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students45%
Female47%
Male42%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic50%
White/Caucasian50%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch38%
Full price54%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities49%
Students with limited English proficiency41%
Proficient in English46%

Reading

All Students49%
Female56%
Male35%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic34%
White/Caucasian39%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch26%
Full price43%
Students without disabilities56%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English52%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students60%
Female54%
Male67%
Black/African American43%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic68%
White/Caucasian71%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch54%
Full price70%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities68%
Students with limited English proficiency65%
Proficient in English59%

Reading

All Students57%
Female62%
Male44%
Black/African American30%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic46%
White/Caucasiann/a
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch45%
Full price63%
Students without disabilities64%
Students with limited English proficiency43%
Proficient in English60%

Science

All Students44%
Female43%
Male45%
Black/African American35%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic50%
White/Caucasian57%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch41%
Full price49%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities50%
Students with limited English proficiency43%
Proficient in English45%

Writing

All Students44%
Female48%
Male40%
Black/African American34%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic47%
White/Caucasiann/a
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch36%
Full price55%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities50%
Students with limited English proficiency47%
Proficient in English43%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 39% 37%
White 27% 42%
Black 24% 11%
Asian/Pacific Islander 10% 8%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 38%N/A39%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 20N/A20
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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5845 North Commerce St
North Las Vegas, NV 89031
Phone: (702) 799-7040

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