Watterson Elementary School
Louisville, KY 40218
Phone: (502) 485-8342
District: Jefferson County School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 449 students
Watterson Elementary School, a public school located in Louisville, KY, serves grades K-5 in the Jefferson County.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Watterson Elementary School is a public school located in Louisville, KY. 449 students attend Watterson Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Kentucky Summative Assessment data from Kentucky Department of Education. |
| Academic Progress | 3/10 | The Academic Progress Rating is a growth proxy rating based on a model using unmatched cohorts, or school-level data instead of student-level data. The Academic Progress Rating was created using 2024 and 2025 Kentucky Summative Assessment data from Kentucky Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
Posted: April 4, 2024
Most horrifying school ever, they refused to give my daughter water causing her become dehydrated and in need of medical attention, teachers yell at an degrade the students, and to make matters worse my daughter come off the bus limping and falling to the ground with a sprained ankle and they attempted to cover up whatever happened to my child by calling child services luckily I had everything documented, I recorded conversations with principals and teachers and of course never sent her back. Homeschool your child or do whatever you can to not allow your child at this school.
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Posted: June 9, 2023
Mr. Hill is an amazing principal. Teachers in this school care and really work hard to make it a learning community.
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Posted: January 12, 2017
We have had great experience at this school. My daughter has excelled here.
Posted: February 4, 2015
I have a grandson at Watterson since kindergarten. He has always been a honor Student and made national elementary honor society in his 4th Year. I love this school!
Posted: April 16, 2014
Great school for learning. Staff and teachers are all accommodating and responsive to parent's concern..
Posted: May 15, 2013
I am a very proud parent and i realy love watteerson elementry i am so sad and happy at the same time my son has bee going to this school for the past 5 years, now he will be graduating on the 31st thank you all for taking such good care of my child and teaching him God Bless you all
Posted: February 12, 2013
I have 3 children at Watterson. I love this school and teachers and faculty. They really go above and beyond to help the kids succeed. Mrs. Head, the reading recovery teacher is absolutely phenomenal. She is working miracles with my twins. The teachers are very informative and keep parents informed and involved which is so important for your child's success. <3 WES
Posted: October 26, 2012
My son is in his 4th year at Watterson (4th grade). I give the staff at Watterson a 5. We've been very fortunate to have great teachers that care about the students and really want them to succeed. The basketball program is nice as well.
Posted: January 5, 2012
This is my sons first year at Watterson Elementary and I couldn't be more pleased. After hearing everything in the news with regards to JCPS I was hesistant about enrolling him in Jefferson County with the low test scores and all. That is not the case now though, his teacher Ms. Keiber is very hands on with his education and just all around Great!! He is a bit more advanced in some areas and she works with him to keep his attention to new things. All around I am extremely pleased with this school.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurbourne Grand | Apartment Complex | Louisville | KY | 4.4 mi | |
| 2 | Pheonix Place Apartment | Apartment Complex | Louisville | KY | 7.2 mi | |
| 3 | Vine Grove | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Vine Grove | KY | 32.6 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hursebourne | Louisville | KY | 4.4 mi | |
| 2 | City of Radcliff | Radcliff | KY | 29.4 mi | |
| 3 | Pear Orchard Lane | Elizabethtown | KY | 33.9 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Fort Knox | 27.6 mi. |
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