Mellette Elementary - 07
Public · Grades 1–4 · 267 students
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
5 12th St SW, Watertown, SD 57201
Grades
Pre-K–K
Elementary
Students
296
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Watertown School District 14-4
Codington County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06 is a public elementary school in Watertown, South Dakota, serving grades Pre-K–K. It is part of Watertown School District 14-4. The school is located in a remote town in Codington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 296 students were enrolled, with about 13.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Dakota elementary school (12.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–K
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–K
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 296 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Watertown School District 14-4
- County
- Codington County
- NCES school ID
- 467662000713
Schools near McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
All 10 schools in Watertown →
Watertown Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 79 students
St. Martins Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 164 students
Jefferson Elementary - 09
Public · Grades 1–4 · 333 students
Lincoln Elementary - 05
Public · Grades 1–4 · 361 students
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 128 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.