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WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special Education School District Data Profile 2023-24

The Special Education School District Data Profile is prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each State must have a State Performance Plan (SPP) to evaluate the State's efforts to meet the requirements and purposes of the implementation of IDEA.

The SPP is a six-year plan which describes New York State's performance on 17 indicators. States must report annually to the public on the performance of the State in an Annual Performance Report (APR) and each school district against the State's targets. New York State's SPP and the APR that describe these indicators in detail are available at .
The following report reflects only quantifiable data collected by the State. Since performance of a school district in any indicator may be the result of unique circumstances within a district, readers are encouraged to consider information provided by the district's administration in interpreting these data.

Watertown City School District

2023-24

Enrollment and Classification Rate

District Enrollment: 4,664
School-Age Students with Disabilities and Classification Rate

708

15.2%

Preschool Students with Disabilities

107

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate of Students with Disabilities

2022-23 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Graduation rate

56

73.21%

State Target

Target Met

73% or higher

Yes, met state target

† Data for indicator 1 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 2: Drop-Out Rate of Students with Disabilities

2022-23 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Drop Out rate

56

17.86%

State Target

Target Met

19% or lower

Yes, met state target

† Data for indicator 2 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 3: State Assessments

(Note: Data are suppressed when fewer than 5 students with disabilities are enrolled in a district.)

A. Participation rate for students with disabilities

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

62

93.55%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

68

80.88%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

50

90%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

62

95.16%

State Target

Target Met

95%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

67

73.13%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

50

84%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

B. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

49

2.04%

State Target

Target Met

15.50%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

50

2%

State Target

Target Met

13.75%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

44

52.27%

State Target

Target Met

72.50%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

50

12%

State Target

Target Met

18.75%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

44

0%

State Target

Target Met

11%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

41

12.20%

State Target

Target Met

64.75%

No, did not meet state target

C. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against alternate academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

9

100%

State Target

Target Met

89.75%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

82%

—

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

74%

—

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

9

88.89%

State Target

Target Met

82%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

76%

—

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

77.25%

—

D. Gap in proficiency rates for students with disabilities and for all students against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

280

24.29%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

49

2.04%

Proficiency Gap

22.24%

State Target

Target Met

31.50%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

256

38.67%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

50

2%

Proficiency Gap

36.67%

State Target

Target Met

33.50%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

All students and proficiency rate

217

86.18%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

44

52.27%

Proficiency Gap

33.90%

State Target

Target Met

20.75%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

All students and proficiency rate

279

43.73%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

50

12%

Proficiency Gap

31.73%

State Target

Target Met

30.75%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

All students and proficiency rate

229

38.43%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

44

0%

Proficiency Gap

38.43%

State Target

Target Met

34.25%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

All students and proficiency rate

190

50%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

41

12.20%

Proficiency Gap

37.80%

State Target

Target Met

26.50%

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 4A: Suspension Rate

(based on 2022-23 school year data)

Students with Disabilities: 877
Suspension Rate 2023-24

Students with Disabilities Suspended Out-of-School for More than 10 Days and Percentage

21

2.4%

State Threshold

Threshold Met

2.7% or lower

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 4B: Significant Discrepancy by Race and Ethnicity in Suspension Rate

(based on 2022-23 school year data)

Suspension Rate 2023-24

Did the school district have significant discrepancy?

No

State threshold for 2023-24

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 5: School-age Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilities ages 5 in kindergarten to 21: 706
Students with 80% or more of the day in a general education program

71.1%

State Target

Target Met

Greater than or equal to 59%

Yes, met state target

Students with Less than 40% of the day in a general education program

27.3%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 17.5%

No, did not meet state target

  Students with disabilities in separate settings

0.1%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 4.9%

Yes, met state target

Indicator 6: Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilites ages 3 and 4 and 5 not in kindergarten: 109
Students with disabilities with measurement A

78%

State Target

Target Met

45% or higher

Yes, met state target

Students with disabilities with measurement B

0%

State Target

Target Met

25.0% or lower

Yes, met state target

Students with disabilities with measurement C

20.2%

State Target

Target Met

10.0% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

Preschool Students with Disabilities: 39
% of children with increased rate of growth with Positive Social - Emotional Skills

100%

State Target

Target Met

88.0%

Yes, met state target

% of children functioning within expectations with Positive Social - Emotional Skills

59%

State Target

Target Met

45.5%

Yes, met state target

% of children with increased rate of growth with Acquisition and Use of Knowledge & Skills

100%

State Target

Target Met

89.5%

Yes, met state target

% of children functioning within expectations with Acquisition and Use of Knowledge & Skills

64.1%

State Target

Target Met

45.5%

Yes, met state target

% of children with increased rate of growth with Use of Appropriate Behaviors to Meet their Needs

97.4%

State Target

Target Met

87.5%

Yes, met state target

% of children functioning within expectations with Use of Appropriate Behaviors to Meet their Needs

59%

State Target

Target Met

50.5%

Yes, met state target

Indicator 8: Parental Involvement

This district is not required to report for indicator 8 for 2023-24 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 9: Disproportionality - Identification for Special Education

Disproportionate representation in special education?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 10A: Disproportionality in Specific Disability Categories

Disproportionate representation in specific disability categories?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 11: Timely Evaluations (Child Find)

This district is not required to report for indicator 11 for 2023-24 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition

Percent of children with IEPs who transitioned from early intervention services (Part C) to preschool special education services (Part B) and received their preschool special education services by their third birthdays consistent with State law.
This district is not required to report for Indicator 12 for 2023-24 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition

This district is not required to report for Indicator13 for 2023-24 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 14 for 2023-24 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

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This document was created on: December 22, 2025, 2:27 pm EST

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