Watts (Cherokee: ᏩᏗᏏ) is a town in northern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for John Watts, also known as Young Tassel, a Chickamauga Cherokee chief, who died in 1802. As of the 2020 census, Watts had a population of 227.

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ZIP code74964

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Safety in Watts

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Watts has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

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School Grade C+

The public schools Watts’s kids attend trail 64% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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WATTS ES CElementary · Grades PK–8 · 130 students WATTS HS DHigh · Grades 9–12 · 76 students

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West Siloam Springs5 mi Siloam Springs6 mi Westville8 mi Gentry11 mi Colcord13 mi Springtown14 mi Kansas14 mi Lincoln14 mi Oaks16 mi Prairie Grove17 mi

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