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Waterbury, CT
Public School Ratings




Waterbury Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Waterbury School District details

Waterbury School District
236 Grand Street
Waterbury, CT 06702

18,956 Students enrolled in District

29 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Waterbury School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.0% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
28%
48%
20%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
B. W. Tinker School
809 Highland Ave.
Waterbury, CT, 06708
PK-05
Bucks Hill School
330 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT, 06704
PK-05
Bunker Hill School
170 Bunker Hill Ave.
Waterbury, CT, 06708
PK-05
Carrington School
24 Kenmore Ave.
Waterbury, CT, 06708
PK-08
Crosby High School
300 Pierpont Rd.
Waterbury, CT, 06705
09-12
Driggs School
77 Woodlawn Terrace
Waterbury, CT, 06710
PK-05
Duggan School
952 Bank Street
Waterbury, CT, 06708
PK-08
F. J. Kingsbury School
220 Columbia Blvd.
Waterbury, CT, 06710
PK-05
Gilmartin School
107 Wyoming Ave.
Waterbury, CT, 06706
PK-08
H. S. Chase School
40 Woodtick Rd.
Waterbury, CT, 06705
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.6% 49.8%
Black 22.0% 13.1%
Hispanic 65.3% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 80.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,438 $197,859,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $640 $12,141,000 3.2%
Staff $2,565 $48,629,000 12.8%
General Administration $595 $11,273,000 3.0%
School Administration $976 $18,499,000 4.9%
Operation $1,164 $22,060,000 5.8%
Transportation $876 $16,605,000 4.4%
Other $142 $2,688,000 0.7%
Total Support $6,958 $131,895,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,707 $51,311,000 13.5%
Total Expenditures $20,103 $381,065,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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