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Waterford, CT
Public School Ratings




Waterford 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Waterford School District details

Waterford School District
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385

2,338 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Waterford School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.1% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
45%
58%
48%
52%
41%
55%
45%
58%
48%
52%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Clark Lane Middle School
105 Clark Ln.
Waterford, CT, 06385
06-08
Great Neck Elementary School
165 Great Neck Rd.
Waterford, CT, 06385
KG-05
Oswegatchie Elementary School
470 Boston Post Rd.
Waterford, CT, 06385
KG-05
Quaker Hill Elementary School
285 Bloomingdale Rd.
Quaker Hill, CT, 06375
KG-05
Waterford High School
20 Rope Ferry Rd.
Waterford, CT, 06385
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 49.8%
Black 2.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 15.4% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.5% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 23.7% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,974 $35,010,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,920 $4,488,000 7.0%
Staff $699 $1,635,000 2.6%
General Administration $944 $2,208,000 3.5%
School Administration $1,161 $2,714,000 4.2%
Operation $2,646 $6,186,000 9.7%
Transportation $977 $2,284,000 3.6%
Other $399 $932,000 1.5%
Total Support $8,746 $20,447,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,634 $8,496,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $27,354 $63,953,000 100.0%
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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