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Waterbury School District

236 GRAND STREET, Waterbury, CT 06702

18.4K Students | 1,553 Teachers | 32 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.1x 

White students are 4.1 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Native American or Alaska Native students.

White students are 2.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

Discipline

2.7x 

Black students are 2.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 2.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.6 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.5 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

82% Nonwhite Students

73% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

73% High School Graduation Rate

14% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

603 students

3% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

462 students

36% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,651 students

6% Students Enrolled in Physics

248 students

11% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

502 students

26% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,345 students

30% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,466 students

14% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

672 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

106 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

163 students

Teachers & Resources

11.8 Students for Every Teacher

14% Inexperienced Teachers

47% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

10.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

5.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

7 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

4 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

20 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

2,750 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

15% of all students in this district

4,043 Total In-School Suspended Students

22% of all students in this district

31 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

507 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

3.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

212 Total Arrests

6 Average Arrests, per School

224 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

7 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

1 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.8 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Lisa Dunn
  • (203) 574-8019
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bucks Hill School Waterbury 94% 64%

Not Available

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Not available

Bunker Hill School Waterbury 80% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

B. W. Tinker School Waterbury 66% 63%

Not Available

Not available

10x
Carrington School Waterbury 71% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crosby High School Waterbury 86% 83% 74% 4.2x 3.1x
Driggs School Waterbury 89% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duggan School Waterbury 85% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Enlightenment School Waterbury 91% 100%

Not Available

Not available

1.6x
F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury 92% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gilmartin School Waterbury 76% 74%

Not Available

Not available

3.2x
Hopeville School Waterbury 87% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

H. S. Chase School Waterbury 80% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 78% 71% 75% 2.5x 3x
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury 81% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury 84% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North End Middle School Waterbury 88% 85%

Not Available

Not available

1.9x
Reed School Waterbury 94% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Regan School Waterbury 84% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 43%

Not Available

Not available

5.4x
Special Education Preschool Waterbury 88% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sprague School Waterbury 89% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

State Street School Waterbury 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walsh School Waterbury 94% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Washington School Waterbury 95% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High) Waterbury 59% 49% Between 90% and 94% 2.6x 3.2x
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle) Waterbury 59% 48%

Not Available

Not available

4.9x
Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury 82% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury 75% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West Side Middle School Waterbury 82% 81%

Not Available

Not available

2x
Wilby High School Waterbury 88% 84% 78% 1.9x 1.5x
Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury 95% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bucks Hill School Waterbury 94% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bunker Hill School Waterbury 80% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

B. W. Tinker School Waterbury 66% 63%

Not Available

Not available

5.8x
Carrington School Waterbury 71% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crosby High School Waterbury 86% 83% 74% 8.7x 2.3x
Driggs School Waterbury 89% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duggan School Waterbury 85% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Enlightenment School Waterbury 91% 100%

Not Available

Not available

1.6x
F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury 92% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gilmartin School Waterbury 76% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hopeville School Waterbury 87% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

H. S. Chase School Waterbury 80% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 78% 71% 75% 2.2x 2.4x
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury 81% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury 84% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North End Middle School Waterbury 88% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Reed School Waterbury 94% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Regan School Waterbury 84% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Special Education Preschool Waterbury 88% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sprague School Waterbury 89% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

State Street School Waterbury 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walsh School Waterbury 94% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Washington School Waterbury 95% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High) Waterbury 59% 49% Between 90% and 94% 3.3x 2.6x
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle) Waterbury 59% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury 82% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury 75% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West Side Middle School Waterbury 82% 81%

Not Available

Not available

1.8x
Wilby High School Waterbury 88% 84% 78% 3x 1.6x
Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury 95% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bucks Hill School Waterbury 94% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bunker Hill School Waterbury 80% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

B. W. Tinker School Waterbury 66% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrington School Waterbury 71% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crosby High School Waterbury 86% 83% 74%

Not available

Not available

Driggs School Waterbury 89% 83%

Not Available

Not available

15.3x
Duggan School Waterbury 85% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Enlightenment School Waterbury 91% 100%

Not Available

Not available

1.6x
F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury 92% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gilmartin School Waterbury 76% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hopeville School Waterbury 87% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

H. S. Chase School Waterbury 80% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 78% 71% 75%

Not available

Not available

Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury 81% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury 84% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North End Middle School Waterbury 88% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Reed School Waterbury 94% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Regan School Waterbury 84% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Special Education Preschool Waterbury 88% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sprague School Waterbury 89% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

State Street School Waterbury 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walsh School Waterbury 94% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Washington School Waterbury 95% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High) Waterbury 59% 49% Between 90% and 94%

Less likely

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle) Waterbury 59% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury 82% 50%

Not Available

Less likely

Not available

Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury 75% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West Side Middle School Waterbury 82% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wilby High School Waterbury 88% 84% 78%

Not available

Not available

Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury 95% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bucks Hill School Waterbury 94% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bunker Hill School Waterbury 80% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

B. W. Tinker School Waterbury 66% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrington School Waterbury 71% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crosby High School Waterbury 86% 83% 74%

Not available

4.4x
Driggs School Waterbury 89% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duggan School Waterbury 85% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Enlightenment School Waterbury 91% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury 92% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gilmartin School Waterbury 76% 74%

Not Available

Not available

4.1x
Hopeville School Waterbury 87% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

H. S. Chase School Waterbury 80% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 78% 71% 75%

Not available

Not available

Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury 81% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury 84% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North End Middle School Waterbury 88% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Reed School Waterbury 94% 82%

Not Available

Not available

14x
Regan School Waterbury 84% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Special Education Preschool Waterbury 88% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sprague School Waterbury 89% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

State Street School Waterbury 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walsh School Waterbury 94% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Washington School Waterbury 95% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High) Waterbury 59% 49% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle) Waterbury 59% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury 82% 50%

Not Available

Less likely

5.9x
Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury 75% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West Side Middle School Waterbury 82% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wilby High School Waterbury 88% 84% 78%

Not available

Not available

Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury 95% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bucks Hill School Waterbury 94% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bunker Hill School Waterbury 80% 74%

Not Available

Not available

3.6x
B. W. Tinker School Waterbury 66% 63%

Not Available

Not available

6x
Carrington School Waterbury 71% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crosby High School Waterbury 86% 83% 74%

No students of Two or More Races enrolled

Not available

Driggs School Waterbury 89% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duggan School Waterbury 85% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Enlightenment School Waterbury 91% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury 92% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gilmartin School Waterbury 76% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hopeville School Waterbury 87% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

H. S. Chase School Waterbury 80% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 78% 71% 75%

Not available

3.2x
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 46%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury 81% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury 84% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North End Middle School Waterbury 88% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Reed School Waterbury 94% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Regan School Waterbury 84% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury 59% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Special Education Preschool Waterbury 88% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sprague School Waterbury 89% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

State Street School Waterbury 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walsh School Waterbury 94% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Washington School Waterbury 95% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High) Waterbury 59% 49% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle) Waterbury 59% 48%

Not Available

Not available

10x
Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury 82% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury 75% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West Side Middle School Waterbury 82% 81%

Not Available

Not available

2.7x
Wilby High School Waterbury 88% 84% 78%

Not available

2x
Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury 95% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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