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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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Bucks Hill School
Bunker Hill School
B. W. Tinker School
Carrington School
Crosby High School
Driggs School
Duggan School
Enlightenment School
F. J. Kingsbury School
Gilmartin School
Hopeville School
H. S. Chase School
John F. Kennedy High School
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School
Michael F. Wallace Middle School
North End Middle School
Reed School
Regan School
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
Special Education Preschool
Sprague School
State Street School
Walsh School
Washington School
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High)
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle)
Waterbury Career Academy
Wendell L. Cross School
West Side Middle School
Wilby High School
Woodrow Wilson School

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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

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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
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All Schools

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

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

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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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bunker Hill School	Waterbury	80%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
B. W. Tinker School	Waterbury	66%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10x
Carrington School	Waterbury	71%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Crosby High School	Waterbury	86%	83%	74%	4.2x	3.1x
Driggs School	Waterbury	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Duggan School	Waterbury	85%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Enlightenment School	Waterbury	91%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.6x
F. J. Kingsbury School	Waterbury	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gilmartin School	Waterbury	76%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Hopeville School	Waterbury	87%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. S. Chase School	Waterbury	80%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury	78%	71%	75%	2.5x	3x
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School	Waterbury	81%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Waterbury	84%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North End Middle School	Waterbury	88%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.9x
Reed School	Waterbury	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Regan School	Waterbury	84%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.4x
Special Education Preschool	Waterbury	88%	23%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sprague School	Waterbury	89%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street School	Waterbury	94%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Walsh School	Waterbury	94%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington School	Waterbury	95%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury	82%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wendell L. Cross School	Waterbury	75%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
West Side Middle School	Waterbury	82%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
Wilby High School	Waterbury	88%	84%	78%	1.9x	1.5x
Woodrow Wilson School	Waterbury	95%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bunker Hill School	Waterbury	80%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
B. W. Tinker School	Waterbury	66%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.8x
Carrington School	Waterbury	71%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Crosby High School	Waterbury	86%	83%	74%	8.7x	2.3x
Driggs School	Waterbury	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Duggan School	Waterbury	85%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Enlightenment School	Waterbury	91%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.6x
F. J. Kingsbury School	Waterbury	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gilmartin School	Waterbury	76%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hopeville School	Waterbury	87%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. S. Chase School	Waterbury	80%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury	78%	71%	75%	2.2x	2.4x
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School	Waterbury	81%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Waterbury	84%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North End Middle School	Waterbury	88%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Reed School	Waterbury	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Regan School	Waterbury	84%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Special Education Preschool	Waterbury	88%	23%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sprague School	Waterbury	89%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street School	Waterbury	94%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Walsh School	Waterbury	94%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington School	Waterbury	95%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury	82%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wendell L. Cross School	Waterbury	75%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
West Side Middle School	Waterbury	82%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.8x
Wilby High School	Waterbury	88%	84%	78%	3x	1.6x
Woodrow Wilson School	Waterbury	95%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bunker Hill School	Waterbury	80%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
B. W. Tinker School	Waterbury	66%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Carrington School	Waterbury	71%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Crosby High School	Waterbury	86%	83%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Driggs School	Waterbury	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	15.3x
Duggan School	Waterbury	85%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Enlightenment School	Waterbury	91%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.6x
F. J. Kingsbury School	Waterbury	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gilmartin School	Waterbury	76%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hopeville School	Waterbury	87%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. S. Chase School	Waterbury	80%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury	78%	71%	75%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School	Waterbury	81%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Waterbury	84%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North End Middle School	Waterbury	88%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Reed School	Waterbury	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Regan School	Waterbury	84%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Special Education Preschool	Waterbury	88%	23%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sprague School	Waterbury	89%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street School	Waterbury	94%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Walsh School	Waterbury	94%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington School	Waterbury	95%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High)	Waterbury	59%	49%	Between 90% and 94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle)	Waterbury	59%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury	82%	50%	0 Not Available	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Wendell L. Cross School	Waterbury	75%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
West Side Middle School	Waterbury	82%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wilby High School	Waterbury	88%	84%	78%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Woodrow Wilson School	Waterbury	95%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bunker Hill School	Waterbury	80%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
B. W. Tinker School	Waterbury	66%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Carrington School	Waterbury	71%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Crosby High School	Waterbury	86%	83%	74%	0 Not available	4.4x
Driggs School	Waterbury	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Duggan School	Waterbury	85%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Enlightenment School	Waterbury	91%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
F. J. Kingsbury School	Waterbury	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gilmartin School	Waterbury	76%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.1x
Hopeville School	Waterbury	87%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. S. Chase School	Waterbury	80%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury	78%	71%	75%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School	Waterbury	81%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Waterbury	84%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North End Middle School	Waterbury	88%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Reed School	Waterbury	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	14x
Regan School	Waterbury	84%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Special Education Preschool	Waterbury	88%	23%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sprague School	Waterbury	89%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street School	Waterbury	94%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Walsh School	Waterbury	94%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington School	Waterbury	95%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High)	Waterbury	59%	49%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle)	Waterbury	59%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury	82%	50%	0 Not Available	.5Less likely	5.9x
Wendell L. Cross School	Waterbury	75%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
West Side Middle School	Waterbury	82%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wilby High School	Waterbury	88%	84%	78%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Woodrow Wilson School	Waterbury	95%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bunker Hill School	Waterbury	80%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
B. W. Tinker School	Waterbury	66%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6x
Carrington School	Waterbury	71%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Crosby High School	Waterbury	86%	83%	74%	.5 No students of Two or More Races enrolled	0 Not available
Driggs School	Waterbury	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Duggan School	Waterbury	85%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Enlightenment School	Waterbury	91%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
F. J. Kingsbury School	Waterbury	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gilmartin School	Waterbury	76%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hopeville School	Waterbury	87%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. S. Chase School	Waterbury	80%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury	78%	71%	75%	0 Not available	3.2x
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School	Waterbury	81%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Waterbury	84%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North End Middle School	Waterbury	88%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Reed School	Waterbury	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Regan School	Waterbury	84%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury	59%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Special Education Preschool	Waterbury	88%	23%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sprague School	Waterbury	89%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street School	Waterbury	94%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Walsh School	Waterbury	94%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington School	Waterbury	95%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High)	Waterbury	59%	49%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (Middle)	Waterbury	59%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10x
Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury	82%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wendell L. Cross School	Waterbury	75%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
West Side Middle School	Waterbury	82%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.7x
Wilby High School	Waterbury	88%	84%	78%	0 Not available	2x
Woodrow Wilson School	Waterbury	95%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 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.

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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 →