32 public K-12 schools in Waterbury from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Waterbury has more public-school enrollment than 92% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Waterbury is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 4 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
21 of Waterbury's 32 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
Waterbury's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 16th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 66th percentile. The 50-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.
Waterbury school enrollment ranges from 237 students (lowest) to 1,453 students (highest), a spread of 1,216 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Waterbury is typically wider than the Waterbury-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | North End Middle School | 47 |
| 2. | Regan School | 44 |
| 3. | Bucks Hill School | 43 |
| 4. | Waterbury Career Academy | 41 |
| 5. | W. F. Kaynor Technical High School | 40 |
| 6. | Waterbury Arts Magnet School | 39 |
| 7. | Michael F. Wallace Middle School | 38 |
| 8. | Aces at Chase | 38 |
| 9. | West Side Middle School | 37 |
| 10. | Brass City Charter School | 37 |
| 11. | John F. Kennedy High School | 35 |
| 12. | H. S. Chase School | 34 |
| 13. | Wendell L. Cross School | 33 |
| 14. | Hopeville School | 33 |
| 15. | Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School | 31 |
| 16. | Carrington School | 31 |
| 17. | F. J. Kingsbury School | 31 |
| 18. | Margaret M. Generali Elementary School | 31 |
| 19. | Wilby High School | 30 |
| 20. | Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School | 28 |
| 21. | Washington School | 28 |
| 22. | International School | 28 |
| 23. | Walsh School | 27 |
| 24. | Crosby High School | 26 |
| 25. | Sprague School | 26 |
| 26. | Reed School | 24 |
| 27. | Duggan School | 24 |
| 28. | Woodrow Wilson School | 24 |
| 29. | Gilmartin School | 22 |
| 30. | Driggs School | 22 |
| 31. | B. W. Tinker School | 21 |
| 32. | Bunker Hill School | 21 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
North End Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Waterbury schools in this federal-data comparison at 47/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Waterbury has 32 public schools with a total enrollment of 18,911 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.1:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
