Connecting Waters Charter

Connecting Waters Charter is a school serving multiple grade levels in Waterford, California, and it is part of Connecting Waters Charter District. The school covers kindergarten through 12 and reported 776 students in 2024-25. On average, combined schools in California enroll around 602, and this school is 29% above that mark.

Connecting Waters Charter falls under Connecting Waters Charter District.

No group is above 50% at Connecting Waters Charter; the largest is White, at 44%. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 9% Asian. Among Stanislaus County residents, the White share is about 43%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Connecting Waters Charter is 18.7:1, based on 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. Connecting Waters Charter counts 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Stanislaus County, the average is 71%.

In the wider Stanislaus County area, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Stanislaus County, 190 public schools serve about 106,477 students.

Waterford Junior, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Connecting Waters Charter, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES assigns Connecting Waters Charter the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area. Connecting Waters Charter is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Enrollment figures show a drop of 292 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.

The discussion board for Connecting Waters Charter is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.