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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090483000966
B. W. Tinker School
809 Highland Ave., Waterbury, CT 06708 · (203) 574-8186 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
432 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
22.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like B. W. Tinker School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. W. Tinker School this school | 578 | 74.7% | N/A |
| M. D. Fox School Hartford | 562 | 74.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary School New Britain | 552 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Benjamin Jepson Magnet School New Haven | 483 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury | 606 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale School Meriden | 485 | 76.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where B. W. Tinker School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #423 of 522 | #49 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #416 of 519 | #50 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #50 of 613 | #10 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #535 of 558 | #64 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #254 of 560 | #33 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #106 of 594 | #16 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #166 of 176 | #21 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
578
+54 (+10%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 578 | 36.3 | 15.9:1 | 75% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 32.9 | 17.6:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 31.6 | 17.9:1 | 69% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 65% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 33.5 | 17.1:1 | 61% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 63% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 73% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 33 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B. W. Tinker School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (574 to 578); teachers up 8% (33.5 to 36.3).
About B. W. Tinker School
B. W. Tinker School is one of the public schools in Waterbury, Connecticut. It is a large elementary school. It reports enrollment of 578 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
Waterbury School District (29 schools, 17,123 students) runs B. W. Tinker School.
The student body at B. W. Tinker School is 64% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 20%. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at B. W. Tinker School are from different groups.
The school lists 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut, 12.6:1, is lower. A total of 432 students, or 75%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, B. W. Tinker School outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the median household earns about $86,191 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. B. W. Tinker School shares Naugatuck Valley Planning Region with 120 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Duggan School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 524 to 578, a 10% rise.
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterbury School District
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolHigh · 820 students
Other schools in Waterbury
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- W. F. Kaynor Technical High SchoolHigh · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Duggan School0.6 mi · 429
- John F. Kennedy High School0.8 mi · 1,391
- West Side Middle School0.9 mi · 848
- Hopeville School0.9 mi · 291
- ACES at Chase1.0 mi · 556
- Washington School1.0 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About B. W. Tinker SchoolHow many students attend B. W. Tinker School?
B. W. Tinker School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does B. W. Tinker School serve?
B. W. Tinker School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at B. W. Tinker School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at B. W. Tinker School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at B. W. Tinker School?
At B. W. Tinker School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 64% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees B. W. Tinker School?
B. W. Tinker School is overseen by Waterbury School District in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.