F. J. Kingsbury School

F. J. Kingsbury School, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Waterbury, Connecticut, part of Waterbury School District, works with 416 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Waterbury School District runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 17,123 students. F. J. Kingsbury School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, F. J. Kingsbury School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 29% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

In the broader community, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), F. J. Kingsbury School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brass City Charter School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. F. J. Kingsbury School's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 416). The White share of enrollment decreased from 10% to 4% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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