Washington School

Washington School is a small elementary school in Waterbury, Connecticut, part of Waterbury School District. The school educates 284 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Within Waterbury School District, which oversees 29 schools and 17,123 students, Washington School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 15% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 80% of students at Washington School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Washington School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

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

Washington School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Washington School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 324 (now 284). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 70% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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