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Waterbury Arts Magnet School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
16 South Elm St.
Waterbury, CT 06706
Phone
(203) 573-6300
District
Waterbury School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
821
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.4% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Waterbury Arts Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
44%
49%
47%
31%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
44%
55%
48%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
42%
55%
48%
34%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
46%
51%
28%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 114 13.9%
Grade 7 116 14.1%
Grade 8 118 14.4%
Grade 9 125 15.2%
Grade 10 117 14.3%
Grade 11 117 14.3%
Grade 12 114 13.9%
Total 821 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.7% 11.5% 49.8%
Black 20.6% 22.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 45.8% 64.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.6% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.8% 77.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 63.9% 76.0% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 1.4% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 114,480 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,008.9 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.9% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,968 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 16.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.7% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.3% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 15.5% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,712 $200,329,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $555 $10,373,000 2.7%
Staff $2,229 $41,677,000 10.8%
General Administration $493 $9,225,000 2.4%
School Administration $943 $17,631,000 4.6%
Operation $1,077 $20,147,000 5.2%
Transportation $708 $13,236,000 3.4%
Other $124 $2,318,000 0.6%
Total Support $6,128 $114,607,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,819 $71,415,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $20,659 $386,351,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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