Waterbury School District Schools
Waterbury School District is a public school district in Connecticut, based in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (Waterbury). SchoolGrade grades 29 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Waterbury School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Waterbury School District
28 of 29 schools in Waterbury School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 5D: 16F: 7
Best schools in Waterbury School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Regan School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Waterbury Arts Magnet School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Waterbury Career Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Carrington School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D John F Kennedy High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Wendell L Cross School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D F J Kingsbury School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D H S Chase School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Waterbury School District
All schools, A to Z (29)
- D B W Tinker School, Waterbury
- D- Bucks Hill School, Waterbury
- D- Bunker Hill School, Waterbury
- D+ Carrington School, Waterbury
- F Crosby High School, Waterbury
- F Driggs School, Waterbury
- D Duggan School, Waterbury
- D F J Kingsbury School, Waterbury
- D- Gilmartin School, Waterbury
- D H S Chase School, Waterbury
- D- Hopeville School, Waterbury
- International School, Waterbury
- D John F Kennedy High School, Waterbury
- C Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School, Waterbury
- D- Margaret M Generali Elementary School, Waterbury
- D- Michael F Wallace Middle School, Waterbury
- F North End Middle School, Waterbury
- D- Reed School, Waterbury
- C Regan School, Waterbury
- C Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School, Waterbury
- D- Sprague School, Waterbury
- D- Walsh School, Waterbury
- F Washington School, Waterbury
- C- Waterbury Arts Magnet School, Waterbury
- C- Waterbury Career Academy, Waterbury
- D Wendell L Cross School, Waterbury
- F West Side Middle School, Waterbury
- F Wilby High School, Waterbury
- F Woodrow Wilson School, Waterbury
Where Waterbury School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Waterbury (29)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Connecticut
- County: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,956 students with 1,435 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,037 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0904830
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Wolcott School District (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Regional School District 16 (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Naugatuck School District (9 schools, 5 mi)
- Watertown School District (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Plymouth School District (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Cheshire School District (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Thomaston School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Southington School District (11 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Waterbury School District
How many schools are in Waterbury School District?
SchoolGrade grades 29 public schools in Waterbury School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Waterbury School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Waterbury.
How good are the schools in Waterbury School District?
Across the 28 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 19.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 16%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Waterbury School District?
18,956 students were enrolled in Waterbury School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Waterbury School District?
Waterbury School District is in Connecticut, based in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, with its district office in Waterbury. Its boundary covers about 28.6 sq mi.