Waterbury Arts Magnet School (high)

16 South Elm St, Waterbury, CT, 06702
Tel: (203)573-6300
Grades: 9-12 | 481 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Waterbury Arts Magnet School (high) serves 481 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the CT state average of 13:1.
  • The school's 69% graduation rate is lower than the CT state average of 88%.
  • Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body.
  • Waterbury Arts Magnet School (high) is one of 7 public high schools within Waterbury, and operates within the Waterbury School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, CT Dept. of Educ.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (high)
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 481 students
% Male / % Female 37% / 63%
Total Classroom Teachers 32 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(CT) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 15:1 13:1
 
This School
(CT) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a n/a
% Asian		 n/a 4%
% Hispanic		 20% 19%
% Black		 28% 13%
% White		 51% 62%
Unknown		 1% 2%
 
 
This School
(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 38% 29%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 5%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Waterbury School District

Nearby Schools:

Waterbury Arts Magnet School (high)
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Waterbury Arts Magnet School (middle)
Grades: 6-8 | 0 mi. away
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.3 mi. away
Walsh School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.4 mi. away
Enlightenment School
Grades: 6-12 | 0.4 mi. away
State Street School
Grades: 1-12 | 0.4 mi. away

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