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Walsh School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
55 Dikeman Street
Waterbury, CT 06704
Phone
(203) 574-8164
District
Waterbury School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
346
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.4% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Walsh School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
46%
15%
49%
No Data
42%
    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
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 16 4.6%
Kindergarten 56 16.2%
Grade 1 59 17.1%
Grade 2 57 16.5%
Grade 3 51 14.7%
Grade 4 46 13.3%
Grade 5 61 17.6%
Total 346 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.6% 10.6% 48.6%
Black 23.9% 22.0% 13.1%
Hispanic 72.2% 65.3% 32.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.7% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.2% 81.1% 41.8%
Free lunch eligible 88.2% 80.1% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.0% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 114,356 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,004.5 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,962 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 16.5% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.0% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.0% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.7% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 17.4% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,438 $197,859,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $640 $12,141,000 3.2%
Staff $2,565 $48,629,000 12.8%
General Administration $595 $11,273,000 3.0%
School Administration $976 $18,499,000 4.9%
Operation $1,164 $22,060,000 5.8%
Transportation $876 $16,605,000 4.4%
Other $142 $2,688,000 0.7%
Total Support $6,958 $131,895,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,707 $51,311,000 13.5%
Total Expenditures $20,103 $381,065,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,675 $7,010,630,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $901,035,000 6.7%
Staff $861 $441,247,000 3.3%
General Administration $502 $257,276,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,289 $660,926,000 4.9%
Operation $1,935 $991,940,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,184 $606,803,000 4.5%
Other $745 $382,041,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,273 $4,241,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,207 $2,156,640,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $26,155 $13,408,538,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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