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Wendell L. Cross School

Serves grades PK - 7

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
1255 Hamilton Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06706
Phone
(203) 574-8171
District
Waterbury School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
551
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.6% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.6% of all U.S. schools.


Wendell L. Cross School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
48%
19%
46%
24%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
49%
28%
49%
22%
49%
    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
15
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 pk 54 9.8%
Kindergarten 61 11.1%
Grade 1 61 11.1%
Grade 2 60 10.9%
Grade 3 65 11.8%
Grade 4 68 12.3%
Grade 5 73 13.2%
Grade 6 58 10.5%
Grade 7 51 9.3%
Total 551 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.5% 11.5% 49.8%
Black 19.3% 22.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 59.5% 64.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.6% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.2% 77.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 65.7% 76.0% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 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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