📍 12916 Bentley St., Waterford, Stanislaus County, 95386
Waterford Junior is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterford, Stanislaus County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yvette Fagundes-hall. It is part of the Waterford Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Waterford Junior enrolls 262 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 3.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 179 | 68% |
| White | 65 | 25% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 262 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waterford Junior is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Waterford Junior is one of 5 schools in Waterford Unified, based in Waterford, California. The district serves 1,725 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 262 students, Waterford Junior is smaller than the district average of about 345 students per school.