📍 809 Highland Ave., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06708
B. W. Tinker School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
B. W. Tinker School enrolls 567 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 350 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 17% |
| White | 86 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
393 of the school's 567 students (69%) 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.
B. W. Tinker School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
B. W. Tinker School is one of 29 schools in Waterbury School District, based in Waterbury, Connecticut. The district serves 18,776 students district-wide and employs 1,341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 567 students, B. W. Tinker School is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
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