📍 300 Pierpont Rd., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06705
Crosby High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 1,400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 88.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Crosby High School enrolls 1,400 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 88.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 7.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 910 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 318 | 23% |
| White | 108 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,180 of the school's 1,400 students (84%) 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.
Crosby High 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.
Crosby High 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 1,400 students, Crosby High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.