📍 55 Dikeman Street, Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06704
Walsh School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 360 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 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Walsh School enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.6% |
| White | 12 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 360 students (83%) 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.
Walsh 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.
Walsh 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 360 students, Walsh School is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.