📍 1255 Hamilton Ave., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06706
Wendell L. Cross School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
Wendell L. Cross School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 18% |
| White | 96 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 551 students (66%) 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.
Wendell L. Cross 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.
Wendell L. Cross 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 551 students, Wendell L. Cross School is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
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