📍 33 Griggs Street, Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06704
Reed School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
Reed School enrolls 455 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 305 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 25% |
| White | 19 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 455 students (85%) 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.
Reed 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.
Reed 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 455 students, Reed School is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.