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B. W. Tinker School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

809 Highland Ave., Waterbury, CT 06708 · (203) 574-8186 · Part of Waterbury School District

Waterbury’s School Grade D better than 10% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
578
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about B. W. Tinker School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waterbury kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Waterbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5B. W. Tinker SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

809 Highland Ave., Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten75
Grade 194
Grade 298
Grade 399
Grade 4107
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
524’20
541’21
567’22
578’23
578’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 17%White 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about B. W. Tinker School from Waterbury families.

Other schools in Waterbury School District

The district →
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
C
614 students16:1
Wendell L. Cross School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waterbury
C−
606 students14:1
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
C+
590 students14:1
H. S. Chase School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
D
543 students12:1
Gilmartin School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waterbury
D
462 students15:1
Carrington School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waterbury
C−
455 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Waterbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.