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Waterbury Career Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

175 Birch Street, Waterbury, CT 06704 · (203) 574-8000 · Part of Waterbury School District

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

Students
709
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Waterbury Career Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Waterbury Career AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 50.7%

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

175 Birch Street, Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Grade 9171
Grade 10186
Grade 11160
Grade 12182
Enrollment over time
807’20
796’21
766’22
755’23
709’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%Black 26%White 13%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waterbury Career Academy from Waterbury families.

Other schools in Waterbury School District

The district →

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.