B. W. Tinker School

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Regular School · Waterbury, CT

B. W. Tinker School is a regular school school in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving grades PK–05 with 578 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

578

Teachers (FTE)

36.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	368	64%
Black or African American	98	17%
White	73	13%
Two or more races	28	5%
Asian	10	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	578	303M / 275F

English Language Learners: 113 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -26.3pp	38.3%	244
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -31.2pp	50.2%	241
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	88

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.23 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

200

34.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	578	100%

Contact & Location

809 Highland Ave.

Waterbury, CT 06708

Phone: (203)574-8186

District

Waterbury School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,427

District enrollment: 17,131

Other Schools in District

Bucks Hill School Elementary
Bunker Hill School Elementary
Carrington School Elementary
Driggs School Elementary
Duggan School Elementary
F. J. Kingsbury School Elementary
Gilmartin School Elementary
H. S. Chase School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06708) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090483000966

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD