Best Public Schools in Waterford, CT

The city of Waterford, Connecticut is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area show a range of academic performance, with Waterford High School consistently ranking among the top 30 high schools in the state and Oswegatchie Elementary School performing exceptionally well, while other schools in the district demonstrate more varied results.

Waterford High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong academic performance, including over 77% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and over 57% proficient or better in SAT/Math. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%. In contrast, The Friendship School has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 61.66%, while Waterford High School has the lowest at 28.75%, suggesting significant socioeconomic differences among the schools.

The data also reveals variations in resource allocation, with Waterford High School having the highest spending per student at $20,277 and The Friendship School having the lowest at $14,054. Additionally, Oswegatchie Elementary School has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.4, while The Friendship School has the highest at 15.8. These differences in resource allocation may contribute to the varying academic performance observed across the schools in the Waterford School District.