Summary:
The 06705 zip code in Connecticut is home to a single high school, Crosby High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Waterbury School District, which is ranked 149 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Crosby High School has consistently performed in the bottom third of Connecticut high schools over the past three school years, ranking 133rd, 135th, and 135th out of 141, 145, and 142 high schools, respectively. The school's academic performance is quite low, with only 27.4% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA, 9.4% in Math, and 9.6% in Science on the 2024-2025 state assessments. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and a high percentage of students (84.5%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. The per-student spending at Crosby High School was $16,404 for the 2018-2019 school year, which does not appear to be translating into improved outcomes for the students. Overall, the data suggests that Crosby High School is struggling to provide a quality education for its students, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to help improve the school's performance.
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