Summary:
Zip code 06708 in Waterbury, CT contains 8 schools serving 5,533 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels, spanning three districts: Waterbury School District, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, and Area Cooperative Educational Services. The area serves a high-poverty population with a weighted average free/reduced-price lunch rate of approximately 72%, and chronic absenteeism around 23.5% — above the state average of 16.4%. Performance varies dramatically among the schools, from the 1st percentile to the 43rd percentile in state rankings.
Several schools stand out for strong performance. W. F. Kaynor Technical High School is the clear high school leader with a 99.0% graduation rate, just 10.5% chronic absenteeism, and science proficiency at 45.8%, nearly matching the state average — while John F. Kennedy High School trails with an 84.8% graduation rate, 35.7% chronic absenteeism, and 11.7% science proficiency. ACES Chase Academy is the top middle school, outperforming West Side Middle School in every tested subject and grade; for example, 8th-grade science proficiency is 57.4% at ACES versus 18.5% at West Side. Carrington School is the best-performing Waterbury elementary campus, with 4th-grade ELA at 55.3% (above the state average) and 4th-grade math at 51.1%.
At the opposite end, Bunker Hill School ranks in the 1st percentile with just 9.5% 3rd-grade ELA proficiency and 23.0% chronic absenteeism. The pattern is consistent: schools with the lowest absenteeism — Kaynor, ACES Chase, and Carrington — achieve the best outcomes, while high-absenteeism schools like Kennedy, West Side, B. W. Tinker School, and Duggan School face the steepest challenges. Science is a surprising bright spot in several schools, and Carrington proves that a high-poverty school within the Waterbury district can still reach state averages in some grade levels.
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