Waterbury Arts Magnet School
Waterbury, CT · High School · Grades 6-12
Waterbury Arts Magnet School is a high school in Waterbury, CT with 821 students enrolled and a 51% proficiency rate. Part of Waterbury School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School is a high school in Waterbury, CT with 821 students enrolled in grades 6-12. It is part of the Waterbury School District. That headcount is above the 591-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 51% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 10 points above the 42% average for the Waterbury School District. That is in line with the 53% Connecticut statewide average.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 33 points. As a high school, it reports a 73% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 16.8 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a majority-low-income enrollment. It is a magnet school, a district-run campus with a specialized theme that draws students from across attendance boundaries.
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About This School
Waterbury Arts Magnet School is a high school located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school serves 821 students in grades 6-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 51% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 73% graduation rate.
69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School is part of the Waterbury School District in Connecticut. It is designated as a magnet school. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Waterbury Arts Magnet School has 821 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Waterbury School District (591 students). Its 51% proficiency rate is 10 percentage points above the district average of 42%. Compared to the Connecticut state average of 53%, the school performs 2 points lower.
Frequently Asked Questions
Waterbury Arts Magnet School has 821 students enrolled in grades 6-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.
According to EDFacts data, 51% of students at Waterbury Arts Magnet School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School has a 73% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School is part of the Waterbury School District in Waterbury, Connecticut. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.