B. W. Tinker School
809 Highland Ave
Waterbury CT, 06708, New Haven County
Phone: 203-574-8186
Ranking: 
(582 out of 765, bottom 24%)*
(582 out of 765, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waterbury School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 572 | 563 | 568 | 509 | 551 | 555 | 574 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 95 | 16.6% | 99 | 17.6% | 99 | 17.4% | 91 | 17.9% | 94 | 17.1% | 94 | 16.9% | 98 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 17.7% | 98 | 17.4% | 103 | 18.1% | 82 | 16.1% | 94 | 17.1% | 98 | 17.7% | 97 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 99 | 17.3% | 94 | 16.7% | 98 | 17.3% | 92 | 18.1% | 83 | 15.1% | 90 | 16.2% | 88 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 17.3% | 92 | 16.3% | 98 | 17.3% | 82 | 16.1% | 92 | 16.7% | 97 | 17.5% | 100 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 16.3% | 98 | 17.4% | 86 | 15.1% | 81 | 15.9% | 103 | 18.7% | 96 | 17.3% | 84 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 14.9% | 82 | 14.6% | 82 | 14.4% | 80 | 15.7% | 84 | 15.2% | 80 | 14.4% | 106 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 312 | 54.5% | 306 | 54.4% | 312 | 54.9% | 283 | 55.6% | 301 | 54.6% | 301 | 54.2% | 310 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 260 | 45.5% | 257 | 45.6% | 256 | 45.1% | 226 | 44.4% | 242 | 43.9% | 246 | 44.3% | 260 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3.3% | 21 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 235 | 41.1% | 215 | 38.2% | 216 | 38.0% | 182 | 35.8% | 187 | 33.9% | 186 | 33.5% | 181 | 31.5% |
| Black: | 83 | 14.5% | 98 | 17.4% | 106 | 18.7% | 114 | 22.4% | 119 | 21.6% | 116 | 20.9% | 134 | 23.3% |
| White: | 215 | 37.6% | 214 | 38.0% | 218 | 38.4% | 198 | 38.9% | 225 | 40.8% | 230 | 41.4% | 236 | 41.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.9% | 29 | 5.2% | 21 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 65.0% | 358 | 63.6% | 364 | 64.1% | 318 | 62.5% | 328 | 59.5% | 303 | 54.6% | 315 | 54.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 8.6% | 52 | 9.2% | 52 | 9.2% | 54 | 10.6% | 64 | 11.6% | 65 | 11.7% | 74 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.18 | 16.91 | 17.64 | 15.81 | 16.40 | 16.60 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.4% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 75.5% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 69.8% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 46.5% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 45.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 49.2% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 53.8% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 60.6% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 54.1% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.8% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 72.1% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 72.1% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.1% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 65.7% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 72.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 75.9% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 65.5% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 64.9% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.7% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 74.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 79.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 75.4% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 69.9% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 45.3% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 47.4% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 53.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 52.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 58.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 61.2% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 59.4% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 74.6% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.1% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.4% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 74.6% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 72.2% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 72.8% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64.8% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.6% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.9% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.5% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 70.1% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 47.9% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 51.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 53.2% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 59.9% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 58.2% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 58.3% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 58.7% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 59.3% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 58.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 63.8% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 64.4% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 62% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.3% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 62.5% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 74.2% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 73.7% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.3% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 75.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 75.7% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 78.8% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.7% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 75.9% | 87.7% |
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* B. W. Tinker School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.