Wendell L. Cross School
1255 Hamilton Ave
Waterbury CT, 06706, New Haven County
Phone: 203-574-8171
Ranking: (489 out of 765, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 367 | 352 | 377 | 374 | 367 | 352 | 349 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 17 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.3% | 17 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
Kindergarten: | 79 | 21.5% | 63 | 17.9% | 64 | 17.0% | 61 | 16.3% | 60 | 16.3% | 60 | 17.0% | 58 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 16.6% | 58 | 16.5% | 67 | 17.8% | 70 | 18.7% | 65 | 17.7% | 66 | 18.8% | 67 | 19.2% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 14.4% | 64 | 18.2% | 62 | 16.4% | 65 | 17.4% | 67 | 18.3% | 63 | 17.9% | 57 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 13.6% | 54 | 15.3% | 54 | 14.3% | 49 | 13.1% | 50 | 13.6% | 49 | 13.9% | 61 | 17.5% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 15.3% | 54 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.6% | 56 | 15.0% | 53 | 14.4% | 51 | 14.5% | 49 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 13.9% | 47 | 13.4% | 57 | 15.1% | 57 | 15.2% | 55 | 15.0% | 47 | 13.4% | 56 | 16.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 189 | 51.5% | 188 | 53.4% | 201 | 53.3% | 188 | 50.3% | 183 | 49.9% | 173 | 49.1% | 172 | 49.3% |
Female: | 178 | 48.5% | 164 | 46.6% | 176 | 46.7% | 186 | 49.7% | 176 | 48.0% | 171 | 48.6% | 173 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 3.3% | 14 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 180 | 49.0% | 164 | 46.6% | 164 | 43.5% | 154 | 41.2% | 137 | 37.3% | 121 | 34.4% | 127 | 36.4% |
Black: | 69 | 18.8% | 61 | 17.3% | 70 | 18.6% | 79 | 21.1% | 93 | 25.3% | 94 | 26.7% | 95 | 27.2% |
White: | 91 | 24.8% | 106 | 30.1% | 116 | 30.8% | 127 | 34.0% | 120 | 32.7% | 118 | 33.5% | 113 | 32.4% |
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: | 16 | 4.4% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 252 | 68.7% | 226 | 64.2% | 247 | 65.5% | 236 | 63.1% | 221 | 60.2% | 192 | 54.5% | 218 | 62.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 9.3% | 38 | 10.8% | 45 | 11.9% | 49 | 13.1% | 46 | 12.5% | 54 | 15.3% | 35 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.24 | 15.44 | 16.76 | 15.58 | 16.68 | 16.90 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.8% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 79.4% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 75.5% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 69.8% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.5% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 45.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 49.2% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 53.8% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 60.6% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 54.1% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 52.8% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.1% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 72.1% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 76.1% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 65.7% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 72.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 75.9% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 65.5% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 64.9% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 66.7% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 69.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 74.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 79.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 75.4% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 69.9% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 49.4% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 45.3% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 47.4% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 53.1% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 52.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 58.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 61.2% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 59.4% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 73.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 74.6% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 76.1% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 77.4% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 74.6% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 72.2% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 72.8% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 64.8% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 71.1% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 73% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 82.6% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.9% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69.5% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 70.1% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.9% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53.2% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 59.9% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58.2% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 58.3% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 58.7% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 59.3% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 58.4% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 63.8% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.4% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 58.3% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 62.5% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74.2% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 73.7% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 70.3% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 75.7% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.7% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 78.8% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 78.7% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 75.9% | 87.7% |
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* Wendell L. Cross School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.