DISTRICT SUMMARY PROFILE  *
CATEGORY	WATERFORD	ERG F	STATE
Student Need
% students receiving free/reduced-price meals	6.7	22.1	26.6
% students with non-English home language	5.1	6.0	12.5
% kindergarten students who attended preschool	83.7	74.8	76.7
District Resources
Total Hours of Instruction
Elementary	1,031	993	968
Middle School	1,026	1,035	972
High School	1,007	995	986
Students Per Teacher	13.8	14.0	13.7
Students Per Academic Computer	2.7	3.5	3.6
Teachers Per Administrator	15.3	13.9	14.0
Average Class Size
Kindergarten	17.2	17.5	18.5
Grade 2	15.9	18.6	19.5
Grade 5	20.5	20.7	21.7
Grade 7	21.4	21.2	20.9
High School	21.8	20.9	20.2
Professional Staff
Avg. No. of Years Experience in CT	14.8	14.2	13.2
% Master's Degree	71.3	78.2	78.5
% BEST Trained	32.2	28.3	27.7
Student Performance (4th & 6th)       * *                Connecticut Mastery Test % Meeting State Goal
Grade 4 Reading	66.1	53.6	52.8
Grade 4 Writing	73.0	64.1	63.3
Grade 4 Math	68.6	57.0	63.3
Grade 6 Reading	68.2	60.9	60.5
Grade 6 Writing	69.5	61.0	61.3
Grade 6 Math	72.8	61.0	60.9
Student Performance (8th)                              Connecticut Mastery Test % Meeting State Goal
Grade 8 Reading	74.8	66.4	64.9
Grade 8 Writing	70.7	60.1	60.7
Grade 8 Math	69.0	55.2	55.7
CAPT ***
% at Mastery
Reading Across the Discipline	54.3	48.5	48.9
Mathematics	46.5	47.9	47.8
Science	58.4	49.1	47.3
Writing Across the Discipline	59.7	60.1	55.2
Scholastic Assessment Test
% Tested	74.6	73.4	74.8
Math:  Avg. Score	521	497	508
Verbal:  Avg. Score	529	501	508
Physical Fitness Test
% Passing Grade 4, 6, 8 10 combined	29.0	32.8	35.2
Drop Out Rates
Cumulative 4-Year	2.9	8.2	8.8
Annual Rate	0.8	1.8	1.8
Activities of Graduates (2003)
% Pursuing High Education	88.6	76.9	77.8
%Employed or Military	6.0	15.4	14.1
% Unemployed	0.7	1.1	1.1
*Data from 2004-2005 Strategic School Profile
** Data from 2004 CMT
*** Data from 2005 CAPT