Home > Connecticut > Fairfield County > Waterside School

Waterside School

535 Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, CT, 06902 -

School Notes Overview:

The Waterside School opened with twenty-seven students, a handful of teachers and an ambition bold and timely. Now spanning six grades, with one hundred students and a teaching faculty of twenty-three, the School has grown larger, stronger and better. The dream of all that might be has become a working reality and the successes on every front have provided fitting testament to the worthiness and sustainability of the effort, the promise of the children served and the herculean efforts of all committed and involved. The School is blessed with visionary leadership, a socio-economically and culturally diverse student body, a talented and passionate teaching faculty, an involved parent body and the generous support of the greater community. In the culture that is Waterside, one both singular and inspiring, the promise of every child is respected and honored and all that are a part of the School are challenged to strive to the highest academic and personal standards....

...read more

School Overview:

	Waterside School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 5
County	Fairfield County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	99 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	98%	19%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 17 students
	Grade 1 - 18 students
	Grade 2 - 17 students
	Grade 3 - 16 students
	Grade 4 - 15 students
	Grade 5 - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	16 teachers
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	164 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Waterside School opened with twenty-seven students, a handful of teachers and an ambition bold and timely. Now spanning six grades, with one hundred students and a teaching faculty of twenty-three, the School has grown larger, stronger and better. The dream of all that might be has become a working reality and the successes on every front have provided fitting testament to the worthiness and sustainability of the effort, the promise of the children served and the herculean efforts of all committed and involved. The School is blessed with visionary leadership, a socio-economically and culturally diverse student body, a talented and passionate teaching faculty, an involved parent body and the generous support of the greater community. In the culture that is Waterside, one both singular and inspiring, the promise of every child is respected and honored and all that are a part of the School are challenged to strive to the highest academic and personal standards.
Profile last updated: 03/05/2009

In the News:

Execution traders to donate commissions (Connecticut Post)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 01:57:11 am
For some local children's charities, Santa Claus works on a securities trading floor.The 12 traders at Execution LLC's Greenwich, New York City and Boston offices today will donate their
Almanac 11.4 (Stamford Advocate)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:27:26 pm
THURSDAY STAMFORD CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Meets Thursdays at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Stamford, 20 Forest St. across from the Avon Theater.
Stop spending (Norwalk Advocate)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 04:20:40 pm
Has our city government lost their collective minds? $121 million for a three-car trolley system. Is it this administration's goal to spend all our tax dollars on inane projects like this and the Malloy River Park before they leave?
Community almanac (Stamford Advocate)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 10:57:07 pm
THURSDAY STAMFORD SENIOR MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF STAMFORD Meets at 10 a.m. Thursday at Congregation Agudath Sholom, Colonial Road at Newfield Avenue. Speaker at 11 a.
School's Out (Fairfield County Weekly)
posted on July 28, 2009 at 05:57:07 pm
Time is running out for the J.M. Wright Technical High School in Stamford. Despite ongoing efforts by local legislators to save the facility, led by Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, a Stamford resident, and State Sen. Andrew McDonald, it appears Wright Tech will not be allowed to reopen in the fall. The school...

View all past news stories

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06902)	School Zip (06902)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	58,549 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	34%	41%
Population Average Age	35 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.7 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$52,315	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.4 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	46 years old	48 years old
	View housing listings in 06902
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (06902) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	49% / 51%	64% / 36%