Waterside School
Tel:
(203) 975-8579
Waterside School is a co-educational JK-5th Grade independent school serving children and families regardless of limitations in income or circumstance.
The School attracts and inspires students of academic promise and families deeply invested in their children`s success.
Quick Stats (2021)
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-5
- Students: 141 students
- Yearly Tuition: $27,000
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Average class size: 20 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Top Placements
Waterside School places among the top 20% of private schools in Connecticut for:
- Category Attribute
- Acceptance Rate Lowest average acceptance rates
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
| Religious Affiliation | Other |
| Grades Offered | Grades Nursery/Preschool-5 |
| Year Founded | 2001 |
| Summer School Offered | Yes |
Student Body
| Total Students | 141 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 84% State avg.: 25% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 36 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 4:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| Average Class Size | 20 students |
| Classroom Dress Code | Formal (blue sweater, white collared shirt, khaki or blue pants/skirt) |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $27,000 |
| Tuition Notes | Please note that tuition is set on a sliding scale according to each family's ability to pay. The average tuition paid by a Waterside family is $1,900.00. |
| Acceptance Rate | 28% National avg.: 85% |
| Admissions Director | Aundrea Tabbs-Smith |
| Admissions Associate | Lauren Dupree |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 4 sports |
| Sports | Basketball, Ice Hockey, Soccer, SwimmingBasketball, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Swimming, |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 9 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Club or Organization: Art Club, Newspaper, Robotics Club, Science Club, Yoga, Zumba Fitness Arts and Music Programs: Ballet, Music Lessons, Theatre |
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 and forty-one students and a teaching faculty of twenty-four, 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.
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