Waterside School
Tel:
(203)975-8579
- Waterside School is a co-educational PK-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 (2018-19)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-5
- Students: 142 students
- Yearly Tuition: $23,000
- Average class size: 20 students
- Application Deadline: Dec. 15
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Waterside School places among the top 20% of private schools in Connecticut for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Highest percentage of students of color
School Overview
| Religious Affiliation | Other |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-5 |
| Year Founded | 2001 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 142 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 84% State avg.: 22% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 36 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 4:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| Average Class Size | 20 students |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | Dec. 15 |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $23,000 |
| Tuition Notes | Every child that is accepted and attends Waterside School receives a scholarship. |
| Admissions Director | Aundrea Tabbs-Smith |
| Admissions Associate | Lauren Dupree |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 2 sports |
| Sports | Basketball, SoccerBasketball, Soccer, |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 6 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Club or Organization: Newspaper, Robotics Club, Science Club 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 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.
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