Waterbury Public Schools is a school district based in Waterbury, Connecticut. The district serves over 18,000 students. Waterbury is notable as the first school district in Connecticut to establish a dress code for all students. Waterbury Public Schools operates under the leadership of superintendent Dr. Verna D. Ruffin and a Board of Education that consists of 10 elected members and the City Mayor. Waterbury's 1,500 teachers work in 30 schools and educational programs. They belong to the Waterbury Teachers' Association. History Waterbury's first public high school opened in 1851... District Reference Group I Waterbury is one of the seven public school systems in District Reference Group I, a classification made by the state Department of Education for the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools. District reference groups are defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in education, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment". The other six school districts in the group are Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, New London, and Windham. Schools High schools Crosby High School John F. Kennedy High School Wilby High School Waterbury Arts Magnet School Waterbury Career Academy Intermediate/Middle schools North End Middle School Wallace Middle School Waterbury Arts Magnet School West Side Middle School WAMS Elementary schools Bucks Hill Elementary School Bunker Hill Elementary School B.W. Tinker Elementary School Carrington Elementary School Chase Elementary School Wendell Cross Elementary School Driggs Elementary School Duggan Elementary School F.J. Kingsbury Elementary School Generali Elementary School Hopeville Elementary School John G. Gilmartin Elementary School Maloney Magnet Elementary School Reed Elementary School Regan Elementary School Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Sprague Elementary School Walsh Elementary School Washington Elementary School Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Rotella Magnet School External links Waterbury Public Schools Waterbury Public Schools Addresses, Phone Numbers, and Websites Strategic School Profile 2004-05 - Waterbury Public School District (PDF file) Waterbury American Graffiti: The Crosby High School Class of 1959 References The History of Public Education in Connecticut "Metro Briefing - Connecticut: Waterbury: Dress Code Affirmed", The New York Times, November 20, 2001, retrieved May 2, 2006 "Waterbury board of ed warns students: Keep toes covered", Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Municipal Innovations News, November 30, 2004, retrieved May 2, 2006 Education in New Haven County, Connecticut School districts in Connecticut Waterbury, Connecticut