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Irving School

Public Grades K-5

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Irving School is an elementary school located in Derby, Connecticut, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 329 students. The school is part of the Derby School District, which is ranked 141 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Irving School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a ranking between 395 and 472 over the past 10 years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key challenges facing Irving School is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 28% in recent years. This is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Bradley School (17.7%) and Beecher Road School (17.7%). Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11% of 3rd-grade students at Irving School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.9% statewide and 25.6% in the Derby School District.

Another factor that sets Irving School apart is its high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48% to 64.71% in recent years. This is much higher than the rates at nearby schools like Beecher Road School (12.93%) and Long Hill School (44.2%). The relatively low student-teacher ratio at Irving School, ranging from 7.5 to 9.1 in recent years, could also indicate that the school is facing challenges in terms of staffing and resources, which may be impacting its ability to effectively support student learning.

322

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,084

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9 Garden Place
Derby, CT 06418

(203) 736-5043

District: Derby School District

Students who attend Irving School usually attend:

Middle:	Derby Middle School
High:	Derby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

African American:

22.4%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (20% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg51%

447^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Derby School District

141^st of 156Derby School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	447 of 493	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	472 of 497	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	417 of 490	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	449 of 538	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	410 of 522	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	453 of 532	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	433 of 519	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	436 of 518	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	395 of 551	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	460 of 557	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	483 of 564	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	496 of 565	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	490 of 579	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.7	476 of 566	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	443 of 565	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	428 of 568	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	459 of 570	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.4	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	218 of 242	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	87 of 173	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	226 of 302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.4	356 of 445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	215 of 247	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.2	301 of 371	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2021)50th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)20th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile~ school

Female (2021)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-27 vs state

Science23%-29 vs state

English Language Arts11%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Irving School	Public	K-5	9 Garden Place	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5043	322	35	9.2	64.9%	58 (18.0%)	72 (22.4%)	162 (50.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	8.8	447^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.3%		6.4	472^nd of 497 public elementary schools	5.0%	25	23.3	11.0				27.8	20.0			$23,084
Bradley School	Public	K-5	155 David Humphreys Rd.	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 736-5040	244	23	10.6	46.7%	81 (33.2%)	37 (15.2%)	92 (37.7%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	24 (9.8%)	55.6	233^rd of 493 public elementary schools	52.7%		28	337^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.2%	104			49.0	47.5		66.7		35.0		$24,925
Prendergast School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Finney St.	Ansonia	06401	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Ansonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5080	588	36	16.3	64.6%	138 (23.5%)	133 (22.6%)	276 (46.9%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	17.2	387^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.5%		14.4	398^th of 497 public elementary schools	19.9%	11	29.7	22.7	34.4	36.3		29.5	33.3	27.5		$20,104
Mead School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Ford St.	Ansonia	06401	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Ansonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5090	578	38	15.2	66.6%	110 (19.0%)	132 (22.8%)	299 (51.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	15.8	398^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.3%		13.9	405^th of 497 public elementary schools	18.5%	7		23.3	31.9	29.3		28.6	34.7	28.3		$16,829
Elizabeth Shelton School	Public	K-4	138 Willoughby Rd.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-1330	405	30	13.4	34.1%	234 (57.8%)	41 (10.1%)	101 (24.9%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	66.7	189^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.7%		66.9	189^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.0%			67.9	50.5			73.8	60.4			$17,198
Sunnyside School	Public	PK, KG-4	418 River Rd.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 922-3021	229	14	16.3	51.1%	100 (43.7%)	29 (12.7%)	78 (34.1%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	61.2	210^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.4%		53.5	234^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.9%	24		54.3	53.7			63.0	64.8			$24,406
Long Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	565 Long Hill Ave.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 929-4077	307	30	10.3	43.0%	146 (47.6%)	28 (9.1%)	85 (27.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	84.9	68^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.2%		80.1	111^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.7%	43			75.0			74.2	82.1			$23,639
Turkey Hill School	Public	1-6	441 Turkey Hill Rd.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8040	297	27	11.0	15.5%	227 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	87.4	49^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.1%		83.3	86^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.7%	37	79.3	73.7	76.5	81.0	82.0	78.9	76.5	61.0	88.0	$21,850
Beecher Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Beecher Rd.	Woodbridge	06525	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 389-2195	862	74	11.7	12.6%	564 (65.4%)	19 (2.2%)	86 (10.0%)	129 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.1%)	89.9	35^th of 493 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.9	24^th of 497 public elementary schools	95.2%	11	77.1	79.1	84.2	74.6	80.2	88.8	79.2	68.6	81.5	$20,685
Bungay School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Bungay Rd.	Seymour	06483	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 881-7500	478	36	13.2	43.3%	315 (65.9%)	29 (6.1%)	98 (20.5%)	28 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	55.3	236^th of 493 public elementary schools	52.1%		50.2	248^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.1%	12	46.8	51.3	63.4	63.6		44.7	69.0	45.5		$18,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Irving School

Is Irving School a good school?

Irving School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Irving School attend?

Students who attend Irving School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Derby Middle School
High : Derby High School

What is the racial makeup of Irving School?

Students at Irving School are 50% Hispanic, 22% African American, 18% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Irving School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Irving School.

What district is Irving School in?

Derby School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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