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Sprague School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Sprague School is an elementary school in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving 407 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waterbury School District, which is ranked 148 out of 151 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sprague School stands out for several key reasons. It has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (71.99%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 51.86% to 67.03% Hispanic. Academically, Sprague consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Connecticut, with only 11.3-12.9% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 7.9-11.3% proficient in Math - well below state and district averages. The school also has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.96% to 82.31%, higher than the surrounding schools. Additionally, Sprague has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 16.6, compared to 8.3 to 17.9 in nearby schools.

While the nearby Carrington School has a similar demographic makeup, it is performing significantly better than Sprague. This suggests that the challenges faced by Sprague School may be more severe or unique compared to its neighbors in the Waterbury School District. Despite having funding and resources on par with surrounding schools, Sprague's consistently low performance indicates that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve educational outcomes for its students.

344

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,272

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1443 Thomaston Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06704

(203) 574-8189

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Sprague School usually attend:

Middle:	North End Middle School
High:	Wilby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

African American:

16.9%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (12% vs 52% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Connecticut)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Connecticut avg52%

Not ranked this year

Sprague School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

149^th of 156Waterbury 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
2023	3.7	488 of 491	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	455 of 490	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	430 of 538	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	490 of 522	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	524 of 532	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	508 of 519	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	506 of 518	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	538 of 551	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	526 of 557	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	518 of 564	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	492 of 565	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	507 of 579	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	535 of 566	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	537 of 565	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	528 of 568	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	528 of 570	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.2	385 of 455	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	12.1	93 of 99	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	57.4	62 of 173	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.1	92 of 112	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.6	183 of 302	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.6	362 of 445	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	35.0	238 of 371	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)39th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2021)36th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2021)19th percentile~ school

Female (2021)15th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2022)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Science12%-41 vs state

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Schools Near Sprague School

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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	NGSS Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Sprague School	Public	PK, KG-5	1443 Thomaston Ave.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8189	344	29	11.8	88.7%	17 (4.9%)	58 (16.9%)	258 (75.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)								(n/a)	11.5				11.5									$18,272
F. J. Kingsbury School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Columbia Blvd.	Waterbury	06710	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8172	416	27	15.5	83.2%	17 (4.1%)	119 (28.6%)	244 (58.7%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	12.2	417^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.4%		13.3	410^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.5%	7			16.0	17.5	41.3			17.3	12.3	29.3				$17,217
Regan School	Public	PK, KG-5	2780 North Main St.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8187	237	17	13.9	77.2%	18 (7.6%)	42 (17.7%)	160 (67.5%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	28.8	327^th of 493 public elementary schools	33.7%		32.3	314^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.8%	13	31.1		36.7	50.0	24.4			59.2	44.4	17.8				$16,767
Brass City Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	289 Willow St.	Waterbury	06710	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Brass City Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 527-5942	401	28	14.2	70.1%	15 (3.7%)	132 (32.9%)	227 (56.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	38.1	289^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.5	295^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.6%	6		20.0	53.7	59.5		27.5		63.4		20.9	20.0	16.7	17.1	$16,205
Bunker Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Bunker Hill Ave.	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8183	445	30	14.8	78.9%	37 (8.3%)	95 (21.3%)	279 (62.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	8	458^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.1%		7	465^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.4%	7	27.1		15.5	27.9	20.0				19.7	8.6				$18,215
Bucks Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Bucks Hill Rd.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8182	283	39	7.2	79.9%	9 (3.2%)	45 (15.9%)	223 (78.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	10.2	429^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.3	420^th of 497 public elementary schools	15.5%	9			19.6	29.2	12.0			35.3		14.0				$24,953
Driggs School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Woodlawn Terrace	Waterbury	06710	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8160	410	29	13.9	84.4%	25 (6.1%)	99 (24.1%)	254 (62.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	4.4	487^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.9	492^nd of 497 public elementary schools	1.0%	5	11.8		18.3	12.5	14.5			9.9	17.9					$17,289
Reed School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Griggs Street	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8180	439	29	14.9	89.3%	15 (3.4%)	94 (21.4%)	312 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	10.3	428^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.2%		6.3	474^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.6%	46		11.8				20.4	17.6		24.3		16.3	0.0		$16,598
Carrington School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Kenmore Ave.	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8184	455	34	13.2	70.3%	79 (17.4%)	99 (21.8%)	241 (53.0%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	34.7	306^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.9%		21.5	360^th of 497 public elementary schools	27.6%	54	45.1	28.6	53.2	40.8	41.2	41.2		53.2	38.8	25.5	34.7	19.2		$16,935
Polk School	Public	3-5	435 Buckingham St.	Oakville	06779	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4840	303	24	12.8	53.1%	209 (69.0%)	16 (5.3%)	49 (16.2%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	35.6	299^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.4%		38	294^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.8%	5	51.8		45.2	36.0	45.0			57.0	36.0	31.2				$22,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Sprague School

What schools do graduates of Sprague School attend?

Students who attend Sprague School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North End Middle School
High : Wilby High School

What district is Sprague School in?

Waterbury School District

What is the racial makeup of Sprague School?

Students at Sprague School are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sprague School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Sprague School.

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