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Best Public Schools in Naugatuck, CT

At a glance

Schools

3,889

Students

Top rankedHop Brook Elementary School286^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Western School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hillside Intermediate School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Naugatuck, Connecticut is home to 9 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The Naugatuck School District as a whole is ranked 138 out of 156 school districts in Connecticut and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating consistent underperformance across the district.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Hop Brook Elementary School has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics among the elementary schools, while Hillside Intermediate School has the highest proficiency rates in ELA among the middle schools. Naugatuck High School also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.4% for the 2022-2023 school year, despite lower proficiency rates compared to the state average.

However, the district faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.7% across all schools, a wide range of free/reduced lunch recipients (48.39% to 70.04%), and proficiency gaps in ELA and Math that are 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. Understanding the factors that contribute to the success of the standout schools could provide valuable insights for improving the overall performance of the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)			SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (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	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th 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 7th 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
Andrew Avenue School	Public	K-4	140 Andrew Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5221	221	21	10.5	71.9%	79 (35.7%)	22 (10.0%)	110 (49.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	16.3	394^th of 493 public elementary schools	20.1%		18.3	376^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.3%	18						28.8	35.9					28.8	28.1					$19,957
City Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	441 City Hill St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5246	614	49	12.5	58.8%	227 (37.0%)	81 (13.2%)	263 (42.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	30.9	155^th of 252 public middle schools	38.5%		27	162^nd of 250 public middle schools	35.2%	7		36.7								42.2	41.0					30.9	22.9	$18,949
Cross Street Intermediate School	Public	5-6	120 Cross St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5227	311	22	14.1	52.4%	121 (38.9%)	38 (12.2%)	125 (40.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	45.0							45.7	44.3					36.4	27.2			$19,714
Hillside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	51 Hillside Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5260	292	28	10.4	64.4%	110 (37.7%)	24 (8.2%)	140 (47.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)	45.1							42.9	47.6					31.7	27.4			$18,697
Naugatuck High School	Public	9-12	543 Rubber Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 720-5400	1,202	79	15.2	54.2%	453 (37.7%)	165 (13.7%)	490 (40.8%)	35 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (4.2%)	16	117^th of 141 public high schools	17.0%		26.7	100^th of 145 public high schools	31.0%	17			21.8	38.8	12.1													$20,990
Hop Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	75 Crown Street	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5231	312	24	13.2	63.1%	111 (35.6%)	39 (12.5%)	142 (45.5%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	38.8	286^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.7	279^th of 497 public elementary schools	43.9%	7						46.3	55.7					34.3	44.3					$18,938
Salem School	Public	K-4	124 Meadow St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5242	231	18	13.2	66.7%	83 (35.9%)	25 (10.8%)	108 (46.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)								(n/a)						34.5	34.0											$21,100
Western School	Public	K-4	108 Pine St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5244	242	16	15.1	58.7%	93 (38.4%)	38 (15.7%)	84 (34.7%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.4%)	33.4	310^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.1%		30.1	327^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.2%	17						37.7	58.5					34.4						$18,452
Maple Hill School	Public	K-4	641 Maple Hill Rd.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5236	464	35	13.2	50.9%	212 (45.7%)	62 (13.4%)	153 (33.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	31.3	318^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.5%		34.7	310^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.6%	8						40.2	43.8					46.3	35.0					$19,301

Cities Near Naugatuck

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterbury	2.49 mi	34	167^th
Beacon Falls	3.16 mi	2	61^st
Middlebury	3.7 mi	3	103^rd
Prospect	3.74 mi	4	44^th
Bethany	5.3 mi	2	27^th

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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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