Summary:
The Brass City Charter School District is a single-school district in Waterbury, CT, and its only elementary school, Brass City Charter School, serves grades PK through 8 with 401 students. Because the district consists of just this one school, district-level figures are identical to school-level figures. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks 274th out of 491 Connecticut schools (44th percentile) for 2025-26.
Academically, Brass City Charter School shows a clear split between elementary and middle school performance. In 2025-26, 5th-grade ELA was a standout at 68.3% proficient versus 53.5% statewide, and 4th-grade ELA also edged past the state at 52.5% versus 50.9%. Early-grade math was close to average, but scores fell sharply in middle school. Only 22.5% of 6th and 8th graders were proficient in math, roughly half the state average, and 8th-grade science was even lower at 22.5% versus the state's 50.9%. However, there are signs of improvement: the cohort that scored 20% proficient in 6th-grade math in 2024-25 rebounded to 40.9% in 7th-grade math in 2025-26.
The school faces challenges beyond test scores. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22.2%, well above the state's 16.4%, and roughly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Per-student spending is $14,204, and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 14.2 to 1. Brass City Charter School has also improved its state ranking from 295th in 2023-24 to 274th in 2025-26, though the district is rated at the 18th percentile (1 star) — a mismatch that likely reflects different rating criteria. Overall, this is a school of contrasts: strong upper-elementary reading, persistent gaps in middle-school math and science, and a gradual upward trend despite high poverty and absenteeism.
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