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Mead School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Mead School is an elementary school in Ansonia, CT, serving 578 students in grades PK–5 within the Ansonia School District, one of the lowest-ranked districts in Connecticut. Mead ranks 388th out of 491 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the bottom fifth, though it is the higher-performing of Ansonia's two comparable elementary schools. About 66% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, and the school spends roughly $13,347 per student — among the lowest in the area. One encouraging trend: chronic absenteeism has fallen from over 21% to 15.2%, now below both district and state averages.

Academically, Mead trails the state by 15 to 30 points in most grades and subjects, but 4th grade is a clear bright spot. Math proficiency hit 41.6% — more than double the 5th grade rate — and 4th grade ELA reached 38.9%, the closest any Mead grade comes to the state average. The gap with neighboring towns is stark: 20.7% of Mead 3rd graders met math benchmarks, compared to 80.8% at Beecher Road School in Woodbridge and 72.9% at Turkey Hill School in Orange. Those schools serve far fewer low-income families. Mead does outperform some nearby schools, including Davis Academy in New Haven and Irving School in Derby, though Bradley School in Derby exceeds Mead in most subjects.

Subgroup data shows some encouraging signs. Low-income students improved from the 21st to the 39th percentile statewide over two years, and Hispanic students ranked at the 68th percentile in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, though that figure slipped most recently. Male and female students both rank at the 4th percentile, showing struggles are broad-based. Mead's student–teacher ratio of 15.2 is higher than many surrounding schools. The school is improving — its state rank has climbed more than 50 places since 2022–2023 — but the pace is slow, and the challenge ahead is turning attendance gains into consistent academic growth across all grades.

578

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,829

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

75 Ford St.
Ansonia, CT 06401

(203) 736-5090

District: Ansonia School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

African American:

22.8%

White:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Connecticut avg51%

389^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Ansonia School District

148^th of 153Ansonia 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
2026	17.0	389 of 492	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	398 of 493	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	405 of 497	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	442 of 491	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	422 of 490	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	456 of 538	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	417 of 522	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	396 of 532	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	416 of 519	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	426 of 518	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	429 of 551	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.0	322 of 557	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	380 of 564	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.6	336 of 565	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.4	380 of 579	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	365 of 566	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	361 of 565	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.0	437 of 568	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.7	420 of 570	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	218 of 228	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	218 of 232	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	226 of 230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	396 of 455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	209 of 242	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	199 of 259	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	82 of 130	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	42 of 132	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	65 of 108	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	132 of 173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	74 of 112	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	27 of 101	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	42 of 70	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	58 of 77	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	241 of 302	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	224 of 234	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	214 of 239	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	219 of 233	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	383 of 445	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	236 of 262	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	308 of 371	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	320 of 327	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	248 of 295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)41st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2021)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile-17 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-19 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
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%)	17	389^th of 492 public elementary schools	20.9%		15.8	398^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.3%	9	480.0		22.0	38.9	33.3				20.7	41.6	19.8				$16,829
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%)	13.4	407^th of 492 public elementary schools	17.3%		17.2	387^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.5%	20	483.0		18.8	25.3	35.1				27.1	23.1	30.9				$20,104
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%)	47.2	263^rd of 492 public elementary schools	46.5%		55.6	233^rd of 493 public elementary schools	52.7%	30	490.0		38.9	63.6	46.9				55.6	61.4	36.7				$24,925
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%)	7.5	456^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.8	447^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.3%	9	474.0		2385.0	22.5	2423.0				30.6	11.4	13.3				$23,084
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%)	91.3	26^th of 492 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.9	35^th of 493 public elementary schools	92.9%	9	83.5		77.5	82.9	81.0	81.7			80.8	85.7	75.2	78.3			$20,685
Turkey Hill School	Public	1-6	441 Turkey Hill Rd.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley 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%)	86.7	53^rd of 492 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.4	49^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.1%	4	74.5		74.6	71.1	76.5	89.1			72.9	84.2	68.6	75.0			$21,850
Sunnyside School	Public	K-4	418 River Rd.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport 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%)	52.2	250^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.2%		61.2	210^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.4%	40			40.4	61.4					50.9	65.9					$24,406
Race Brook School	Public	1-6	107 Grannis Rd.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 891-8030	375	33	11.3	18.4%	251 (66.9%)	16 (4.3%)	37 (9.9%)	60 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	78.3	121^st of 492 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.7	90^th of 493 public elementary schools	81.7%	31	76.7		70.6	65.7	66.7	68.7			64.7	64.3	68.3	71.6			$20,400
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%)	57.2	230^th of 492 public elementary schools	53.3%		55.3	236^th of 493 public elementary schools	52.1%	6	57.5		54.9	59.7	60.3				48.8	63.0	47.9				$18,314
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	35 Davis St.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7800	489	31	15.6	63.2%	44 (9.0%)	279 (57.1%)	126 (25.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	14.4	401^st of 492 public elementary schools	18.5%		14.6	406^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.6%	5	37.7	17.6	12.2	25.0	37.7	31.1	2523.0	2536.0	16.3	20.8	28.3	2425.0	20.0	19.6	$19,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead School

What is the racial makeup of Mead School?

Students at Mead School are 52% Hispanic, 23% African American, 19% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Mead School in?

Ansonia School District

Is Mead School a good school?

Mead School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Mead School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Mead School.

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