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Prendergast School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Prendergast School is an elementary school located in Ansonia, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 600 students. The school is part of the Ansonia School District, which is ranked 151 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Prendergast School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a ranking between 387 and 454 over the past 10 years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prendergast School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.7% of 3rd graders, 34.4% of 4th graders, and 36.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 46.9%, 51.4%, and 52.5%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is also below average, with only 29.5% of 3rd graders, 33.3% of 4th graders, and 27.5% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 52.2%, 51.4%, and 44.9%. Additionally, Prendergast School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.3% to 22.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Prendergast School to nearby schools, such as Long Hill School in Shelton and Race Brook School in Orange, it becomes clear that Prendergast School is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher academic performance, with 75% or more of their students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to improve academic performance should be a priority for the Ansonia School District.

588

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,104

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 Finney St.
Ansonia, CT 06401

(203) 736-5080

District: Ansonia School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

White:

23.5%

African American:

22.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Connecticut avg50%

387^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

151^st of 156Ansonia 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	17.2	387 of 493	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	398 of 497	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	454 of 491	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	442 of 490	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	451 of 538	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	387 of 522	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	407 of 532	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	409 of 519	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	386 of 518	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	425 of 551	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	439 of 557	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	419 of 564	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	387 of 565	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	408 of 579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	209 of 232	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	223 of 237	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	222 of 234	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	391 of 455	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	219 of 259	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	64 of 111	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	95 of 108	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	82 of 99	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	128 of 173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	77 of 112	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	54 of 101	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	212 of 302	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	216 of 233	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	231 of 231	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	217 of 232	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	388 of 445	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	228 of 262	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.4	275 of 371	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.8	322 of 327	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	242 of 295	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	277 of 296	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)49th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-19 vs state

Science30%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Race Brook School	Public	1-6	107 Grannis Rd.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut 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%)	81.7	90^th of 493 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.2	118^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.3%	28		65.7	70.5	72.7	79.0	73.1	67.2	68.2	69.4	$20,400
Mary L. Tracy School	Public	PK-K	650 School House Lane	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 891-8028	195	15	13.3	11.8%	134 (68.7%)	7 (3.6%)	24 (12.3%)	23 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$20,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Prendergast School

What is the racial makeup of Prendergast School?

Students at Prendergast School are 47% Hispanic, 23% White, 23% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Prendergast School in?

Ansonia School District

How many students attend Prendergast School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Prendergast School.

Is Prendergast School a good school?

Prendergast School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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