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Prendergast School

Q: Is Prendergast School a good school?

Prendergast School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Prendergast School?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Prendergast School in Ansonia, CT, is a PK–5 elementary school serving 588 students in a high-poverty community within the Ansonia School District, one of Connecticut's lowest-ranked districts. Academic achievement is well below state averages across nearly every grade and subject — for example, 18.8% of third graders met ELA proficiency targets versus 47.3% statewide, and math proficiency in grades 3–5 ranges from 23.1% to 30.9% compared to state averages between 45.8% and 52.2%. The school also faces resource challenges, including a student–teacher ratio of 16.3 and per-student spending of about $13,568, both less favorable than most surrounding districts.

Despite these challenges, Prendergast has notable strengths. Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily, reaching 13.5% in 2025–2026 — better than the district average of 18.2%, the state average of 16.4%, and nearby high-poverty schools like Bradley School (17.9%) and Mead School (15.2%). The comparison with Bradley is especially notable: Bradley serves a similar population just a mile away, yet far outperforms Prendergast in nearly every tested subject, with fourth-grade ELA proficiency of 63.6% versus 25.3%. Meanwhile, affluent schools within a few miles — such as Beecher Road School in Woodbridge and Turkey Hill School in Orange — post third-grade ELA proficiency rates above 70%, highlighting how dramatically outcomes can vary by district boundaries.

Prendergast also shows bright spots to build on. Fifth graders come closest to state averages, and Hispanic students perform near the middle of their statewide peer group — a standout result for a school ranked in the bottom quintile overall. The school's state ranking has improved from the 8th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 17th percentile in 2025–2026, and attendance gains suggest stronger engagement. But the Bradley comparison is a reminder that higher outcomes are possible even in similar communities, pointing to school-level practices — not just demographics — as an area worth attention.

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: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (27% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Connecticut avg51%

407^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	13.4	407 of 492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.7	210 of 228	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.7	67 of 130	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	19.4	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.1	219 of 234	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.0	245 of 246	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)48th percentile+31 vs school

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

Female (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics27%-23 vs state

English Language Arts27%-24 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	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
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
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
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
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
Long Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	565 Long Hill Ave.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport 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%)	81.4	98^th of 492 public elementary schools	80.1%		84.9	68^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.2%	30		63.8	70.8			82.8	2532.0			$23,639
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
Mary L. Tracy School	Public	PK-K	650 School House Lane	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley 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 17.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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