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Bradley School

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Bradley School ranks 263 rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Bradley School is an elementary school in Derby, CT, serving 244 students in grades K–5 and stands out as a positive exception within a district that struggles overall. The Derby School District ranks near the bottom of Connecticut's 153 districts, yet Bradley itself earned a 2-star rating and ranked in the 46th percentile statewide in 2025–2026. The school serves a moderate-to-high poverty population, with about 47% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.

The most striking comparison is with Irving School, Derby's other elementary school, located just 1.4 miles away. Bradley outperforms Irving in every subject by wide margins — for example, 63.6% of Bradley 4th graders met ELA proficiency versus just 22.5% at Irving, and 61.4% met math proficiency versus 11.4%. Irving actually spends more per student ($19,483 vs. $18,397) and has a lower student-teacher ratio, which suggests Bradley's leadership and teaching are making a real difference. Bradley also posts dramatically higher scores than nearby Prendergast School and Mead School in the Ansonia School District. In 4th grade ELA, Bradley's 63.6% proficiency rivals schools in more affluent communities like Race Brook School (65.7%) and Elizabeth Shelton School (63.2%). Bradley has also earned strong statewide effectiveness ratings for its low-income and special education students.

Bradley's main challenges are chronic absenteeism — 17.9% in 2025–2026, better than the district's 20.1% but well above top-performing neighbors like Turkey Hill School (2.8%) — and 5th grade math, which has lagged the state average for four straight years. Within the Derby district, Bradley is clearly the stronger choice, and it compares favorably even against nearby schools serving wealthier populations. Given its poverty rate near 50%, the school's results are a strong sign of school-level effectiveness, making it a bright spot in a district that is otherwise ranked near the bottom of the state.

244

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,925

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 David Humphreys Rd.
Derby, CT 06418

(203) 736-5040

District: Derby School District

Students who attend Bradley School usually attend:

Middle:	Derby Middle School
High:	Derby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.7%

White:

33.2%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg51%

263^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

140^th of 153Derby 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	47.2	263 of 492	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	233 of 493	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	337 of 497	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	312 of 491	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	246 of 490	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	260 of 538	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	238 of 522	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	282 of 532	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	299 of 519	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	302 of 518	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	335 of 551	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	370 of 557	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	392 of 564	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	404 of 565	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	400 of 579	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	405 of 566	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.7	357 of 565	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	338 of 568	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.9	315 of 570	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	60.1	194 of 455	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	58.6	31 of 111	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	85.8	22 of 302	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	261 of 445	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	80.3	52 of 371	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	32.8	221 of 296	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)93rd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2021)86th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2024)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Female (2021)57th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)41st percentile-10 vs school

White (2018)25th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%~ state avg

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradley School

What is the racial makeup of Bradley School?

Students at Bradley School are 38% Hispanic, 33% White, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Bradley School attend?

Students who attend Bradley School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Derby Middle School
High : Derby High School

How many students attend Bradley School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Bradley School.

What district is Bradley School in?

Derby School District

Is Bradley School a good school?

Bradley School ranks 263^rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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