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Irving School

Public Grades K-5

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Irving School is a K-5 elementary school in Derby, CT, serving 322 students in a predominantly low-income community, with about 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is part of the Derby School District, which ranks in the bottom 8% of Connecticut districts, and Irving itself ranks in the 7th percentile of elementary schools statewide.

Academically, Irving struggles significantly, particularly in mathematics. In 2025-2026, only 11.4% of 4th graders met proficiency in math, compared to 52.1% statewide, and just 13.3% of 5th graders were proficient. ELA scores are also low, with 22.5% of 4th graders proficient versus 50.9% statewide. The contrast with Bradley School, located just 1.4 miles away in the same district, is striking: Bradley's 4th grade math proficiency was 61.4% and ELA was 63.6%, representing a 50-point and 41-point gap respectively. This suggests that the challenges Irving faces are not simply a district-wide issue.

What makes Irving's situation particularly noteworthy is that it spends more per student ($19,483) than any nearby school and has the smallest class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.2. Despite these resource advantages, outcomes remain among the lowest in the state. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved steadily from 25.4% in 2021-2022 to 16.8% in 2025-2026, now essentially matching the state average. However, this improvement has not yet translated into stronger academic performance. For parents considering Irving, the data points to a school with dedicated resources and improving attendance, but with urgent need for targeted math intervention and instructional improvement, especially in the upper elementary grades.

322

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,084

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

9 Garden Place
Derby, CT 06418

(203) 736-5043

District: Derby School District

Students who attend Irving School usually attend:

Middle:	Derby Middle School
High:	Derby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

African American:

22.4%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (18% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg51%

456^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	7.5	456 of 492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	447 of 493	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	472 of 497	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	417 of 490	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	449 of 538	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	410 of 522	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	453 of 532	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	433 of 519	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	436 of 518	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	395 of 551	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	460 of 557	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	483 of 564	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	496 of 565	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	490 of 579	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.7	476 of 566	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	443 of 565	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	428 of 568	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	459 of 570	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.4	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	218 of 242	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	87 of 173	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	226 of 302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.4	356 of 445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	215 of 247	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.2	301 of 371	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)50th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)20th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile~ school

Female (2021)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-34 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	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
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
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
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
Elizabeth Shelton School	Public	PK, KG-4	138 Willoughby Rd.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-1330	405	30	13.4	34.1%	234 (57.8%)	41 (10.1%)	101 (24.9%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	73.6	156^th of 492 public elementary schools	68.3%		66.7	189^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.7%	33		63.4	63.2			73.2	65.5			$17,198
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Irving School

What district is Irving School in?

Derby School District

Is Irving School a good school?

Irving School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Irving School attend?

Students who attend Irving School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Derby Middle School
High : Derby High School

How many students attend Irving School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Irving School.

What is the racial makeup of Irving School?

Students at Irving School are 50% Hispanic, 22% African American, 18% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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