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Bucks Hill School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Bucks Hill School is a Pre-K–5 elementary school in Waterbury, CT, serving 283 students in a high-poverty area where roughly 80% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is part of the Waterbury School District, which ranks near the bottom of Connecticut districts, yet Bucks Hill School has been climbing steadily. In 2025-26, it ranked 386th of 491 elementary schools (21st percentile statewide), its best showing in a decade and the second-highest rank among Waterbury's public elementary schools, behind only Regan School.

Bucks Hill has several bright spots. Math is a clear strength: in the latest SBAC results, the school beat the Waterbury district average in every grade level tested, with 5th-grade math proficiency (34.9%) finishing 12.2 points above the district and just 11 points below the state. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, falling from 28.8% in 2022-23 to 14.6% in 2024-25 — below the state average. Hispanic students, who make up a large share of the enrollment, performed at the statewide median for their subgroup, a notable achievement. The school also benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio (7.2) and high per-pupil spending.

The biggest challenge is English Language Arts, where proficiency runs roughly 20–30 points below state averages. Boys also lag girls significantly. The comparison with Regan School, located just 0.65 miles away with nearly identical poverty levels, shows what's possible: Regan ranks 300th (39th percentile), has far lower chronic absenteeism (4.3% vs. 19.8%), and outperforms Bucks Hill in nearly every subject. Still, Bucks Hill's upward trajectory — moving from the 2nd percentile in 2015-16 to the 21st percentile today — suggests genuine progress worth watching.

283

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,953

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704

(203) 574-8182

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Bucks Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	North End Middle School
High:	Wilby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

African American:

15.9%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

Connecticut avg50%

386^th of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Waterbury School District

144^th of 153Waterbury 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	386 of 491	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	429 of 493	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	420 of 497	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	445 of 491	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	424 of 490	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	475 of 538	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	482 of 522	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	493 of 532	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	483 of 519	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	508 of 518	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	528 of 551	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	531 of 557	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	533 of 564	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	519 of 565	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	536 of 579	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	533 of 566	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	529 of 565	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.5	534 of 568	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	520 of 570	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	416 of 455	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	58 of 111	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	44 of 99	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	116 of 173	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	88 of 112	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	87 of 101	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	235 of 302	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	207 of 232	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	400 of 445	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.6	298 of 371	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-15 vs state

English Language Arts24%-26 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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Bucks Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Bucks Hill Rd.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8182	283	39	7.2	79.9%	9 (3.2%)	45 (15.9%)	223 (78.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17	386^th of 491 public elementary schools	21.4%		10.2	429^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.0%	43			18.4	21.8	34.9			38.8	32.7	34.9				$24,953
Regan School	Public	K-5	2780 North Main St.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8187	237	17	13.9	77.2%	18 (7.6%)	42 (17.7%)	160 (67.5%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	37.6	300^th of 491 public elementary schools	38.9%		28.8	327^th of 493 public elementary schools	33.7%	27	52.9		33.3	37.5	48.5			60.4	41.7					$16,767
Wakelee School	Public	K-5	12 Hempel Dr.	Wolcott	06716	Capitol Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 879-8154	366	32	11.3	37.4%	260 (71.0%)	18 (4.9%)	64 (17.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	66.7	193^rd of 491 public elementary schools	60.7%		71	167^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.1%	26			64.2	58.2	65.5				61.2					$16,508
Sprague School	Public	PK, KG-5	1443 Thomaston Ave.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8189	344	29	11.8	88.7%	17 (4.9%)	58 (16.9%)	258 (75.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	6	470^th of 491 public elementary schools	4.3%					(n/a)	15.1		18.5					16.9						$18,272
F. J. Kingsbury School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Columbia Blvd.	Waterbury	06710	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8172	416	27	15.5	83.2%	17 (4.1%)	119 (28.6%)	244 (58.7%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	8.5	443^rd of 491 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.2	417^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.4%	26	30.0		17.1	19.3	30.0			18.6	13.3	21.7				$17,217
Reed School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Griggs Street	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8180	439	29	14.9	89.3%	15 (3.4%)	94 (21.4%)	312 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	5.1	476^th of 491 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.3	428^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.2%	48	17.1					12.0	15.2		14.3					$16,598
Brass City Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	289 Willow St.	Waterbury	06710	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Brass City Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 527-5942	401	28	14.2	70.1%	15 (3.7%)	132 (32.9%)	227 (56.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	42.2	274^th of 491 public elementary schools	44.2%		38.1	289^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.4%	15		22.5	38.5	52.5	68.3			48.7	45.0	46.3	22.5	40.9	22.5	$16,205
Driggs School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Woodlawn Terrace	Waterbury	06710	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8160	410	29	13.9	84.4%	25 (6.1%)	99 (24.1%)	254 (62.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	6	469^th of 491 public elementary schools	4.5%		4.4	487^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.2%	18	20.8				17.0				17.1	11.3				$17,289
Bunker Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Bunker Hill Ave.	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8183	445	30	14.8	78.9%	37 (8.3%)	95 (21.3%)	279 (62.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	4.5	484^th of 491 public elementary schools	1.4%		8	458^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.1%	26			9.5					12.3	15.4	14.0				$18,215
Walsh School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Dikeman Street	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8164	350	28	12.3	86.6%	10 (2.9%)	66 (18.9%)	265 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	5.4	475^th of 491 public elementary schools	3.3%		3.5	493^rd of 493 public elementary schools	0.0%	18	18.4		14.3		21.1			16.3						$19,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Bucks Hill School

How many students attend Bucks Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Bucks Hill School.

What is the racial makeup of Bucks Hill School?

Students at Bucks Hill School are 79% Hispanic, 16% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Bucks Hill School a good school?

Bucks Hill School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Bucks Hill School in?

Waterbury School District

What schools do graduates of Bucks Hill School attend?

Students who attend Bucks Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North End Middle School
High : Wilby High School

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