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Driggs School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Driggs School is an elementary school located in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 452 students. The school is part of the Waterbury School District, which is ranked 149 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Driggs School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Driggs School faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the Waterbury School District and the state of Connecticut. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.3% of 3rd graders, 12.5% of 4th graders, and 14.5% of 5th graders at Driggs School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 23.4%, 28.1%, and 27.6% for the Waterbury School District, and 46.9%, 51.4%, and 52.5% for the state of Connecticut, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics and science is similarly low. Additionally, Driggs School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 39.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Waterbury School District, such as Sprague School, F.J. Kingsbury School, and Walsh School, also perform poorly compared to the state average, they generally outperform Driggs School in academic metrics and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, the Brass City Charter School, located just 0.37 miles from Driggs School, significantly outperforms Driggs School and the Waterbury School District in academic metrics, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

410

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,289

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Woodlawn Terrace
Waterbury, CT 06710

(203) 574-8160

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Driggs School usually attend:

Middle:	West Side Middle School
High:	John F. Kennedy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

African American:

24.1%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (14% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

Connecticut avg51%

487^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Waterbury School District

149^th of 156Waterbury 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	4.4	487 of 493	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	492 of 497	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	465 of 491	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	473 of 490	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	506 of 538	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	505 of 522	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	505 of 532	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	497 of 519	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	500 of 518	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	511 of 551	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.3	542 of 557	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	540 of 564	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	517 of 565	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	535 of 579	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	505 of 566	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	524 of 565	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	511 of 568	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	511 of 570	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	5.8	222 of 230	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	420 of 455	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	254 of 259	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	117 of 132	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	99 of 112	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	88 of 101	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	265 of 302	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.1	430 of 445	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	255 of 262	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.9	335 of 371	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2021)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-35 vs state

Mathematics13%-38 vs state

Science12%-40 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	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 English Language Arts 8th 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
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%)	4.4	487^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.9	492^nd of 497 public elementary schools	1.0%	5	11.8		18.3	12.5	14.5				9.9	17.9					$17,289
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%)	38.1	289^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.5	295^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.6%	6		20.0	53.7	59.5		27.5			63.4		20.9	20.0	16.7	17.1	$16,205
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%)	12.2	417^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.4%		13.3	410^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.5%	7			16.0	17.5	41.3				17.3	12.3	29.3				$17,217
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%)	3.5	493^rd of 493 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.8	480^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.4%	13				16.3	13.2				13.0						$19,561
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%)	10.3	428^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.2%		6.3	474^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.6%	46		11.8				20.4		17.6		24.3		16.3	0.0		$16,598
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	233 South Elm St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 574-8162	590	42	14.1	62.5%	134 (22.7%)	100 (16.9%)	315 (53.4%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	46.6	257^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.9%		44.1	270^th of 497 public elementary schools	45.7%	13	58.6		45.5	50.6	58.6				51.1	44.8	39.1				$19,787
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%)	8	458^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.1%		7	465^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.4%	7	27.1		15.5	27.9	20.0					19.7	8.6				$18,215
Woodrow Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Birch St.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 573-6660	415	29	14.4	85.1%	9 (2.2%)	79 (19.0%)	309 (74.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	5.5	479^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.6	489^th of 497 public elementary schools	1.6%	10	14.8				16.4				18.6	16.1					$17,672
Duggan School	Public	PK, KG-8	952 Bank Street	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8875	429	36	12.0	88.6%	26 (6.1%)	89 (20.7%)	284 (66.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	12.4	415^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.1	395^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.5%	20	24.4	32.0	23.9	30.6			27.3	21.6	30.4	27.8	19.5	13.6			$19,075
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	685 Baldwin St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8177	284	23	12.1	80.3%	16 (5.6%)	42 (14.8%)	211 (74.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	9.4	438^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.2%		9.7	440^th of 497 public elementary schools	11.5%	2			15.2		25.0					20.4	23.1				$17,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Driggs School

What district is Driggs School in?

Waterbury School District

What schools do graduates of Driggs School attend?

Students who attend Driggs School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Side Middle School
High : John F. Kennedy High School

What is the racial makeup of Driggs School?

Students at Driggs School are 62% Hispanic, 24% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Driggs School a good school?

Driggs School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Driggs School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Driggs School.

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