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Hopeville School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Hopeville School is an elementary school in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving 284 students in grades K-5. 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. Hopeville School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 474 out of 493 schools.

Hopeville School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 19.7% of 3rd graders, 13% of 4th graders, and 13.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the Waterbury School District averages of 23.4%, 28.1%, and 27.6%, respectively. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 31.2% over the past few years, well above the state average. Additionally, Hopeville School serves a high-poverty student population, with 87.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district average of 72.94%.

The nearby Woodrow Wilson School, Walsh School, and H.S. Chase School also perform poorly compared to the state averages, suggesting that the challenges faced by Hopeville School are not unique to the school but are systemic issues within the Waterbury School District. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic and demographic factors that contribute to Hopeville School's poor performance will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

291

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,755

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Cypress St.
Waterbury, CT 06706

(203) 574-8173

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Hopeville School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

African American:

22.7%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg27%

Connecticut avg51%

474^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	6.2	474 of 493	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	476 of 491	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	472 of 490	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	477 of 538	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	498 of 522	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	498 of 532	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	499 of 519	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	496 of 518	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	529 of 551	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	532 of 557	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	509 of 564	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	76.8	134 of 565	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	52.0	360 of 579	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.8	286 of 566	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.4	330 of 565	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.8	429 of 568	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	442 of 570	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	85 of 112	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	216 of 302	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.4	281 of 371	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2021)24th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-32 vs state

Science18%-34 vs state

English Language Arts16%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Hopeville School

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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	Total
Hopeville School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Cypress St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8173	291	28	10.3	82.8%	23 (7.9%)	66 (22.7%)	199 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	6.2	474^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.9%					(n/a)	17.8		19.7	13.0	13.3				18.2	21.7			$22,755
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
Gilmartin School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Wyoming Ave.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8175	462	32	14.6	80.1%	26 (5.6%)	80 (17.3%)	316 (68.4%)	18 (3.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	6.6	472^nd of 493 public elementary schools	4.3%		5.5	484^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.6%	12	16.3	23.6		15.4	18.4	18.4	29.1	23.2	20.8	15.4		16.3	$18,581
B. W. Tinker School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Highland Ave.	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8186	578	36	15.9	74.7%	73 (12.6%)	98 (17.0%)	368 (63.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	11.8	420^th of 493 public elementary schools	14.8%		13.8	407^th of 497 public elementary schools	18.1%	13			24.7	24.8	32.7				17.5	24.8	24.8		$16,775
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
Wendell L. Cross School	Public	PK, KG-8	1255 Hamilton Ave.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8171	606	44	13.6	71.8%	92 (15.2%)	137 (22.6%)	323 (53.3%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	13.1	411^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.6%		12.6	418^th of 497 public elementary schools	15.9%	7	19.6		26.9	35.0	21.4		29.7	21.3	26.9	35.0	16.1		$16,695
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
Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Beecher Avenue	Waterbury	06705	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 574-8000	275	16	17.5	74.2%	5 (1.8%)	22 (8.0%)	240 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	38.2	288^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.6%					(n/a)			44.0	37.3					56.0	45.1			$15,133
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopeville School

How many students attend Hopeville School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Hopeville School.

Is Hopeville School a good school?

Hopeville School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hopeville School attend?

Students who attend Hopeville School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Hopeville School in?

Waterbury School District

What is the racial makeup of Hopeville School?

Students at Hopeville School are 68% Hispanic, 23% African American, 8% White, 1% Two or more races.

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