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Regan School

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Regan School ranks 300 th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Regan School is a K–5 elementary school in Waterbury, CT, serving 237 students within the Waterbury School District, a district ranked 144th out of 153 statewide. Despite that challenging context, Regan is one of the top-performing elementary schools in Waterbury. It ranks 300th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (39th percentile, 2 stars) — well ahead of most nearby Waterbury peers. For comparison, Bucks Hill School ranks 386th, F. J. Kingsbury School ranks 443rd, Sprague School ranks 470th, and Bunker Hill School ranks 484th. Only Brass City Charter School (274th) and Wakelee School in Wolcott (193rd) rank higher in the area.

Regan's most striking strength is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 4.3%, compared with 23.1% for the Waterbury School District and 16.4% statewide. Nearby schools post much higher rates — Driggs School at 35.4%, Sprague School at 33.6%, and Woodrow Wilson School at 29.8% — and even Wakelee School in the more affluent Wolcott School District has a higher rate at 5.9%. This strong attendance likely supports academics: 3rd grade math proficiency reached 60.4% in 2025-2026, more than double the district's 28.3% and above the state's 52.2%. Fifth grade science proficiency hit 52.9%, matching the state average. Regan also serves Hispanic students exceptionally well, ranking 14th of 129 Connecticut schools serving Hispanic students (89th percentile).

Regan achieves these results while spending less than its peers — $13,358 per student in 2018-2019, below Walsh School ($17,978), Bucks Hill School ($18,180), and Bunker Hill School ($14,985). The school's student-teacher ratio has improved to 13.9, enabling more individualized instruction. Regan's state ranking has climbed from the 20th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 39th percentile today, while chronic absenteeism has fallen from 18% in 2022-2023 to just 4.3%. English Language Arts scores remain below state averages in most grade levels, though 5th grade ELA reached 48.5% in 2025-2026 — far above the district's 29.9% and close to the state's 53.5%. Overall, Regan is a clear success story and a model worth studying within Waterbury.

237

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,767

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2780 North Main St.
Waterbury, CT 06704

(203) 574-8187

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Regan School usually attend:

Middle:	North End Middle School
High:	Wilby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

17.7%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Waterbury School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg28%

Connecticut avg51%

300^th of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	37.6	300 of 491	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	327 of 493	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	314 of 497	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	300 of 491	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	258 of 490	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	311 of 538	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	418 of 522	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	468 of 532	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	449 of 519	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	416 of 518	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	463 of 551	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	453 of 557	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	418 of 564	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	413 of 565	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	411 of 579	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.2	379 of 566	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	404 of 565	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	432 of 568	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	422 of 570	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	14 of 129	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	56.4	34 of 132	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	43 of 112	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	71.2	62 of 302	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	65.0	109 of 371	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)79th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2021)71st percentile+28 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics51%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	4.8	481^st of 491 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.5	479^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	14.8		9.7	18.4					16.3					$17,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Regan School

What schools do graduates of Regan School attend?

Students who attend Regan School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North End Middle School
High : Wilby High School

Is Regan School a good school?

Regan School ranks 300^th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Regan School in?

Waterbury School District

How many students attend Regan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Regan School.

What is the racial makeup of Regan School?

Students at Regan School are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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