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Washington School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Washington School is an elementary school located in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 295 students. It 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.

Washington School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a ranking between 439-525 out of 491-565 schools over the past decade. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, except for the 2020-2021 school year when it received a 0-star rating. Compared to nearby schools in the Waterbury district, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School, located just 0.51 miles away, consistently outperforms Washington School in academic proficiency, with significantly higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

Despite being in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools for over a decade, Washington School has not shown significant improvement in its performance or ranking. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.02% to 87.12% over the past few years, indicates a high-poverty student population. This, along with the school's low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, suggests that Washington School faces significant challenges in supporting its students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

284

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,640

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

685 Baldwin St.
Waterbury, CT 06706

(203) 574-8177

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Washington School usually attend:

Middle:

West Side Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

African American:

14.8%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (21% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

Connecticut avg49%

438^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	9.4	438 of 493	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	440 of 497	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	439 of 491	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	525 of 538	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	472 of 522	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	471 of 551	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	465 of 557	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	444 of 564	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	467 of 565	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	478 of 579	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	457 of 566	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	453 of 565	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	455 of 568	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	457 of 570	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	48 of 108	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.6	169 of 173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	73 of 112	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.0	286 of 302	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	3.7	433 of 445	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.9	355 of 371	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)56th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2021)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-26 vs state

English Language Arts20%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Washington 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington School

How many students attend Washington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Washington School.

What district is Washington School in?

Waterbury School District

Is Washington School a good school?

Washington School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington School?

Students at Washington School are 74% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Washington School attend?

Students who attend Washington School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Side Middle School

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