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Washington School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Washington School is a PreK–5 elementary school on Baldwin Street in Waterbury, CT, serving 284 students as part of the Waterbury School District, one of Connecticut's lowest-ranked districts. Washington currently ranks 434th of 491 elementary schools statewide (12th percentile) and carries a 1-star rating — a position that has been consistent over the past four years. The school serves a high-needs community, with 80.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its test scores trail state averages in most subjects.

Despite those challenges, Washington School shows several notable strengths. Chronic absenteeism has dropped sharply, from 42.6% in 2021-2022 to 19.5% in 2025-2026 — now below the Waterbury School District average (23.1%) and within about 3 points of the state rate. The school also posts a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1, and Hispanic students ranked near the statewide median for their subgroup (49th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-2026, a dramatic improvement from recent years. Washington School even manages to outperform some schools that spend considerably more per student, such as Walsh School and Hopeville School, while spending about $14,700 per student itself.

Looking at the neighborhood cluster, Washington School is a middle-tier school. It clearly outperforms the bottom group — Driggs School, Woodrow Wilson School, Hopeville School, and Walsh School — and is comparable to Duggan School, Wendell L. Cross School, and B. W. Tinker School. But the area's strongest schools remain far ahead: Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School (40th percentile) and Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School (44th percentile) both post far higher test scores and chronic absenteeism rates below 7%. Washington School's academic proficiency generally falls 20 to 30 points below state averages, and its small grade-level cohorts can make year-to-year test scores swing by 10 points or more. The school appears to be in transition — attendance is improving, some subgroups are thriving, and it holds its own against many neighbors — but the next step is turning these bright spots into broader academic gains across all grade levels.

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: Declining — 17th percentile in 2011 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (23% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

Connecticut avg51%

434^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	10.1	434 of 492	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.5	66 of 130	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)49th percentile+37 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 (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-25 vs state

English Language Arts23%-27 vs state

Mathematics20%-30 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 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
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%)	10.1	434^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.8%		9.4	438^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.2%	4	28.0		2349.0	25.0	21.6				2382.0	27.3	14.0				$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%)	38.6	294^th of 492 public elementary schools	40.2%		46.6	257^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.9%	37	54.7		40.2	46.6	51.2				39.1	43.2	41.9				$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%)	6.4	466^th of 492 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.2	474^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.9%	8	20.9		12.0	24.5	18.2				16.0	16.3	16.3				$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%)	16.3	393^rd of 492 public elementary schools	20.1%		12.4	415^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.8%	22	33.3	27.0	14.0	2412.0	30.6	51.3	2519.0	27.0	20.9	20.0	16.7	2499.0	2473.0	2431.0	$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%)	5.4	475^th of 492 public elementary schools	3.5%		3.5	493^rd of 493 public elementary schools	0.0%	18	18.4		14.3	2360.0	21.1				16.3	2381.0	2420.0				$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%)	14.9	399^th of 492 public elementary schools	18.9%		11.8	420^th of 493 public elementary schools	14.8%	21	36.6		24.2	27.4	28.4				30.3	28.4	24.5				$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%)	4.9	482^nd of 492 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.5	479^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.8%	3	14.8		9.7	18.4	2413.0				2325.0	16.3	2420.0				$17,672
Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	42.1	277^th of 492 public elementary schools	43.7%		38.2	288^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.6%	11	499.0		46.0	58.7	36.5				2453.0	63.0	32.7				$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%)	7.6	454^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.7%		6.6	472^nd of 493 public elementary schools	4.3%	18	18.0	10.7	17.8	21.3	18.0	27.1	2482.0	2513.0	20.0	17.0	2411.0	2439.0	17.8	10.7	$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%)	13.7	404^th of 492 public elementary schools	17.9%		13.1	411^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.6%	7	26.2	14.1	36.2	31.6	23.0	21.4	2500.0	2503.0	29.8	28.9	18.0	2425.0	2446.0	2432.0	$16,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington School

Is Washington School a good school?

Washington School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Washington School in?

Waterbury School District

How many students attend Washington School?

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

What schools do graduates of Washington School attend?

Students who attend Washington School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Side Middle School

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.

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