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Duggan School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Duggan School is a PK–8 elementary school in Waterbury, CT, serving 429 students as part of the Waterbury School District, which ranks in the bottom 6% of Connecticut districts. Duggan itself earns 1 star with a 2025–26 state rank of 393 out of 491 schools (20th percentile), making it one of the stronger traditional public schools in its immediate neighborhood. Among ten nearby schools, only Brass City Charter School and Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School rank higher; Duggan outperforms B.W. Tinker, Washington, Gilmartin, Hopeville, Driggs, Walsh, Reed, and Woodrow Wilson.

Duggan's middle school is a notable bright spot. In 2025–26, 6th grade English language arts proficiency hit 51.3%, nearly matching the state average of 51.2% and far surpassing the district's 29.4%. The school has also exceeded the district average in 8th grade science for four consecutive years. Hispanic students at Duggan have consistently performed near or above the statewide median for Hispanic students, ranking in the 55th percentile in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism has dropped sharply from 43.4% in 2022–23 to 25.3% in 2025–26, and the student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0 is among the lowest in the area.

The school faces significant challenges. With 88.6% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, Duggan is one of the highest-poverty schools in the area, and absolute proficiency rates remain well below state averages in most subjects. The comparison to Brass City Charter School, located 1.5 miles away, is striking: Brass City outperforms Duggan in most elementary subjects, though Duggan beats Brass City in 8th grade science (27% vs. 22.5%). Duggan's overall trajectory is upward, with its state rank improving from 444th in 2021–22 to 393rd in 2025–26, but sustained effort will be needed to turn pockets of strength into schoolwide improvement.

429

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,075

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

952 Bank Street
Waterbury, CT 06708

(203) 574-8875

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Duggan School usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

African American:

20.7%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (27% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

393^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

166^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 18 pts since 2017

From bottom 17% (2017) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	393 of 492	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	415 of 493	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	395 of 497	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	427 of 491	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	444 of 490	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	436 of 538	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	386 of 522	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	418 of 532	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	421 of 519	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	449 of 518	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	472 of 551	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.3	417 of 455	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	97 of 173	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	44 of 101	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.4	184 of 302	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	343 of 445	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	35.3	236 of 371	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	166 of 258	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.7	199 of 252	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	200 of 250	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	189 of 249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	192 of 250	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	210 of 275	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	189 of 259	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	192 of 249	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	207 of 250	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	231 of 280	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.5	207 of 235	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	85 of 146	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.1	133 of 218	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	153 of 224	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.6	150 of 244	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)39th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2021)36th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2021)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)8th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2021)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)39th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2021)39th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Science30%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-27 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	6.1	469^th of 492 public elementary schools	4.7%		4.4	487^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.2%	18	20.8		2343.0	2398.0	17.0				2363.0	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%)	42.5	274^th of 492 public elementary schools	44.3%		38.1	289^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.4%	15	494.0	22.5	38.5	52.5	68.3	2477.0	2544.0	2564.0	48.7	45.0	46.3	22.5	40.9	22.5	$16,205
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Duggan School

How many students attend Duggan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Duggan School.

What schools do graduates of Duggan School attend?

Students who attend Duggan School usually go on to attend:

High : John F. Kennedy High School

What is the racial makeup of Duggan School?

Students at Duggan School are 66% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Duggan School a good school?

Duggan School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Duggan School in?

Waterbury School District

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