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Reed School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Reed School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Waterbury School District in Connecticut, with 469 students. Despite its size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Reed School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.4% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 50% statewide. In math, 0% of 7th graders were proficient, compared to 43.2% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 35.7% in recent years, much higher than the state average.

While Reed School struggles academically, some of the nearby schools in the Waterbury district, such as Regan School and Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School, perform significantly better on standardized tests. The data suggests that school type may play a role in academic performance, as the highest-performing nearby school, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School, is a public magnet school.

439

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,598

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Griggs Street
Waterbury, CT 06704

(203) 574-8180

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend Reed School usually attend:

High:

Wilby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

21.4%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (15% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

428^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

237^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	428 of 493	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	474 of 497	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	474 of 491	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	465 of 490	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	474 of 538	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	445 of 522	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	461 of 532	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	450 of 519	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	471 of 518	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	450 of 551	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	386 of 455	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	63 of 112	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	71 of 101	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.3	223 of 302	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	405 of 445	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.6	279 of 371	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	237 of 252	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	211 of 250	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	229 of 275	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	200 of 259	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	194 of 249	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	191 of 246	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	209 of 280	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	198 of 235	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	68 of 97	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	109 of 146	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	34 of 75	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	165 of 218	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.1	185 of 244	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)26th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)25th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2021)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)9th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)30th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)24th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)24th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Mathematics13%-33 vs state

Science12%-38 vs state

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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 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
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%)	10.3	428^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.2%		6.3	474^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.6%	46		11.8				20.4	17.6		24.3		16.3	0.0		$16,598
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
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
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%)	4.4	487^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.9	492^nd of 497 public elementary schools	1.0%	5	11.8		18.3	12.5	14.5			9.9	17.9					$17,289
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%)	12.2	417^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.4%		13.3	410^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.5%	7			16.0	17.5	41.3			17.3	12.3	29.3				$17,217
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%)	38.1	289^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.5	295^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.6%	6		20.0	53.7	59.5		27.5		63.4		20.9	20.0	16.7	17.1	$16,205
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
H. S. Chase School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Woodtick Rd.	Waterbury	06705	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8188	543	47	11.5	76.4%	62 (11.4%)	118 (21.7%)	306 (56.4%)	26 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	25	342^nd of 493 public elementary schools	30.6%		23.5	355^th of 497 public elementary schools	28.6%	13	30.3		34.0	44.3	25.3			52.0	49.4	11.1				$19,371
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Reed School

Is Reed School a good school?

Reed School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Reed School?

Students at Reed School are 71% Hispanic, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Reed School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Reed School.

What schools do graduates of Reed School attend?

Students who attend Reed School usually go on to attend:

High : Wilby High School

What district is Reed School in?

Waterbury School District

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