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Prendergast School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

59 Finney St., Ansonia, CT 06401 · (203) 736-5080 · Part of Ansonia School District

Ansonia’s School Grade D better than 9% of Connecticut school districts

Students
588
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Prendergast School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Ansonia kids: Ansonia Middle School

On the path

Where Ansonia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Prendergast SchoolYou are here
6–8Ansonia Middle School560 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

59 Finney St., Ansonia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K69
Kindergarten62
Grade 186
Grade 288
Grade 390
Grade 498
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
636’20
583’21
606’22
600’23
588’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 23%Black 23%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prendergast School from Ansonia families.

Other schools in Ansonia School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Ansonia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.