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C

Naugatuck School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Naugatuck.

Naugatuck’s School Grade C better than 30% of Connecticut school districts

Students
3,889
Schools
9
Spent per student
$21,831
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$14.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Naugatuck School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the CT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.4M, about $3,702 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CNaugatuck 32,230

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Naugatuck. Grade by grade →

K–45 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8City Hill Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Naugatuck High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 39.8% · 2,131 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 50.5% · 2,135 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 88.2% · 337 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,831 per student · 16% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 49%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,080’20
4,118’21
4,123’22
4,021’23
3,889’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%White 38%Black 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Maple Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Naugatuck
B−
464 students13:1
Hop Brook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Naugatuck
C
312 students13:1
Western School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Naugatuck
B−
242 students15:1
Salem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Naugatuck
C−
231 students13:1
Andrew Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Naugatuck
B−
221 students11:1
Cross Street Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Naugatuck
B−
311 students14:1
Hillside Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Naugatuck
C+
292 students10:1
City Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Naugatuck
C+
614 students13:1
Naugatuck High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naugatuck
C
1,202 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School District 16Beacon Falls, Prospect
$23,958per student
Bethany School DistrictBethany
$22,052per student
Oxford School DistrictOxford
$23,716per student
Regional School District 05Bethany
$25,459per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.