Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Waterbury

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Brass City Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

289 Willow St., Waterbury, CT 06710 · (203) 527-5942

Waterbury’s School Grade D better than 10% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
401
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Brass City Charter School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 11.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 50.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

289 Willow St., Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten40
Grade 140
Grade 242
Grade 340
Grade 440
Grade 542
Grade 640
Grade 740
Grade 837
Enrollment over time
361’20
360’21
360’22
363’23
401’24

Up 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%Black 33%Two or more races 5%White 4%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brass City Charter School from Waterbury families.

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; Waterbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.