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Hopeville School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2 Cypress St., Waterbury, CT 06706 · (203) 574-8173 · Part of Waterbury School District

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

Students
291
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hopeville School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waterbury kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Hopeville SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts17%
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).

2 Cypress St., Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten37
Grade 151
Grade 246
Grade 365
Grade 446
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
325’20
320’21
303’22
284’23
291’24

Down 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 68%Black 23%White 8%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hopeville School from Waterbury families.

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