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Sprague School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1443 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury, CT 06704 · (203) 574-8189 · Part of Waterbury School District

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

Students
344
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sprague School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.3% 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–5Sprague SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

1443 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten33
Grade 148
Grade 268
Grade 360
Grade 453
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
388’20
426’21
407’22
395’23
344’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%Black 17%White 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sprague 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.