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Duggan School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

952 Bank Street, Waterbury, CT 06708 · (203) 574-8875 · Part of Waterbury School District

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

Students
429
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Duggan 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 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% 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–8Duggan SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts20%
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).

952 Bank Street, Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten50
Grade 142
Grade 247
Grade 346
Grade 429
Grade 542
Grade 643
Grade 740
Grade 854
Enrollment over time
473’20
475’21
429’22
410’23
429’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%Black 21%White 6%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Duggan 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.