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Best Elementary Schools
in Waterbury School District

This page covers 21 elementary schools in Waterbury School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Hopeville School
Grades KG–05303 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1) · above-average investment ($23,280/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
2
rank
Duggan School
Grades PK–08429 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($23,280/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
3
rank
Bunker Hill School
Grades PK–05468 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,280/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
4
rank
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School
Grades PK–05457 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($23,280/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
5
rank
H. S. Chase School
Grades PK–05629 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($23,280/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
6
rank
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
Grades PK–05596 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,280/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Bucks Hill School
Grades KG–05294 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.3:1) · above-average investment ($23,280/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
8.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
8
rank
Carrington School
Grades PK–08457 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,280/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
18.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
9
rank
International School
Grades PK–02171 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,280/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
B. W. Tinker School
Grades PK–05567 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,280/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
17.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,280
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
11 more elementary schools in Waterbury School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
21
Elementary Schools
29
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Hopeville School
Score: 57/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.