Brass City Charter School

Brass City Charter School is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Waterbury, Connecticut, overseen by Brass City Charter School District. The school enrolls 401 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Brass City Charter School District is the operating authority for Brass City Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Brass City Charter School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 33% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at Brass City Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Brass City Charter School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

The closest other public school is Driggs School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Brass City Charter School operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Brass City Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brass City Charter School has grew 58%, going from 254 students in 2018 to 401 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 48% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.