Residents
454,969
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Connecticut · Public K-12
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's public-school footprint spans 121 K-12 campuses with combined enrollment of about 59,861, the largest district being Waterbury School District. By grade band, the county runs 71 elementary, 24 middle, and 25 high schools.
Schools
121
20 districts
Enrollment
59,861
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$86,191
Below Connecticut avg
Free/reduced lunch
51.6%
Above Connecticut avg
Elementary
71
28,252 students
Middle
24
12,266 students
High
25
19,343 students
Combined / other
1
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Waterbury School District
17,123 students · 20 districts in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
33.8%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
8.7%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
6.0%
civilian labor
Median age
42
20.3% under 18
Test scores in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 89 schools ranked. Connecticut state average: 50.5%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Norton School· 81.2%
- Dodd Middle School· 79.7%
- Highland School· 76.7%
- Chapman School· 74.5%
- Frisbie School· 73.1%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Sprague School· 6.6%
- Walsh School· 12.3%
- Woodrow Wilson School· 13.4%
- Reed School· 14.5%
- Driggs School· 15.3%
See all 89 schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region ranked by score →
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby High School | Waterbury | High | 09-12 | 1,453 | · |
| John F. Kennedy High School | Waterbury | High | 09-12 | 1,391 | · |
| Shelton High School | Shelton | High | 09-12 | 1,308 | · |
| Cheshire High School | Cheshire | High | 09-12 | 1,208 | · |
| Naugatuck High School | Naugatuck | High | 09-12 | 1,202 | · |
| Wilby High School | Waterbury | High | 09-12 | 1,196 | · |
| Bristol Central High School | Bristol | High | 09-12 | 1,148 | · |
| Michael F. Wallace Middle School | Waterbury | Middle | 04-08 | 1,059 | · |
| Bristol Eastern High School | Bristol | High | 09-12 | 998 | · |
| Pomperaug Regional High School | Southbury | High | 09-12 | 970 | · |
| Greene-Hills School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-08 | 918 | · |
| Highland School | Cheshire | Elementary | KG-06 | 899 | · |
| West Side Middle School | Waterbury | Middle | 06-08 | 848 | · |
| West Bristol School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-08 | 833 | · |
| W. F. Kaynor Technical High School | Waterbury | High | 09-12 | 831 | · |
| Waterbury Arts Magnet School | Waterbury | High | 06-12 | 820 | · |
| North End Middle School | Waterbury | Middle | 06-08 | 766 | · |
| Intermediate School | Shelton | Middle | 07-08 | 714 | · |
| Perry Hill Elementary School | Shelton | Middle | 05-06 | 711 | · |
| Waterbury Career Academy | Waterbury | High | 09-12 | 709 | · |
| Watertown High School | Watertown | High | 09-12 | 693 | · |
| Dodd Middle School | Cheshire | Middle | 07-08 | 660 | · |
| Nonnewaug High School | Woodbury | High | 09-12 | 647 | · |
| Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Ansonia | High | 09-12 | 618 | · |
| Ansonia High School | Ansonia | High | 09-12 | 617 | · |
| City Hill Middle School | Naugatuck | Middle | 07-08 | 614 | · |
| Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 614 | · |
| Wolcott High School | Wolcott | High | 09-12 | 611 | · |
| John Trumbull Primary School | Oakville | Elementary | PK-02 | 610 | · |
| Wendell L. Cross School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-08 | 606 | · |
| Seymour High School | Seymour | High | 09-12 | 604 | · |
| Swift Middle School | Oakville | Middle | 06-08 | 591 | · |
| Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 590 | · |
| Prendergast School | Ansonia | Elementary | PK-05 | 588 | · |
| B. W. Tinker School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 578 | · |
| Mead School | Ansonia | Elementary | PK-05 | 578 | · |
| Prospect Elementary School | Prospect | Elementary | PK-05 | 572 | · |
| Woodland Regional High School | Beacon Falls | High | 09-12 | 571 | · |
| Ansonia Middle School | Ansonia | Middle | 06-08 | 560 | · |
| ACES at Chase | Waterbury | Middle | 06-09 | 556 | · |
| Chippens Hill Middle School | Bristol | Middle | 06-08 | 545 | · |
| H. S. Chase School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 543 | · |
| Doolittle School | Cheshire | Elementary | KG-06 | 529 | · |
| Long Meadow Elementary School | Middlebury | Elementary | PK-05 | 518 | · |
| Chatfield-LoPresti School | Seymour | Elementary | KG-05 | 515 | · |
| South Side School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-05 | 515 | · |
| Tyrrell Middle School | Wolcott | Middle | 06-08 | 498 | · |
| Seymour Middle School | Seymour | Middle | 06-08 | 494 | · |
| Bungay School | Seymour | Elementary | PK-05 | 478 | · |
| Oxford High School | Oxford | High | 09-12 | 476 | · |
| Maple Hill School | Naugatuck | Elementary | KG-04 | 464 | · |
| Gilmartin School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-08 | 462 | · |
| Carrington School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-08 | 455 | · |
| Bunker Hill School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 445 | · |
| Reed School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-08 | 439 | · |
| Long River Middle School | Prospect | Middle | 06-08 | 434 | · |
| Duggan School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-08 | 429 | · |
| Memorial Middle School | Middlebury | Middle | 06-08 | 420 | · |
| F. J. Kingsbury School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 | · |
| Margaret M. Generali Elementary School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 | · |
| Woodrow Wilson School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 | · |
| Norton School | Cheshire | Elementary | KG-06 | 412 | · |
| Rochambeau Middle School | Southbury | Middle | 06-08 | 412 | · |
| Driggs School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 | · |
| Elizabeth Shelton School | Shelton | Elementary | KG-04 | 405 | · |
| Brass City Charter School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-08 | 401 | · |
| Pomperaug Elementary School | Southbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 395 | · |
| Ivy Drive School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-05 | 385 | · |
| Quaker Farms School | Oxford | Elementary | PK-02 | 384 | · |
| Oxford Middle School | Oxford | Middle | 06-08 | 371 | · |
| Chapman School | Cheshire | Elementary | KG-06 | 369 | · |
| Great Oak Elementary School | Oxford | Elementary | 03-05 | 369 | · |
| Wakelee School | Wolcott | Elementary | KG-05 | 366 | · |
| Derby High School | Derby | High | 09-12 | 360 | · |
| Mountain View School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 | · |
| Stafford School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-05 | 353 | · |
| Walsh School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 350 | · |
| Sprague School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 344 | · |
| Terryville High School | Terryville | High | 09-12 | 337 | · |
| Ellen P. Hubbell School | Bristol | Elementary | KG-05 | 331 | · |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Woodbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 328 | · |
| Mohegan School | Shelton | Elementary | PK-04 | 325 | · |
| Northeast Middle School | Bristol | Middle | 06-08 | 324 | · |
| Irving School | Derby | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 | · |
| Gainfield Elementary School | Southbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 321 | · |
| Alcott School | Wolcott | Elementary | PK-05 | 320 | · |
| Plymouth Center School | Plymouth | Elementary | PK-02 | 320 | · |
| Laurel Ledge School | Beacon Falls | Elementary | KG-05 | 313 | · |
| Hop Brook Elementary School | Naugatuck | Elementary | KG-04 | 312 | · |
| Cross Street Intermediate School | Naugatuck | Middle | 05-06 | 311 | · |
| Middlebury Elementary School | Middlebury | Elementary | PK-05 | 309 | · |
| Long Hill School | Shelton | Elementary | PK-04 | 307 | · |
| Thomaston High School | Thomaston | High | 07-12 | 307 | · |
| Booth Hill School | Shelton | Elementary | KG-04 | 304 | · |
| Polk School | Oakville | Elementary | 03-05 | 303 | · |
| Fletcher W. Judson School | Watertown | Elementary | 03-05 | 302 | · |
| Derby Middle School | Derby | Middle | 06-08 | 300 | · |
| Woodbury Middle School | Woodbury | Middle | 06-08 | 300 | · |
| Hillside Intermediate School | Naugatuck | Middle | 05-06 | 292 | · |
| Hopeville School | Waterbury | Elementary | PK-05 | 291 | · |
Cities in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Waterbury33 schoolsBristol14 schoolsNaugatuck9 schoolsShelton8 schoolsCheshire7 schoolsAnsonia5 schoolsDerby5 schoolsWolcott5 schoolsOxford4 schoolsSeymour4 schoolsSouthbury4 schoolsMiddlebury3 schoolsOakville3 schoolsTerryville3 schoolsThomaston3 schoolsWoodbury3 schoolsBeacon Falls2 schoolsProspect2 schoolsWatertown2 schoolsBethlehem1 schoolPlymouth1 school
About Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is a large county of about 454,969 residents in Connecticut. Its public-school system hosts approximately 59,861 students across 121 schools.
For perspective, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $86,191, about 34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 10% below the Connecticut median.
Looking at the level breakdown, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region comprises 71 elementary schools (28,252 students), 24 middle schools (12,266), 25 high schools (19,343), and 1 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is Waterbury School District, which alone enrolls about 17,123 students.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
Frequently asked questions
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data