H. S. Chase School

H. S. Chase School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Waterbury, Connecticut, part of Waterbury School District. The school enrolls 543 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

H. S. Chase School is one of 29 schools operated by Waterbury School District, a district that works with 17,123 students overall.

Looking at the student body, H. S. Chase School reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 22% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, H. S. Chase School shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting H. S. Chase School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible 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.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. H. S. Chase School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H. S. Chase School.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H. S. Chase School has decreased 18%, going from 661 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 11% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.