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If you had an hour of school board time for H. S. Chase School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090483000977
H. S. Chase School
40 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury, CT 06705 · (203) 574-8188 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
415 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
36.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like H. S. Chase School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. S. Chase School this school | 543 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Verplanck School Manchester | 466 | 77.5% | N/A |
| John Winthrop School Bridgeport | 607 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus Hartford | 435 | 78.2% | N/A |
| Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury | 606 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Benjamin Jepson Magnet School New Haven | 483 | 77.2% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where H. S. Chase School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #343 of 522 | #40 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #378 of 519 | #44 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #70 of 613 | #12 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #178 of 558 | #16 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #161 of 560 | #23 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #98 of 594 | #15 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #80 of 378 | #8 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
-113 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 543 | 47.1 | 11.5:1 | 76% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 47.6 | 12.3:1 | 78% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 51.5 | 12.2:1 | 73% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 53 | 12.4:1 | 70% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 56 | 11.8:1 | 77% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 77% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 85% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 44 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 35 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H. S. Chase School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (661 to 543); teachers down 16% (56 to 47.1).
About H. S. Chase School
The public elementary school H. S. Chase School is located in Waterbury, Connecticut. It has an enrollment of 543 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll around 378, and this school is 44% above that mark.
Within Waterbury School District, H. S. Chase School is one of 29 schools. The district enrolls 17,123 students.
More than half of enrollment at H. S. Chase School is Hispanic: 56%. Other groups make up 22% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
H. S. Chase School has 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 76% at H. S. Chase School. For comparison, public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region average 52%.
H. S. Chase School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, median household income comes to about $86,191, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 121, with about 59,861 students.
Among nearby public schools, Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 656 students in 2020-21 to 543 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for H. S. Chase School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterbury School District
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolHigh · 820 students
Other schools in Waterbury
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- W. F. Kaynor Technical High SchoolHigh · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School0.4 mi · 275
- Woodrow Wilson School0.8 mi · 415
- Waterbury Career Academy0.8 mi · 709
- Walsh School1.3 mi · 350
- Margaret M. Generali Elementary School1.3 mi · 415
- Wendell L. Cross School1.4 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About H. S. Chase SchoolHow many students attend H. S. Chase School?
H. S. Chase School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
Is H. S. Chase School an elementary, middle, or high school?
H. S. Chase School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at H. S. Chase School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at H. S. Chase School.
How diverse is H. S. Chase School?
H. S. Chase School reports a student body of 11% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is H. S. Chase School in?
H. S. Chase School is part of Waterbury School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.