Hop Brook Elementary School

Hop Brook Elementary School is one of the compact elementary schools in Naugatuck, Connecticut, overseen by Naugatuck School District, with 312 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Naugatuck School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,889 students; Hop Brook Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hop Brook Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 36% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hop Brook Elementary School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

Around the school, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Hop Brook Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Hillside Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 57% to 36%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Hop Brook Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.