Hopeville School

As a compact K-5 school in Waterbury, Connecticut, Hopeville School instructs 291 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Waterbury School District. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Hopeville School is one of 29 schools operated by Waterbury School District, a district that serves 17,123 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Hopeville School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 23% Black, 8% White. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Hopeville School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Hopeville School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washington School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 291 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 55% to 68% over that span.

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