Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090483000978
Hopeville School
2 Cypress St., Waterbury, CT 06706 · (203) 574-8173 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest 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
10.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
241 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
47%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
15.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
16.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 Hopeville School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopeville School this school | 291 | 82.8% | N/A |
| Beardsley School Bridgeport | 327 | 85.0% | N/A |
| Thomas Hooker School Bridgeport | 288 | 81.9% | N/A |
| SAND School Hartford | 266 | 89.1% | N/A |
| Washington School Waterbury | 284 | 80.3% | N/A |
| Walsh School Waterbury | 350 | 86.6% | 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 Hopeville School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #459 of 522 | #54 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #483 of 519 | #57 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #450 of 613 | #55 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #58 of 558 | #4 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #339 of 560 | #41 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #56 of 594 | #8 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #112 of 378 | #12 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
291
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 291 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 83% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 28.7 | 9.9:1 | 87% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 29.4 | 10.3:1 | 73% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 36 | 9.0:1 | 72% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 36 | 9.5:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 69% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 91% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopeville School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (343 to 291); teachers down 22% (36 to 28).
About Hopeville School
Hopeville School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school's 291 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 23% lower than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut, which is about 378.
Waterbury School District is the district for Hopeville School. It has 29 schools and 17,123 students.
Roughly 68% of students at Hopeville School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 23% Black and 8% White. Among people living in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 20%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hopeville School counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.4 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut have 12.6:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is 52%.
Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Hopeville School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has these Census figures: the median household income is $86,191, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 121 public schools and roughly 59,861 students.
Nearest public school: Washington School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Hopeville School's enrollment dropped from 325 in 2020-21 to 291 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.
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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
- Washington School0.6 mi · 284
- Gilmartin School0.7 mi · 462
- B. W. Tinker School0.9 mi · 578
- Duggan School0.9 mi · 429
- Wendell L. Cross School1.1 mi · 606
- Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School1.1 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Hopeville SchoolHow large is Hopeville School?
Hopeville School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hopeville School serve?
Hopeville School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hopeville School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Hopeville School.
How diverse is Hopeville School?
Hopeville School reports a student body of 8% White, 68% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hopeville School in?
Hopeville School is part of Waterbury School District.
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