Prendergast School

Located at 59 Finney St., in Ansonia, Connecticut, Prendergast School is a big elementary-level community that educates 588 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Ansonia School District. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 56% above typical.

Within Ansonia School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,343 students, Prendergast School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Prendergast School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Prendergast School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above 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), Prendergast School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Emmett O'Brien Technical High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 41% to 23%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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