Sprague School

Sprague School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Waterbury, Connecticut, run under Waterbury School District, with 344 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Waterbury School District comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 17,123 students; Sprague School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sprague School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Sprague School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

The closest other public school is F. J. Kingsbury School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sprague School has fell 34%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 62% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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