Western School

Western School is one of the public schools in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 4, with a total enrollment of 242 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Connecticut average about 378 students each.

Western School is one school in Naugatuck School District, a system of 9 schools with 3,889 students.

White students form the largest group at Western School, 38% of enrollment. Next come 35% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 64% White among all Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents. By the diversity index, Western School comes in at 70%.

Staffing totals 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 59%.

The allk12 Grade for Western School is C+. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Among Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents, median household income is about $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, with a combined enrollment of about 59,861.

Naugatuck High School is the public school closest to Western School, about 0.2 miles away. Western School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (238) to 2024-25 (242).

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