Prendergast School
59 Finney St Ansonia CT, 06401, New Haven County Phone: 203-736-5080 Ranking:  (583 out of 765, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Ansonia School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 661 | 699 | 738 | 787 | 811 | 759 | 776 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 14.8% | 105 | 15.0% | 94 | 12.7% | 168 | 21.3% | 164 | 20.2% | 224 | 29.5% | 228 | 29.4% |
| Grade 1: | 119 | 18.0% | 111 | 15.9% | 117 | 15.9% | 119 | 15.1% | 137 | 16.9% | 233 | 30.7% | 235 | 30.3% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 12.7% | 93 | 13.3% | 106 | 14.4% | 98 | 12.5% | 88 | 10.9% | 203 | 26.7% | 233 | 30.0% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 14.2% | 98 | 14.0% | 100 | 13.6% | 91 | 11.6% | 117 | 14.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 12.9% | 91 | 13.0% | 105 | 14.2% | 114 | 14.5% | 95 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 92 | 13.9% | 91 | 13.0% | 111 | 15.0% | 90 | 11.4% | 115 | 14.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 89 | 13.5% | 110 | 15.7% | 105 | 14.2% | 107 | 13.6% | 95 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 353 | 53.4% | 377 | 53.9% | 381 | 51.6% | 399 | 50.7% | 425 | 52.4% | 389 | 51.3% | 414 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 308 | 46.6% | 322 | 46.1% | 357 | 48.4% | 388 | 49.3% | 378 | 46.6% | 362 | 47.7% | 358 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 17 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.1% | 23 | 3.0% | 14 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 213 | 32.2% | 193 | 27.6% | 205 | 27.8% | 197 | 25.0% | 191 | 23.6% | 173 | 22.8% | 199 | 25.6% |
| Black: | 101 | 15.3% | 137 | 19.6% | 150 | 20.3% | 161 | 20.5% | 163 | 20.1% | 140 | 18.4% | 147 | 18.9% |
| White: | 313 | 47.4% | 340 | 48.6% | 358 | 48.5% | 406 | 51.6% | 436 | 53.8% | 419 | 55.2% | 412 | 53.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 371 | 56.1% | 382 | 54.6% | 387 | 52.4% | 408 | 51.8% | 389 | 48.0% | 327 | 43.1% | 326 | 42.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 12.4% | 99 | 14.2% | 88 | 11.9% | 96 | 12.2% | 129 | 15.9% | 69 | 9.1% | 64 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.40 | 16.49 | 15.31 | 16.06 | 17.44 | 17.30 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 73.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 64.4% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.1% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 61.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 76.5% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 80.1% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 82.2% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 85.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.2% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.6% | 83.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 58% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60.9% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 64.1% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.9% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.9% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 75.8% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 77.1% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.1% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.5% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.3% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.3% | 84.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.4% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.7% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.2% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 66.7% | 79.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.1% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.8% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 69.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.5% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.9% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.4% | 87.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 90.8% | 88.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 91.2% | 88.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89.2% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 88.8% | 86.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.5% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 83.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 89.1% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.6% | 86.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 87.6% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 84.5% | 84.3% |
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* Prendergast School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.