Sprague School
1448 Thomaston Ave
Waterbury CT, 06704, New Haven County
Phone: 203-574-8189
Ranking: (729 out of 765, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waterbury 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: | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 472 | 400 | 370 | 436 | 457 | 479 | 488 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 17 | 3.6% | 19 | 4.8% | 19 | 5.1% | 85 | 19.5% | 88 | 19.3% | 87 | 18.2% | 84 | 17.2% |
Kindergarten: | 98 | 20.8% | 99 | 24.8% | 71 | 19.2% | 80 | 18.3% | 76 | 16.6% | 80 | 16.7% | 73 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 97 | 20.6% | 69 | 17.3% | 81 | 21.9% | 60 | 13.8% | 73 | 16.0% | 71 | 14.8% | 78 | 16.0% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 15.7% | 62 | 15.5% | 43 | 11.6% | 62 | 14.2% | 57 | 12.5% | 72 | 15.0% | 57 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 12.7% | 47 | 11.8% | 64 | 17.3% | 52 | 11.9% | 65 | 14.2% | 53 | 11.1% | 62 | 12.7% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 10.8% | 59 | 14.8% | 45 | 12.2% | 55 | 12.6% | 44 | 9.6% | 57 | 11.9% | 63 | 12.9% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 15.9% | 45 | 11.3% | 47 | 12.7% | 42 | 9.6% | 54 | 11.8% | 59 | 12.3% | 71 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 239 | 50.6% | 207 | 51.8% | 183 | 49.5% | 224 | 51.4% | 212 | 46.4% | 212 | 44.3% | 235 | 48.2% |
Female: | 233 | 49.4% | 193 | 48.3% | 187 | 50.5% | 212 | 48.6% | 237 | 51.9% | 259 | 54.1% | 249 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 271 | 57.4% | 239 | 59.8% | 234 | 63.2% | 277 | 63.5% | 277 | 60.6% | 290 | 60.5% | 287 | 58.8% |
Black: | 116 | 24.6% | 100 | 25.0% | 89 | 24.1% | 116 | 26.6% | 122 | 26.7% | 127 | 26.5% | 138 | 28.3% |
White: | 69 | 14.6% | 50 | 12.5% | 36 | 9.7% | 39 | 8.9% | 54 | 11.8% | 53 | 11.1% | 57 | 11.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 418 | 88.6% | 356 | 89.0% | 304 | 82.2% | 356 | 81.7% | 354 | 77.5% | 344 | 71.8% | 365 | 74.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.8% | 20 | 5.4% | 19 | 4.4% | 36 | 7.9% | 32 | 6.7% | 46 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.75 | 13.11 | 12.50 | 14.49 | 14.46 | 16.70 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 63.8% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 67.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 70% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 79.4% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 75.5% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 69.8% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 46.5% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 45.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 49.2% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 55% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 53.8% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 60.6% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 54.1% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 52.8% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 72.1% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.1% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 76.1% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 65.7% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 75.9% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 65.5% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 64.9% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 66.7% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 69.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 74.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 75.4% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 69.9% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 49.4% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 45.3% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 47.4% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 53.1% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 58.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.2% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 59.4% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 74.6% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 76.1% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.4% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.6% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.2% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.8% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 64.8% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 71.1% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 73% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.6% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 81.9% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.5% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 70.1% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 47.9% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 51.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 53.2% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 59.9% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58.2% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 58.3% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 58.7% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 59.3% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.4% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 63.8% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 64.4% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 62% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 58.3% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 62.5% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.2% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.7% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 70.3% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 75.7% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 75.7% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.8% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 78.7% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.9% | 87.7% |
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* Sprague School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.