📍 59 Finney St., Ansonia, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06401
Prendergast School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ansonia, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ansonia School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
Prendergast School enrolls 606 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 46% |
| White | 154 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 606 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prendergast School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Prendergast School is one of 4 schools in Ansonia School District, based in Ansonia, Connecticut. The district serves 2,404 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 606 students, Prendergast School is close to the district average of about 601 students per school.