📍 9 Garden Place, Derby, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06418
Irving School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Derby, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 306 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derby School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
Irving School enrolls 306 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 46% |
| White | 71 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 306 students (65%) 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.
Irving 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.
Irving School is one of 5 schools in Derby School District, based in Derby, Connecticut. The district serves 1,311 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 306 students, Irving School is larger than the district average of about 262 students per school.