📍 108 Pine St., Naugatuck, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06770
Western School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Naugatuck, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Naugatuck School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Western School enrolls 272 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 116 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 272 students (54%) 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.
Western School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Western School is one of 9 schools in Naugatuck School District, based in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The district serves 4,095 students district-wide and employs 317 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Western School is smaller than the district average of about 455 students per school.