📍 40 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06705
H. S. Chase School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 629 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
H. S. Chase School enrolls 629 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 340 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 24% |
| White | 67 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6% |
| Asian | 28 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 629 students (73%) 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.
H. S. Chase School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
H. S. Chase School is one of 29 schools in Waterbury School District, based in Waterbury, Connecticut. The district serves 18,776 students district-wide and employs 1,341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 629 students, H. S. Chase School is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.