📍 1443 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06704
Sprague School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 407 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 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Sprague School enrolls 407 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 6.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 18% |
| White | 26 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 407 students (82%) 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.
Sprague 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.
Sprague 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 407 students, Sprague School is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.