Driggs School
77 Woodlawn Terrace
Waterbury CT, 06710, New Haven County
Phone: 203-574-8160
Ranking: 
(717 out of 765, bottom 6%)*
(717 out of 765, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waterbury School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 547 | 554 | 544 | 530 | 547 | 575 | 550 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 108 | 19.7% | 122 | 22.0% | 117 | 21.5% | 105 | 19.8% | 109 | 19.9% | 95 | 16.5% | 115 | 20.9% |
| Grade 1: | 111 | 20.3% | 107 | 19.3% | 95 | 17.5% | 94 | 17.7% | 92 | 16.8% | 102 | 17.7% | 87 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 16.6% | 86 | 15.5% | 82 | 15.1% | 79 | 14.9% | 90 | 16.5% | 93 | 16.2% | 98 | 17.8% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 13.0% | 71 | 12.8% | 84 | 15.4% | 82 | 15.5% | 81 | 14.8% | 93 | 16.2% | 86 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 13.3% | 80 | 14.4% | 79 | 14.5% | 79 | 14.9% | 84 | 15.4% | 93 | 16.2% | 81 | 14.7% |
| Grade 5: | 79 | 14.4% | 75 | 13.5% | 73 | 13.4% | 76 | 14.3% | 79 | 14.4% | 84 | 14.6% | 70 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 52.1% | 284 | 51.3% | 281 | 51.7% | 268 | 50.6% | 295 | 53.9% | 319 | 55.5% | 288 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 262 | 47.9% | 270 | 48.7% | 263 | 48.3% | 262 | 49.4% | 244 | 44.6% | 248 | 43.1% | 258 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 301 | 55.0% | 301 | 54.3% | 308 | 56.6% | 286 | 54.0% | 306 | 55.9% | 302 | 52.5% | 288 | 52.4% |
| Black: | 147 | 26.9% | 151 | 27.3% | 166 | 30.5% | 173 | 32.6% | 170 | 31.1% | 193 | 33.6% | 185 | 33.6% |
| White: | 68 | 12.4% | 71 | 12.8% | 60 | 11.0% | 68 | 12.8% | 65 | 11.9% | 75 | 13.0% | 75 | 13.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 4.0% | 20 | 3.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 501 | 91.6% | 514 | 92.8% | 487 | 89.5% | 484 | 91.3% | 471 | 86.1% | 488 | 84.9% | 466 | 84.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.2% | 24 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.3% | 39 | 7.1% | 39 | 6.8% | 44 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.39 | 15.18 | 13.01 | 11.83 | 13.68 | 15.50 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 67.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 70% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.4% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 75.5% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 69.8% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 46.5% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 45.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 49.2% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 55% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 53.8% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 60.6% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 54.1% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 52.8% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.1% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.1% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 76.1% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 65.7% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 72.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.9% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 65.5% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 64.9% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.7% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 74.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 79.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 75.4% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 69.9% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 45.3% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 47.4% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 52.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 58.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 61.2% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 59.4% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 76% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 74.6% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.1% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 77.4% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 74.6% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 72.2% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.8% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 64.8% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 71.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 73% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 82.6% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.9% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 69.5% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 70.1% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 47.9% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 51.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 53.2% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 59.9% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 58.2% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 58.3% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.7% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 59.3% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 58.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 63.8% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 64.4% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 58.3% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 62.5% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 74.2% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 73.7% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 70.3% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 75.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 75.7% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 78.8% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 78.7% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 75.9% | 87.7% |
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* Driggs School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.