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Cooperative Educational Services

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Bridgeport.

Bridgeport’s School Grade D better than 6% of Connecticut school districts

Students
441
Schools
1
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
The gist

What stands out about Cooperative Educational Services

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 58 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bridgeport. Grade by grade →

PK–829 schoolsBridgeport School District
9–127 high schoolsBridgeport School District

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 39.8% · 353 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 50.5% · 355 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)21–39%
State average 88.2% · 25 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
449’20
469’21
457’22
447’23
441’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 45%Black 23%White 22%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.