Barnum School
495 Waterview Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06608 · (203) 275-2300 · Part of Bridgeport School District
Bridgeport’s School Grade D better than 6% of Connecticut school districts
What stands out about Barnum School
- Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
- Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 40 pts below the state
- Next stop for Bridgeport kids: 7 high schools
On the path
Where Bridgeport kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its own letter, D−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).
Location
Directions ↗495 Waterview Avenue, Bridgeport
Students
About steady since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Barnum School from Bridgeport families.
Other schools in Bridgeport School District
School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Bridgeport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.