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Bassick High School
D−

Bassick High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1181 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06605 · (203) 576-7350 · Part of Bridgeport School District

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

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Photo: Was donated many many years ago by a daughter of the Ex-principal Remy. · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,075
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Bassick High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 43 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Bridgeport kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–829 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Bassick High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 50.7%

Its 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 ↗

1181 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9343
Grade 10264
Grade 11237
Grade 12231
Enrollment over time
904’20
969’21
1,009’22
1,033’23
1,075’24

Up 18.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 29%White 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bassick High School from Bridgeport families.

Other schools in Bridgeport School District

The district →
Blackham School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
D
1,088 students18:1
Cesar Batalla School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
D−
990 students15:1
Read School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
D
863 students18:1
Geraldine Johnson School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
D
825 students15:1
Luis Munoz Marin School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
D−
709 students15:1
John Winthrop School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
C
607 students13:1

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.