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Blackham School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

425 Thorme St., Bridgeport, CT 06606 · (203) 576-7951 · Part of Bridgeport School District

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

Directions
Students
1,088
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Blackham School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 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 →

PK–8Blackham SchoolYou are here
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts16%
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 ↗

425 Thorme St., Bridgeport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten83
Grade 192
Grade 2104
Grade 3101
Grade 4115
Grade 590
Grade 6107
Grade 7175
Grade 8179
Enrollment over time
1,030’20
1,016’21
1,068’22
1,046’23
1,088’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 21%White 11%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 Blackham School from Bridgeport families.

Other schools in Bridgeport School District

The district →
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
Barnum School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeport
D−
588 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.