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Schools in Bridgeport · Bridgeport School District

Bridgeport’s public schools score below 94% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bridgeport’s districts is 12%, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bridgeport, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

#148of 152 Connecticut townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

23%

▼ 28 pts vs CT 50%

2021–22

Math proficiency

12%

▼ 28 pts vs CT 40%

2021–22

Graduate on time

74%

▼ 14 pts vs CT 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$21.0K

▼ 19% vs CT $25.9K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.1

CT 12.2 · larger classes

Schools in town

19,802 students on the public path

In brief

Bridgeport’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,004 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

29 elementary schools, then seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

The Bridge Academy, New Beginnings Inc Family Academy, Park City Prep Charter School, Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Great Oaks Charter School, Capital Preparatory Harbor School, Kolbe Cathedral High School (private), St. Andrew Academy (private), Catholic Academy of Bridgeport/St. Raphael Academy (private), St. Augustine Academy (private), St. Ann Academy (private), Bridgeport Hope School (private), The University School (private) and Fairfield County SDA School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bridgeport’s grade

D⁻ Test scoresD⁻ Graduation

D: better than 6% of Connecticut school districts, #148 of 152 Connecticut towns. Both inputs trail the Connecticut average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 6%

Lower resultsHigher results

Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (40)Better than 8%

D⁻DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 9,026 test results and a graduating class of 1,365 could put Bridgeport anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bridgeport’s students in the tested grades sat them (9,014 in math, 9,037 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bridgeport, with each school’s own grade.

29 schools teach K in Bridgeport’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Bridgeport	D	Bridgeport
Fairfield	A⁻	Fairfield
Trumbull	A⁻	Trumbull
Stratford	C⁻	Stratford

Bridgeport’s public schools score below 94% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

Bridgeport’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

29 elementary schools, then seven high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Bridgeport’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Bridgeport vs. its neighbors

Every school in Bridgeport

Questions about Bridgeport’s schools

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