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Schools in Bridgeport · Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

Bridgeport’s public schools score below 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 17% of Bridgeport’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). 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 Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 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
39%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
710 students on the public path
In brief

Bridgeport’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 969 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bridgeport’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 17% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,425 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Red Hill Jr/Sr High School. See the path ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Bridgeport’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (969)Better than 35%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 426 test results and a graduating class of 48 could put Bridgeport anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Bridgeport’s students in the tested grades sat them (415 in math, 436 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Bridgeport Grade SchoolRed Hill Community Unit School District 10A−
7–12Red Hill Jr/Sr High SchoolRed Hill Community Unit School District 10C+

Bridgeport’s public schools are run by Red Hill Community Unit School District 10, which also serves Bridgeport, Christy, Denison and Lawrence and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 903 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,425IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 29.9% · 436 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 415 students tested

Bridgeport vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bridgeport’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BridgeportCRed Hill Community Unit School District 10
LawrenceDLawrence County Community Unit District 20 PK–12 · Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 PK–12

Every school in Bridgeport

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bridgeportin other towns
Bridgeport Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A−
314 students13:1Rate it →
Red Hill Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
396 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bridgeport’s schools

Are Bridgeport’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bridgeport children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bridgeport in?

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 903 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Bridgeport’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Bridgeport spend per student?

$13,425 in Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.