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Miseducation » Connecticut

Bridgeport School District

45 LYON TERRACE, Bridgeport, CT 06604

21.1K Students | 1,395 Teachers | 38 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.7x 

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

3.3x 

students of Two or More Races are 3.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.1 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.1 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.1 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

This District

State

Students

88% Nonwhite Students

96% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

66% High School Graduation Rate

3% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

145 students

0% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

0% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

10% Students Enrolled in Physics

533 students

28% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,464 students

21% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,122 students

31% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,667 students

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

982 students

0% Students Enrolled in Calculus

< 1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

49 students

Teachers & Resources

15.1 Students for Every Teacher

27% Inexperienced Teachers

10% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

5.5 Average Number of AP Courses per School

4.7 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

2 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

6 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

0 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,928 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

9% of all students in this district

1,440 Total In-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

99 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

305 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

3.3Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

48 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

48 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

1 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

3.4 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Kathleen Jaeger
  • (203) 275-1042
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences HS Bridgeport 71% 72% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Barnum School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bassick High School Bridgeport 94% 100% 61%

Not available

Not available

Beardsley School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Biotechnology Research and Zoological Studies HS at the Fa Bridgeport 72% 71% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

2.7x
Blackham School Bridgeport 83% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Rock School Bridgeport 68% 88%

Not Available

Not available

4.1x
Bridgeport Learning Center Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Military Academy Bridgeport 88% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryant School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Career and Craftsmanship Bridgeport 100% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central High School Bridgeport 89% 100% 76%

Not available

Not available

Cesar Batalla School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport 94% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Columbus School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cross School Bridgeport 96% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Curiale School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dunbar School Bridgeport 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edison School Bridgeport 90% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Geraldine Johnson School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hallen School Bridgeport 92% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hall School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harding High School Bridgeport 91% 100% 57% 4.3x 3.9x
High Horizons Magnet School Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hooker School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Information Technology and Software Engineering High School Bridgeport 72% 74% Greater than 95% 6.5x 4.4x
Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School Bridgeport 66% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jettie S. Tisdale School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Luis Munoz Marin School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Madison School Bridgeport 85% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Multicultural Magnet School Bridgeport 80% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Opportunities for Self-Discovery Community Partnership Bridgeport 60% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park City Magnet School Bridgeport 89% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Read School Bridgeport 90% 99%

Not Available

Not available

5.6x
Roosevelt School Bridgeport 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Skane Center Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waltersville School Bridgeport 96% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Winthrop School Bridgeport 71% 97%

Not Available

Not available

6x
School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences HS Bridgeport 71% 72% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Barnum School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bassick High School Bridgeport 94% 100% 61%

Not available

Not available

Beardsley School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Biotechnology Research and Zoological Studies HS at the Fa Bridgeport 72% 71% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Blackham School Bridgeport 83% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Rock School Bridgeport 68% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Learning Center Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Military Academy Bridgeport 88% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryant School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Career and Craftsmanship Bridgeport 100% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central High School Bridgeport 89% 100% 76%

Not available

Not available

Cesar Batalla School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport 94% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Columbus School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Cross School Bridgeport 96% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Curiale School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Dunbar School Bridgeport 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edison School Bridgeport 90% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Geraldine Johnson School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hallen School Bridgeport 92% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hall School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harding High School Bridgeport 91% 100% 57%

Not available

2.3x
High Horizons Magnet School Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hooker School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Information Technology and Software Engineering High School Bridgeport 72% 74% Greater than 95% 5.4x

Not available

Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School Bridgeport 66% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jettie S. Tisdale School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Luis Munoz Marin School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Madison School Bridgeport 85% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Multicultural Magnet School Bridgeport 80% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Opportunities for Self-Discovery Community Partnership Bridgeport 60% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park City Magnet School Bridgeport 89% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Read School Bridgeport 90% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roosevelt School Bridgeport 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Skane Center Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waltersville School Bridgeport 96% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Winthrop School Bridgeport 71% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences HS Bridgeport 71% 72% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Barnum School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bassick High School Bridgeport 94% 100% 61%

Not available

Not available

Beardsley School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Biotechnology Research and Zoological Studies HS at the Fa Bridgeport 72% 71% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Blackham School Bridgeport 83% 98%

Not Available

Not available

4.5x
Black Rock School Bridgeport 68% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Learning Center Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Military Academy Bridgeport 88% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryant School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Career and Craftsmanship Bridgeport 100% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central High School Bridgeport 89% 100% 76%

Not available

Not available

Cesar Batalla School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport 94% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Columbus School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cross School Bridgeport 96% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Curiale School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dunbar School Bridgeport 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edison School Bridgeport 90% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Geraldine Johnson School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hallen School Bridgeport 92% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hall School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harding High School Bridgeport 91% 100% 57%

Not available

Not available

High Horizons Magnet School Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hooker School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Information Technology and Software Engineering High School Bridgeport 72% 74% Greater than 95%

Not available

5.7x
Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School Bridgeport 66% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jettie S. Tisdale School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Luis Munoz Marin School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Madison School Bridgeport 85% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Multicultural Magnet School Bridgeport 80% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Opportunities for Self-Discovery Community Partnership Bridgeport 60% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park City Magnet School Bridgeport 89% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Read School Bridgeport 90% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roosevelt School Bridgeport 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Skane Center Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waltersville School Bridgeport 96% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Winthrop School Bridgeport 71% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences HS Bridgeport 71% 72% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Barnum School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bassick High School Bridgeport 94% 100% 61%

Not available

Not available

Beardsley School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Biotechnology Research and Zoological Studies HS at the Fa Bridgeport 72% 71% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Blackham School Bridgeport 83% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Rock School Bridgeport 68% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Learning Center Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Military Academy Bridgeport 88% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryant School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Career and Craftsmanship Bridgeport 100% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central High School Bridgeport 89% 100% 76%

Less likely

Not available

Cesar Batalla School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport 94% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Columbus School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cross School Bridgeport 96% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Curiale School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dunbar School Bridgeport 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edison School Bridgeport 90% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Geraldine Johnson School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hallen School Bridgeport 92% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hall School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harding High School Bridgeport 91% 100% 57%

Not available

Not available

High Horizons Magnet School Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hooker School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Information Technology and Software Engineering High School Bridgeport 72% 74% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School Bridgeport 66% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jettie S. Tisdale School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Luis Munoz Marin School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Madison School Bridgeport 85% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Multicultural Magnet School Bridgeport 80% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Opportunities for Self-Discovery Community Partnership Bridgeport 60% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park City Magnet School Bridgeport 89% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Read School Bridgeport 90% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roosevelt School Bridgeport 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Skane Center Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waltersville School Bridgeport 96% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Winthrop School Bridgeport 71% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences HS Bridgeport 71% 72% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Barnum School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bassick High School Bridgeport 94% 100% 61%

Not available

Not available

Beardsley School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Biotechnology Research and Zoological Studies HS at the Fa Bridgeport 72% 71% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Blackham School Bridgeport 83% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Rock School Bridgeport 68% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Learning Center Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bridgeport Military Academy Bridgeport 88% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryant School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Career and Craftsmanship Bridgeport 100% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central High School Bridgeport 89% 100% 76%

Less likely

5.5x
Cesar Batalla School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport 94% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Columbus School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cross School Bridgeport 96% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Curiale School Bridgeport 94% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dunbar School Bridgeport 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edison School Bridgeport 90% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Geraldine Johnson School Bridgeport 92% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hallen School Bridgeport 92% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hall School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harding High School Bridgeport 91% 100% 57%

Not available

Not available

High Horizons Magnet School Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

20x
Hooker School Bridgeport 88% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Information Technology and Software Engineering High School Bridgeport 72% 74% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School Bridgeport 66% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jettie S. Tisdale School Bridgeport 97% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Luis Munoz Marin School Bridgeport 95% 100%

Not Available

Not available

8.6x
Madison School Bridgeport 85% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Multicultural Magnet School Bridgeport 80% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Opportunities for Self-Discovery Community Partnership Bridgeport 60% 0%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park City Magnet School Bridgeport 89% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Read School Bridgeport 90% 99%

Not Available

Not available

18.2x
Roosevelt School Bridgeport 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Skane Center Bridgeport 83% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Waltersville School Bridgeport 96% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Winthrop School Bridgeport 71% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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