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New Beginnings Inc. Family Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

510 Barnum Ave

Bridgeport CT, 06608, Fairfield County

Phone: 203-336-9852

Ranking:

(593 out of 765, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	36		18		23		26		24		29		20
Total Students:	402		399		361		360		360		358		361
Kindergarten:	41	10.2%	61	15.3%	43	11.9%	41	11.4%	42	11.7%	60	16.8%	40	11.1%
Grade 1:	66	16.4%	47	11.8%	43	11.9%	44	12.2%	57	15.8%	43	12.0%	43	11.9%
Grade 2:	45	11.2%	42	10.5%	41	11.4%	52	14.4%	45	12.5%	39	10.9%	40	11.1%
Grade 3:	47	11.7%	45	11.3%	44	12.2%	44	12.2%	42	11.7%	39	10.9%	40	11.1%
Grade 4:	44	10.9%	45	11.3%	44	12.2%	46	12.8%	40	11.1%	39	10.9%	41	11.4%
Grade 5:	45	11.2%	47	11.8%	44	12.2%	42	11.7%	39	10.8%	42	11.7%	46	12.7%
Grade 6:	42	10.4%	42	10.5%	37	10.2%	33	9.2%	37	10.3%	37	10.3%	36	10.0%
Grade 7:	37	9.2%	36	9.0%	34	9.4%	35	9.7%	30	8.3%	29	8.1%	37	10.2%
Grade 8:	35	8.7%	34	8.5%	31	8.6%	23	6.4%	28	7.8%	30	8.4%	38	10.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	200	49.8%	202	50.6%	163	45.2%	155	43.1%	161	44.7%	161	45.0%	165	45.7%
Female:	202	50.2%	197	49.4%	198	54.8%	205	56.9%	191	53.1%	189	52.8%	192	53.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	101	25.1%	104	26.1%	80	22.2%	87	24.2%	54	15.0%	49	13.7%	53	14.7%
Black:	284	70.6%	285	71.4%	270	74.8%	253	70.3%	299	83.1%	303	84.6%	300	83.1%
White:	8	2.0%	5	1.3%	7	1.9%	7	1.9%	7	1.9%	5	1.4%	8	2.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	2.0%	3	0.8%	3	0.8%	13	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	284	70.6%	281	70.4%	260	72.0%	257	71.4%	232	64.4%	227	63.4%	160	44.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	50	12.4%	50	12.5%	46	12.7%	39	10.8%	46	12.8%	42	11.7%	36	10.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.17		22.17		15.53		14.01		15.20		14.00		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CMT
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61.5%	61.5%	78.3%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.4%	80.1%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	59%	80.7%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64.9%	64.9%	82.8%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	70%	83.6%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.4%	84.3%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65.9%	65.9%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.0%	90.0%	82.7%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	30.8%	30.8%	69.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.4%	56.4%	69.3%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	35.9%	35.9%	68.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36.1%	36.1%	71.1%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	45%	72.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	28.2%	28.2%	74%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36.4%	36.4%	74.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.0%	65.0%	72.4%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	87.2%	81.7%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	84.2%	82.4%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	69.2%	82.9%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	81.1%	83.2%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	64.3%	64.3%	80.3%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	63.4%	63.4%	81.1%
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	77.3%	83.2%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	76.2%	76.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	83.9%	80.3%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69.7%	69.7%	80.9%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58.5%	58.5%	81.5%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	84.6%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	68.4%	85.2%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54.8%	54.8%	85.2%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	71.1%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.5%	72.5%	83.8%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38.7%	38.7%	71.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.6%	63.6%	70.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.5%	41.5%	69.7%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	74.4%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.2%	43.2%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38.1%	38.1%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44.7%	44.7%	78.3%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	40.0%	40.0%	77.6%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	90.3%	84.2%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	90.9%	84.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82.9%	82.9%	84.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	85%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	84.6%	86.5%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69.8%	69.8%	85.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	73.2%	73.2%	83.7%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.7%	83.5%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	57.6%	80.8%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	82.5%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	60.5%	83.1%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	71.4%	85.9%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	78.4%	87.8%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	87.6%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	80.5%	85.7%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	77.5%	84.4%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	45.5%	45.5%	72.8%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	75.8%	73.4%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	55.8%	74%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	65.7%	77.7%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	75.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.1%	61.1%	75.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	79.7%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.5%	42.5%	79.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	55.8%	81.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	70.3%	82.9%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	68.4%	82.5%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.4%	82.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	76.2%	82.4%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.4%	64.4%	81.7%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.7%	85.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	85.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	83.7%	85.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	91.9%	86.5%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	87.3%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	94.9%	94.9%	88%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	90.5%	88.5%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.9%	87.7%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	83.3%	79.8%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.3%	82.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	84.8%	84.3%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	86.8%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.4%	82.4%	88.2%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	90.9%	88.5%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	82.9%	87.2%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.4%	85.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.7%	75.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	44.8%	44.8%	75.7%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.7%	77.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.9%	62.9%	80.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.2%	91.2%	85.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.9%	96.9%	86.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	84.8%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.2%	69.2%	84.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.7%	82.7%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.9%	83.8%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	87.9%	87.9%	82.9%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	77.8%	83.1%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	86.5%	86.5%	85.5%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	97.1%	97.1%	86.1%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	83.8%	84.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	90.0%	90.0%	84.3%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	85.3%	80.2%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	82.6%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	86.7%	85.7%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	87.4%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	74.2%	87.2%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.7%	86.7%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	84.9%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.6%	75.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	79.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	83.3%	83.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	69.2%	85.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	84.4%	85.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.9%	92.9%	87.4%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	87.0%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	81.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.7%	80.1%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	73.3%	80.9%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.4%	79.7%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	79.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	86.7%	83.9%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	88.6%	83.2%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	83.3%	81.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	84.5%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	93.1%	93.1%	86.6%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.8%	86%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	82.1%	87.1%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	84.8%	86.1%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	72.2%	77%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.3%	48.3%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.9%	82.6%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	65.2%	83.4%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	89.3%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.8%	85.7%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.4%	69.4%	75.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.8%	44.8%	76.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82.8%	76%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	69.6%	75.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	73.3%	77.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	76.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	77.8%	82.7%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	62.1%	83.7%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.3%	80.6%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	69.6%	81.6%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.7%	86.2%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.3%	85.3%	85.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* New Beginnings Inc. Family Academy Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.