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Bridgeport School District

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Bridgeport School District is located in southwest Connecticut. Bridgeport School District has 15.97 square miles of land area and 3.37 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Bridgeport School District population is 144,229. Bridgeport School District median household income is $41,047 in 2006-2010. Bridgeport School District median house value is $236,000 in 2006-2010. On average, Bridgeport School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (120 out of 121, bottom 1%) Elementary/Middle School: (159 out of 162, bottom 2%)* Rank: #196
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	37
Population	144,229 (2010), rank #1
Population Growth	5.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	7,457.43/sq mi, rank #1
Median Household Income:	$41,047 at 2006-2010—1.28% increase since 2005-2009, rank #161
Median House Price:	$236,000 at 2006-2010—0.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #135
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	15.97 sq mi, rank #144
Water Area:	3.37 sq mi (17.41%), rank #20
State:	Connecticut
County:	Fairfield County
City:	Bridgeport
Zip:	06606, 06604, 06607, 06610, 06608, 06611, 06605
Area:	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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Bridgeport School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

45 Lyon Terrace

Bridgeport CT, 06604, Fairfield County

Phone: 203-576-7302

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	20,161	20,451	20,824
English Language Learner Students:	2,655	2,742	2,834
Total Teachers:	1,424.50	1,616.90	1,301.70
Prekindergarten:	17.00	16.00	14.00
Kindergarten:	70.75	70.50	69.00
Elementary:	935.65	1,102.50	871.30
Secondary:	379.50	408.50	328.00
Ungraded:	21.60	19.40	19.40
Total Other Staff:	1,628.00	1,390.00	1,456.60
Instructional Aides:	361.00	342.00	313.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	191.50	78.00	115.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	36.00	35.20	45.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	17.25	17.20	21.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	18.75	18.00	24.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	28.60	30.00	18.00
Library/Media Support:	16.00	18.00	18.00
District Administrators:	27.00	19.00	17.00
District Administrative Support:	88.00	95.00	90.00
School Administrators:	64.00	0.00	92.00
School Administrative Support:	81.00	89.00	97.00
Student Support Services:	108.90	101.80	103.00
Other Support Services:	626.00	582.00	548.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.15	12.65	16.00

Schools

Barnum School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	495 Waterview Ave, Bridgeport CT 06608
Bassick High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1181 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport CT 06605
Beardsley School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	500 Huntington Rd, Bridgeport CT 06610
Black Rock School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	545 Brewster St, Bridgeport CT 06605
Blackham School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	425 Thorme St, Bridgeport CT 06606
Bridgeport Learning Center	Grade 1 to Grade 12	280 Tesiny Ave, Bridgeport CT 06606
Bryant School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	230 Poplar St, Bridgeport CT 06605
Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	One Lincoln Blvd, Bridgeport CT 06606
Classical Studies Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 6	240 Linwood Ave, Bridgeport CT 06604
Columbus School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	275 George St, Bridgeport CT 06604
Cross School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1775 Reservoir Ave, Bridgeport CT 06606
Curiale School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	300 Laurel Ave, Bridgeport CT 06604
Dunbar School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	445 Union Ave, Bridgeport CT 06607
Edison School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	115 Boston Terrace, Bridgeport CT 06610
Hall School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	290 Clermont Ave, Bridgeport CT 06610
Hallen School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	68 Omega Ave, Bridgeport CT 06606
Harding High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1734 Central Ave, Bridgeport CT 06610
High Horizons School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	700 Palisade Ave, Bridgeport CT 06610
Hooker School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	138 Roger Williams Rd, Bridgeport CT 06610
Howe School	Prekindergarten to Grade 9	606 Howard Ave, Bridgeport CT 06605
Longfellow School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	139 Ocean Terrace, Bridgeport CT 06605
Luis Munoz Marin School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	479 Helen St, Bridgeport CT 06608
Make The Grade	Grade 7 to Grade 8	86 Whittier St, Bridgeport CT 06605
Mckinley School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	345 Logan St, Bridgeport CT 06607
Multicultural Magnet School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	700 Palisade Ave, Bridgeport CT 06610
New Start Program	Grade 9 to Grade 12	136 Lafayette St, Bridgeport CT 06604
Parent-Children Program	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	948 Main St, Bridgeport CT 06604
Park City Academy	Grade 8 to Grade 12	391 East Washington Ave, Bridgeport CT 06608
Park City Magnet School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	1526 Chopsey Hill Rd, Bridgeport CT 06606
Read School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	130 Ezra St, Bridgeport CT 06606
Roosevelt School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	680 Park Ave, Bridgeport CT 06604
Skane Center	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	2977 North Madison Ave, Bridgeport CT 06606
The University School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	136 Lafayette St, Bridgeport CT 06604
Waltersville School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	95 Gilmore St, Bridgeport CT 06608
Webster School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	1375 North Ave, Bridgeport CT 06604
Winthrop School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	85 Eckart St, Bridgeport CT 06606

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CAPT Test
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	33.9%	77.2%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	37.2%	79.7%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	35.5%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	33.7%	78.8%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	39.4%	80.3%
2007	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	33%	79.7%
2008	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	44.8%	82.7%
2009	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	44.2%	81.8%
2010	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	38.9%	82.9%
2011	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	44.8%	81.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36.3%	81.4%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	32%	80.5%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	32%	78.4%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37.7%	81.5%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	42.2%	81.7%
2007	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	45.4%	82.2%
2008	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	57.8%	88.2%
2009	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	57.4%	86.5%
2010	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	50.9%	86.2%
2011	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	59.2%	88.6%
CMT Test
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56.1%	78.3%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.3%	80.1%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54.6%	80.7%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55.1%	82.8%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57.2%	83.6%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55.7%	84.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	69.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	69.3%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	39.4%	68.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	39.6%	71.1%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	41.2%	72.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	40.6%	74%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	62.7%	81.7%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	61.8%	82.4%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.4%	82.9%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	57.3%	83.2%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	59.5%	80.3%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	54.6%	81.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50.4%	80.3%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54.4%	80.9%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55.6%	81.5%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58.6%	84.6%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	85.2%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55.3%	85.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	40.1%	71.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.2%	70.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	39.9%	69.7%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	39.6%	74.4%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.6%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41%	74.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	66%	84.2%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65.2%	84.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.3%	84.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65.1%	85%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.3%	86.5%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63.2%	85.4%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	80.8%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	82.5%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	83.1%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.3%	85.9%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.5%	87.8%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	87.6%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	43.1%	72.8%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.5%	74%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	45.7%	77.7%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	39.5%	75.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	40.9%	75.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.9%	81.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.9%	82.9%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	82.5%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51.2%	82.4%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67%	85.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	85.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	85.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	86.5%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71%	87.3%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	88%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.9%	79.8%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	82.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	84.3%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	86.8%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	88.2%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	88.5%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49.3%	75.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.4%	75.7%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.1%	77.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.1%	80.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	85.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	86.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	82.7%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	68.6%	83.8%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	82.9%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	83.1%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	85.5%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.2%	86.1%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49%	77.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51.7%	80.2%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	82.6%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	85.7%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	87.4%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.3%	87.2%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	48.6%	76.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.6%	75.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.9%	79.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	83.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.9%	85.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63%	85.7%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60.5%	80.9%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60.2%	81.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56.5%	80.1%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	80.9%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	55.6%	79.7%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.3%	79.8%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45.3%	78.9%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.3%	80.8%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50.1%	81.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55.1%	84.5%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	86.6%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60.7%	86%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.9%	76.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	76.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	77%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.3%	82.6%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	83.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.1%	75.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40%	76.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.4%	76%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.8%	75.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	81.9%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	82.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	82.7%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	83.7%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	53.6%	80.6%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55.2%	81.6%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$388,955,000	$19,019		$391,474,000	$18,799		$332,201,000	$15,634
Federal:	$36,182,000	$1,769	9.3%	$37,880,000	$1,819	9.7%	$35,415,000	$1,667	10.7%
State:	$255,500,000	$12,493	65.7%	$301,649,000	$14,486	77.1%	$245,564,000	$11,557	73.9%
Local:	$97,273,000	$4,756	25.0%	$51,945,000	$2,494	13.3%	$51,222,000	$2,411	15.4%
Total Expenditures:	$383,597,000	$18,757		$376,532,000	$18,082		$328,154,000	$15,444
Total Current Expenditures:	$291,288,000	$14,243		$291,735,000	$14,010		$278,138,000	$13,090
Instructional Expenditures:	$185,420,000	$9,067	63.7%	$188,762,000	$9,065	64.7%	$180,246,000	$8,483	64.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$23,643,000	$1,156	8.1%	$21,482,000	$1,032	7.4%	$19,143,000	$901	6.9%
Administration:	$25,467,000	$1,245	8.7%	$25,727,000	$1,235	8.8%	$23,951,000	$1,127	8.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$56,758,000	$2,775	19.5%	$55,764,000	$2,678	19.1%	$54,798,000	$2,579	19.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$67,753,000	$3,313		$69,418,000	$3,334		$35,189,000	$1,656
Construction:	$66,337,000	$3,244		$67,266,000	$3,230		$33,048,000	$1,555
Total Other:	$2,280,000	$111		$2,320,000	$111		$2,033,000	$96
Interest on Debt:	$4,282,000	$209		$5,758,000	$277		$4,722,000	$222

Total Salary:	$163,117,000	$7,976		$166,248,000	$7,983		$163,311,000	$7,686
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$113,068,000	$5,529	69.3%	$116,966,000	$5,617	70.4%	$115,832,000	$5,451	70.9%
Other Salary:	$50,049,000	$2,447	30.7%	$49,282,000	$2,367	29.6%	$47,479,000	$2,235	29.1%
Total Benefit:	$68,108,000	$3,330		$65,565,000	$3,149		$58,974,000	$2,776
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$47,437,000	$2,320	69.6%	$46,354,000	$2,226	70.7%	$42,472,000	$1,999	72.0%
Other Benefit:	$20,671,000	$1,011	30.4%	$19,211,000	$923	29.3%	$16,502,000	$777	28.0%

* Bridgeport School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.