Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho is a close-knit secondary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, overseen by Bridgeport School District. The school works with 376 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 788.

Across the 36 schools in Bridgeport School District (19,802 students total), Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 26% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 76% of students at Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $89,667, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho is one.

Nearest neighbor: Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho has edged down 20%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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