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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITAL PREPARATORY HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090022101803

Capital Preparatory Harbor School

777 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 · (475) 422-5900 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
775
Combined
STATE 786
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
531 students
STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten486%
Grade 1537%
Grade 2689%
Grade 3648%
Grade 4618%
Grade 5638%
Grade 6669%
Grade 7567%
Grade 8709%
Grade 9658%
Grade 10679%
Grade 11567%
Grade 12385%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (70).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
White
41%
STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
26234%
STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
50165%
STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
20%
STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
51%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
36747%
Female
40853%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
35.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
19.0%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.

Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
775
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2577536.521.2:169% (531)
2023-2478139.519.8:169% (538)
2022-2377230.525.3:170% (542)
2020-217854617.1:164% (503)
2017-184392021.9:161% (268)
2015-162491122.6:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capital Preparatory Harbor School.

Since 2017-18: students up 77% (439 to 775); teachers up 83% (20 to 36.5).

About Capital Preparatory Harbor School

Capital Preparatory Harbor School is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 775 students.

Capital Preparatory Harbor School District is the district for Capital Preparatory Harbor School.

Federal enrollment data show Capital Preparatory Harbor School is 65% Black. Next come 34% Hispanic. The county population is about 13% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 21.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Capital Preparatory Harbor School, which has 36.5. The school's 21.2:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for combined schools in Connecticut. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 69%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is 15 points.

For Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,667 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region number 91, with about 50,880 students.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, Roosevelt School, is the closest to Capital Preparatory Harbor School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

NCES describes the area around Capital Preparatory Harbor School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Capital Preparatory Harbor School had 785 students in 2020-21 and 775 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.1:1 to 21.2:1.

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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance

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Population
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students

Quick facts

School name
Capital Preparatory Harbor School
District
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District
Address
777 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone
(475) 422-5900
County
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
775
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
531 (69%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
090022101803
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Capital Preparatory Harbor School
How large is Capital Preparatory Harbor School?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Capital Preparatory Harbor School serve?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Capital Preparatory Harbor School have?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Capital Preparatory Harbor School?
Student demographics at Capital Preparatory Harbor School are roughly 1% White, 34% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Capital Preparatory Harbor School?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School is overseen by Capital Preparatory Harbor School District in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
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