Schools
91
15 districts
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Connecticut · Public K-12
Combined enrollment across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools is roughly 50,880 students, an average of about 559 per campus. Bridgeport School District runs the largest share. That works out to 61 elementary, 10 middle, and 18 high schools.
Enrollment
50,880
NCES CCD
Median income
$89,667
Below Connecticut avg
Free/reduced lunch
53.9%
Above Connecticut avg
Elementary
61
27,439 students
Middle
10
6,202 students
High
18
15,374 students
Combined / other
2
1,865 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Bridgeport School District
19,802 students · 15 districts in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
41.7%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
8.6%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
7.3%
civilian labor
Median age
40
22.1% under 18
Test scores in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 72 schools ranked. Connecticut state average: 50.5%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Jennings School· 85.5%
- Daniels Farm School· 83.7%
- Sherman School· 82.9%
- Dwight Elementary School· 81.5%
- Tashua School· 80.9%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Wilbur Cross School· 3.6%
- Columbus School· 6.3%
- Luis Munoz Marin School· 8.4%
- Bryant School· 9.3%
- Cesar Batalla School· 10.3%
See all 72 schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region ranked by score →
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull High School | Trumbull | High | 09-12 | 2,152 | · |
| Central High School | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 1,803 | · |
| Fairfield Ludlowe High School | Fairfield | High | 09-12 | 1,367 | · |
| Warren Harding High School | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 1,324 | · |
| Fairfield Warde High School | Fairfield | High | 09-12 | 1,308 | · |
| Stratford High School | Stratford | High | 09-12 | 1,150 | · |
| Achievement First Bridgeport Academy | Bridgeport | Combined | KG-12 | 1,090 | · |
| Blackham School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,088 | · |
| Bassick High School | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 1,075 | · |
| Masuk High School | Monroe | High | 09-12 | 1,044 | · |
| Cesar Batalla School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 990 | · |
| Bunnell High School | Stratford | High | 09-12 | 982 | · |
| Read School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 863 | · |
| Madison Middle School | Trumbull | Middle | 06-08 | 857 | · |
| Geraldine Johnson School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 825 | · |
| Bullard-Havens Technical High School | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 819 | · |
| Hillcrest Middle School | Trumbull | Middle | 06-08 | 792 | · |
| Capital Preparatory Harbor School | Bridgeport | Combined | KG-12 | 775 | · |
| Jockey Hollow School | Monroe | Middle | 06-08 | 765 | · |
| Roger Ludlowe Middle School | Fairfield | Middle | 06-08 | 764 | · |
| Fairfield Woods Middle School | Fairfield | Middle | 06-08 | 715 | · |
| Luis Munoz Marin School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 709 | · |
| Fawn Hollow Elementary School | Monroe | Elementary | KG-05 | 682 | · |
| Great Oaks Charter School | Bridgeport | High | 06-12 | 662 | · |
| Second Hill Lane School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 610 | · |
| John Winthrop School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 607 | · |
| Samuel Staples Elementary School | Easton | Elementary | PK-05 | 606 | · |
| Barnum School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 588 | · |
| Tomlinson Middle School | Fairfield | Middle | 06-08 | 584 | · |
| Jettie S. Tisdale School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 547 | · |
| Columbus School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 546 | · |
| David Wooster Middle School | Stratford | Middle | 07-08 | 538 | · |
| Johnson House Elementary School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 537 | · |
| Booth Hill School | Trumbull | Elementary | KG-05 | 522 | · |
| Frenchtown Elementary School | Trumbull | Elementary | KG-05 | 516 | · |
| Stepney Elementary School | Monroe | Elementary | KG-05 | 512 | · |
| James J. Curiale School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 509 | · |
| Middlebrook School | Trumbull | Elementary | KG-05 | 502 | · |
| Roosevelt School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 493 | · |
| Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 492 | · |
| Park City Magnet School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 487 | · |
| Daniels Farm School | Trumbull | Elementary | KG-05 | 484 | · |
| McKinley School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 470 | · |
| Harry B. Flood Middle School | Stratford | Middle | 07-08 | 466 | · |
| Eli Whitney School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 462 | · |
| Madison School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-06 | 451 | · |
| Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 450 | · |
| Osborn Hill School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 446 | · |
| High Horizons Magnet School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 443 | · |
| Six-Six Magnet School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 441 | · |
| Black Rock School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 439 | · |
| Jane Ryan School | Trumbull | Elementary | KG-05 | 438 | · |
| Multicultural Magnet School | Bridgeport | Elementary | KG-08 | 436 | · |
| Park City Prep Charter School | Bridgeport | Middle | 04-08 | 434 | · |
| Waltersville School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 432 | · |
| New Beginnings Inc Family Academy | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 431 | · |
| Nichols School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 418 | · |
| Monroe Elementary School | Monroe | Elementary | PK-05 | 414 | · |
| North Stratfield School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 408 | · |
| Riverfield School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 406 | · |
| Tashua School | Trumbull | Elementary | KG-05 | 394 | · |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 391 | · |
| Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 386 | · |
| Holland Hill School | Fairfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 | · |
| Sherman School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 385 | · |
| Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 376 | · |
| Mill Hill School | Southport | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 | · |
| Classical Studies Academy | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 351 | · |
| Burr Elementary School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 347 | · |
| Beardsley School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-06 | 327 | · |
| Stratfield School | Fairfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 326 | · |
| Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 324 | · |
| Bridgeport Military Academy | Bridgeport | High | 09-12 | 321 | · |
| Wilbur Cross School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 318 | · |
| Wilcoxson School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 318 | · |
| Bryant School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-06 | 317 | · |
| Chapel School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 290 | · |
| Thomas Hooker School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-08 | 288 | · |
| Helen Keller Middle School | Easton | Middle | 06-08 | 287 | · |
| The Bridge Academy | Bridgeport | High | 07-12 | 281 | · |
| Hallen School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-06 | 280 | · |
| Jennings School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 280 | · |
| Franklin School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 246 | · |
| Dwight Elementary School | Fairfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 228 | · |
| Victoria Soto Preschool | Stratford | Elementary | PK-PK | 217 | · |
| A.B. Skane Center | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-KG | 183 | · |
| Edison School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-06 | 181 | · |
| Hall School | Bridgeport | Elementary | PK-06 | 162 | · |
| Lordship School | Stratford | Elementary | KG-06 | 154 | · |
| Bridgeport Residential Center | Bridgeport | High | 08-12 | 0 | · |
| REGIONS secure Bridgeport | Bridgeport | High | 05-12 | 0 | · |
Cities in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
About Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Across the wide-reaching Connecticut county of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region of about 329,259 residents, the public-school footprint covers 91 schools and about 50,880 students.
Stepping back, census numbers show the median household earns about $89,667 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate is around 9%. That income level is 6% lower than the Connecticut median.
In terms of grade levels, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region consists of 61 elementary schools (27,439 students), 10 middle schools (6,202), 18 high schools (15,374), and 2 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is Bridgeport School District, which alone enrolls about 19,802 students.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data