Edison School

Edison School is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Bridgeport, Connecticut, one of the schools within Bridgeport School District, with 181 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Edison School sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Edison School is one of 36 schools operated by Bridgeport School District, a district that serves 19,802 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Edison School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Edison School logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Greater Bridgeport Planning Region) shows that median household income runs about $89,667, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Edison School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bullard-Havens Technical High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Edison School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edison School has edged down 25%, going from 241 students in 2018 to 181 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 54% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Edison School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.