Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy

Located at 240 Ocean Terrace, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that hosts 450 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Bridgeport School District.

Across the 36 schools in Bridgeport School District (19,802 students total), Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 37% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $89,667 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy is one of 91 public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students).

Park City Prep Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 450). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 46% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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