Great Oaks Charter School

Great Oaks Charter School is one of the cozy 9-12 campuss in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of Great Oaks Charter School District, with 662 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

Operationally, Great Oaks Charter School answers to Great Oaks Charter School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Great Oaks Charter School lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 42% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting Great Oaks Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region shows median household income runs about $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), Great Oaks Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cesar Batalla School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Great Oaks Charter School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, Great Oaks Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Great Oaks Charter School's enrollment has expanded 66% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 662). Black enrollment moved from 47% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 400.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.