Hallen School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (35).
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Schools most like Hallen School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallen School this school | 280 | 83.2% | N/A |
| West Middle School Hartford | 289 | 85.5% | N/A |
| Barack H. Obama Magnet University School New Haven | 343 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Augusta Lewis Troup School New Haven | 300 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport | 351 | 91.5% | N/A |
| Silver Lane School East Hartford | 203 | 79.8% | N/A |
Where Hallen School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #411 of 522 | #33 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #441 of 519 | #39 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #466 of 613 | #53 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #545 of 558 | #53 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #196 of 560 | #19 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #52 of 594 | #26 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #193 of 378 | #20 of 41 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 83% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 81% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 26 | 10.0:1 | 75% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 67% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 48% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 96% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 99% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (311 to 280); teachers down 29% (24 to 17).
About Hallen School
Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Hallen School is a low-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 280 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Bridgeport School District includes 36 schools. Together they enroll 19,802 students.
Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at Hallen School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 44% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 27% of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Hallen School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Hallen School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 83%. The 54% average for public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is 29 points lower.
For Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,667 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hallen School, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 91 public schools.
Hallen School's closest public school neighbor is Park City Magnet School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Hallen School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Hallen School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Hallen School was 284 in 2020-21 and 280 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.5:1.
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