Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School

Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Bridgeport, Connecticut, run under Bridgeport School District, works with 492 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Black, 20% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $89,667 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is A.B. Skane Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 492 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.