John Winthrop School

Set in Bridgeport, Connecticut, John Winthrop School is a substantial primary school, operated by Bridgeport School District. It hosts 607 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 61% above typical.

Bridgeport School District comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 19,802 students; John Winthrop School is among them.

On the student-mix side, John Winthrop School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 20% Black, 13% White, 4% 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, John Winthrop School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $89,667 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John Winthrop School is one of 91 public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students).

The closest other public school is Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 607 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 33% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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