Multicultural Magnet School

Multicultural Magnet School is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in Bridgeport, Connecticut, run under Bridgeport School District, with 436 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Bridgeport School District runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 19,802 students. Multicultural Magnet School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Multicultural Magnet School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 12% Black, 11% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Multicultural Magnet School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Multicultural Magnet School higher than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $89,667 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Multicultural Magnet School is one of 91 public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students).

Six-Six Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Multicultural Magnet School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Multicultural Magnet School has declined 6%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 58% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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