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What's one thing Park City Prep Charter School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
434
Middle
STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK CITY PREP CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090003301449
Park City Prep Charter School
1550 State Street, Bridgeport, CT 06605 · (203) 953-3766 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Connecticut public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
303 students
STATE 44%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 19% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
28.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Park City Prep Charter School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park City Prep Charter School this school | 434 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School New Haven | 348 | 73.9% | N/A |
| Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School East Hartford | 669 | 71.9% | N/A |
| David Wooster Middle School Stratford | 538 | 57.6% | N/A |
| Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School Norwich | 447 | 82.3% | N/A |
| Ansonia Middle School Ansonia | 560 | 64.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Park City Prep Charter School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #136 of 174 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #131 of 173 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #109 of 181 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #169 of 169 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #54 of 169 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #22 of 180 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #12 of 34 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
434
+74 (+21%) vs 2020
+74% since 2010-11, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 70% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 76% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 74% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | 77% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 21.3 | 16.9:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | N/A | N/A | 69% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 63% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park City Prep Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (360 to 434); teachers down 2% (21.3 to 21).
About Park City Prep Charter School
Park City Prep Charter School is a middle school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, reachable at (203) 953-3766. It offers grades 4 through 8 and has 434 students enrolled.
Federal records list Park City Prep Charter School District as the district for Park City Prep Charter School.
The largest group at Park City Prep Charter School is Hispanic students, at 47%. It is also 44% Black and 6% White. For comparison, the population of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is roughly 27% Hispanic. The diversity index for Park City Prep Charter School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Park City Prep Charter School reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.7:1. Middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1, 9.4 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 303 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region average 54%.
Park City Prep Charter School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, home to about 329,259 people, the median household earns about $89,667 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Park City Prep Charter School shares Greater Bridgeport Planning Region with 90 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Great Oaks Charter School, is the closest to Park City Prep Charter School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Park City Prep Charter School is City: Mid-size. Charter status: Park City Prep Charter School is a public charter school.
Enrollment rose 21% over 4 years, reaching 434 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Park City Prep Charter School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bridgeport
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Warren Harding High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
- Achievement First Bridgeport AcademyCombined · 1,090 students
- Blackham SchoolElementary · 1,088 students
- Bassick High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Cesar Batalla SchoolElementary · 990 students
Nearby schools
- Great Oaks Charter School0.3 mi · 662
- Cesar Batalla School0.3 mi · 990
- Bryant School0.3 mi · 317
- Bassick High School0.4 mi · 1,075
- Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy0.6 mi · 450
- James J. Curiale School0.6 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Park City Prep Charter SchoolHow many students attend Park City Prep Charter School?
Park City Prep Charter School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 04-08.
Is Park City Prep Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park City Prep Charter School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Park City Prep Charter School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Park City Prep Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park City Prep Charter School?
At Park City Prep Charter School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 47% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Park City Prep Charter School in?
Park City Prep Charter School is part of Park City Prep Charter School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.