Read School

Read School is a large elementary school for students in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school counted 863 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That is 128% bigger than the average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.

Bridgeport School District, which runs Read School, has 36 schools and 19,802 students.

The largest group at Read School is Hispanic students, at 64%. Other groups include 27% Black, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents are about 27% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.

There are 48 full-time-equivalent teachers at Read School, giving a ratio of 18.0:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut have an average ratio of 12.6:1. By family income, 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region report 54%.

In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, the median household earns about $89,667 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 91 public schools serve about 50,880 students.

Madison School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Read School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

From 744 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 863 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.9 to 18.0 over 4 years.

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