Read School

Read School is a substantial elementary campus in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of Bridgeport School District. The school works with 863 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Read School sits 128% above that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Read School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school records 27% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Read School shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region put median household income runs about $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Read School is one.

The closest other public school is Madison School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Read School's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 905 (now 863). Black enrollment moved from 42% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Read School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.