Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090045000069
Thomas Hooker School
138 Roger Williams Rd., Bridgeport, CT 06610 · (203) 576-7185 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Connecticut public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
236 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
32.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
20.5%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 Thomas Hooker School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hooker School this school | 288 | 81.9% | N/A |
| Beardsley School Bridgeport | 327 | 85.0% | N/A |
| Wish Museum School Hartford | 297 | 87.2% | N/A |
| Hopeville School Waterbury | 291 | 82.8% | N/A |
| Wilbur Cross School Bridgeport | 318 | 88.4% | N/A |
| SAND School Hartford | 266 | 89.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary 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 Thomas Hooker School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #438 of 522 | #37 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #387 of 519 | #34 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #457 of 613 | #52 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #129 of 558 | #4 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #227 of 560 | #22 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #58 of 594 | #28 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #105 of 378 | #12 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
288
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 288 | 26 | 11.1:1 | 82% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 30 | 8.4:1 | 76% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 30 | 8.7:1 | 67% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 64% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 49% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 96% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 27 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 16 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Hooker School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (343 to 288); teachers down 7% (28 to 26).
About Thomas Hooker School
Families in Bridgeport, Connecticut, are served by Thomas Hooker School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It reported 288 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll about 378 students on average.
Bridgeport School District is made up of 36 schools with 19,802 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Thomas Hooker School is 59% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 27% share among Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 236 students, or 82%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region report 54%.
Thomas Hooker 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 20% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
The county, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,667, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools enroll about 50,880 students and include Thomas Hooker School.
Multicultural Magnet School sits about 0.9 miles from Thomas Hooker School. Thomas Hooker School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment fell by 6% across 4 years, from 305 in 2020-21 to 288 in 2024-25.
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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 School District
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
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- Blackham SchoolElementary · 1,088 students
- Bassick High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
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- Read SchoolElementary · 863 students
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
Other Thomas Hooker schools
One other US public school is named Thomas Hooker. Thomas Hooker School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thomas Hooker SchoolMeriden, CT · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Multicultural Magnet School0.9 mi · 436
- High Horizons Magnet School0.9 mi · 443
- Six-Six Magnet School1.0 mi · 441
- Second Hill Lane School1.0 mi · 610
- Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne1.0 mi · 324
- Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho1.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Hooker SchoolHow many students attend Thomas Hooker School?
Thomas Hooker School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-08.
Is Thomas Hooker School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Hooker School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Hooker School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Hooker School is approximately 11.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomas Hooker School?
Thomas Hooker School reports a student body of 8% White, 59% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Thomas Hooker School public or private?
Thomas Hooker School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bridgeport School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.