Waltersville School

Waltersville School is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of Bridgeport School District, works with 432 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Waltersville School is one of 36 schools operated by Bridgeport School District, a district that instructs 19,802 students overall.

Demographically, Waltersville School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 33% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at Waltersville School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $89,667, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), Waltersville School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Barnum School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.