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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090045000086
Waltersville School
150 Hallett Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608 · (203) 275-2400 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest 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
13.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
416 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
51%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
16.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
13.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 Waltersville School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltersville School this school | 432 | 96.3% | N/A |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar School Bridgeport | 391 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy Bridgeport | 450 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Global Communications Academy Hartford | 414 | 90.6% | N/A |
| Roosevelt School Bridgeport | 493 | 96.3% | N/A |
| Jettie S. Tisdale School Bridgeport | 547 | 92.1% | 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 Waltersville School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #481 of 522 | #46 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #481 of 519 | #49 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #198 of 613 | #33 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #411 of 558 | #28 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #300 of 560 | #35 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #2 of 594 | #2 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #214 of 378 | #23 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
432
-61 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 432 | 31.5 | 13.7:1 | 96% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 97% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 37.2 | 12.1:1 | 92% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 83% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 35.9 | 13.2:1 | 81% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 98% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 48 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 44 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waltersville School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (473 to 432); teachers down 12% (35.9 to 31.5).
About Waltersville School
Waltersville School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Enrollment totals 432 students across pre-K through 8.
Enrollment across the 36 schools in Bridgeport School District totals 19,802 students.
The student body at Waltersville School is 61% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 33% Black and 4% White. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Waltersville School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the wider Greater Bridgeport Planning Region area, the median household earns about $89,667 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Waltersville School shares Greater Bridgeport Planning Region with 90 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Barnum School is less than a tenth of a mile from Waltersville School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Waltersville School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Waltersville School had a net loss of 61 students, or 12%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Waltersville School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Warren Harding High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
- Blackham SchoolElementary · 1,088 students
- Bassick High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Cesar Batalla SchoolElementary · 990 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Barnum School0.0 mi · 588
- The Bridge Academy0.5 mi · 281
- Achievement First Bridgeport Academy0.7 mi · 1,090
- Paul Laurence Dunbar School0.7 mi · 391
- Luis Munoz Marin School0.7 mi · 709
- Jettie S. Tisdale School0.8 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Waltersville SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waltersville School?
Waltersville School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Waltersville School serve?
Waltersville School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waltersville School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waltersville School is approximately 13.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Waltersville School?
Student demographics at Waltersville School are roughly 4% White, 61% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Waltersville School?
Waltersville School is overseen by Bridgeport School District in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.