Wilbur Cross School

As a cozy K-5 school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Wilbur Cross School serves 318 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Bridgeport School District.

Wilbur Cross School is one of 36 schools operated by Bridgeport School District, a district that enrolls 19,802 students overall.

On demographics, Wilbur Cross School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 31% Black, 6% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Wilbur Cross School is one.

The closest other public school is Park City Magnet School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Wilbur Cross School's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 318). The Black share of enrollment fell from 48% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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