Bridgeport Elementary School

Bridgeport Elementary School is an elementary-level community of big scale in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of MSD Wayne Township, enrolling 692 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Within MSD Wayne Township, which oversees 17 schools and 16,094 students, Bridgeport Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bridgeport Elementary School lists that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bridgeport Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Bridgeport Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.0%.

In the area at large, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Bridgeport Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chapel Glen Elementary School, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bridgeport Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 22.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bridgeport Elementary School has shrank 10%, going from 766 students in 2018 to 692 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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