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BRIDGEPORT EL
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BRIDGEPORT EL
Located at 1408 ELEMENTARY DR, in BRIDGEPORT, Texas, BRIDGEPORT EL is a moderately sized elementary-level community that serves 523 students (grades pre-K through 2), run under BRIDGEPORT ISD.
BRIDGEPORT EL is one of 4 schools operated by BRIDGEPORT ISD, a district that works with 2,133 students overall.
On demographics, BRIDGEPORT EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 36% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at BRIDGEPORT EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Wise County's rate of about 47%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wise County) shows that median household income runs about $93,421, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wise County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students), BRIDGEPORT EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BRIDGEPORT MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.
BRIDGEPORT EL operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the BRIDGEPORT EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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- BRIDGEPORT H SHigh · 674 students
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- BRIDGEPORT H SHigh · 674 students
- BRIDGEPORT MIDDLEMiddle · 478 students
- BRIDGEPORT INTElementary · 458 students
- BRIDGEPORT MIDDLE0.3 mi · 478
- BRIDGEPORT H S1.1 mi · 674
- BRIDGEPORT INT1.4 mi · 458
- PARADISE EL5.1 mi · 414
- PARADISE MIDDLE5.2 mi · 319
- PARADISE H S5.3 mi · 373