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Roosevelt School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Bridgeport School District. With 474 students, Roosevelt School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranking 440 out of 493 schools with a 1-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 32.3% in recent years, well above the state average. Academically, Roosevelt School's performance on standardized tests is well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.6% of 4th graders, 28.3% of 7th graders, and 12.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 51.4%, 50.4%, and 50.7%, respectively. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also significantly lower than state and district averages.

Interestingly, the data shows that Roosevelt School is not an outlier within the Bridgeport School District, as many of the nearby schools, such as James J. Curiale School, Cesar Batalla School, and Geraldine Johnson School, also have very low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the challenges facing Roosevelt School are systemic issues within the district, rather than unique to the school itself.

493

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,520

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

680 Park Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604

(203) 576-8032

District: Bridgeport School District

Students who attend Roosevelt School usually attend:

High:	Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne
	Bassick High School
	Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School
	Bridgeport Military Academy
	More...
	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

African American:

26.8%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (18% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

440^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

228^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Bridgeport School District

152^nd of 156Bridgeport School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	440 of 493	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	453 of 497	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	461 of 491	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	451 of 490	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	493 of 538	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	516 of 522	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	526 of 532	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.2	514 of 519	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	549 of 551	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	553 of 557	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	559 of 564	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	564 of 565	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	571 of 579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	563 of 566	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.5	563 of 565	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	562 of 568	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	558 of 570	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	438 of 455	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.7	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.6	253 of 302	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	415 of 445	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	318 of 371	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	215 of 250	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	228 of 250	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	246 of 275	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	246 of 259	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	272 of 280	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	275 of 278	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	271 of 272	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.7	267 of 269	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	261 of 268	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	250 of 255	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	245 of 252	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	243 of 250	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	247 of 248	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	225 of 235	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	118 of 146	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.3	176 of 218	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	198 of 244	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2021)18th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)14th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)7th percentile~ school

Female (2021)4th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2021)19th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-31 vs state

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Roosevelt School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-8	680 Park Ave.	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8032	493	34	14.5	96.3%	32 (6.5%)	132 (26.8%)	312 (63.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	9.3	440^th of 493 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.1	453^rd of 497 public elementary schools	8.9%	13	28.0	14.0		19.6			28.3	12.5				11.5	15.1		$17,520
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	184 Garden St.	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 384-2897	431	35	12.4	89.6%	5 (1.2%)	233 (54.1%)	186 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)									37.1						$16,926
James J. Curiale School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Laurel Ave.	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8437	509	34	14.9	92.7%	27 (5.3%)	150 (29.5%)	300 (58.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	3.6	491^st of 493 public elementary schools	0.4%					(n/a)	14.6	17.5	10.0		14.6		18.1		10.0				12.7		$18,414
Cesar Batalla School	Public	PK, KG-8	606 Howard Ave.	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 579-8501	990	65	15.2	91.3%	44 (4.4%)	181 (18.3%)	733 (74.0%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.6%)	3.6	492^nd of 493 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.1	495^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.4%	3	13.6	5.4			10.8				6.9		9.2		22.1	26.3	$16,345
Classical Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Linwood Ave.	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7188	351	25	14.0	91.5%	17 (4.8%)	163 (46.4%)	145 (41.3%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	9.5	437^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.4%		9	444^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.7%	7	18.9	21.2	22.9	17.6				28.1	20.0			23.3	15.6		$18,346
Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 University Avenue	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2100	546	40	13.6	95.1%	36 (6.6%)	103 (18.9%)	400 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)								(n/a)									11.3			27.8			$17,720
Geraldine Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Lexington Avenue	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2500	825	54	15.4	91.6%	36 (4.4%)	181 (21.9%)	569 (69.0%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	5.3	481^st of 493 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.9	477^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.0%	4	16.3	23.0	8.3	13.0	14.0	13.9	18.2		17.9	14.3	12.8	15.2	17.0	24.1	$15,769
Bryant School	Public	PK, KG-6	230 Poplar St.	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7303	317	26	12.1	93.1%	15 (4.7%)	86 (27.1%)	202 (63.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)															$19,268
Waltersville School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Hallett Street	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2400	432	32	13.7	96.3%	17 (3.9%)	142 (32.9%)	265 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7.3	462^nd of 493 public elementary schools	6.3%					(n/a)	12.8	16.7					14.6	25.0	24.3	15.0		13.6			$18,340
Barnum School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Waterview Avenue	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2300	588	44	13.3	94.9%	41 (7.0%)	135 (23.0%)	400 (68.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	8	459^th of 493 public elementary schools	6.9%		4.5	491^st of 497 public elementary schools	1.2%	32		19.3	15.0			21.1		14.0	18.3	15.3		19.3		10.5	$18,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt School

Is Roosevelt School a good school?

Roosevelt School ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Roosevelt School in?

Bridgeport School District

How many students attend Roosevelt School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Roosevelt School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt School?

Students at Roosevelt School are 63% Hispanic, 27% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt School attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt School usually go on to attend:

High : Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne
High : Bassick High School
High : Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School
High : Bridgeport Military Academy
High : Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School

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