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New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District

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At a glance

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-6

184 Garden St.
Bridgeport, CT 06605·(203) 384-2897·All Connecticut district rankings →

Statewide performance 2013–2023

2023: better than 1.3% of districts

School

431

Students

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Summary:

New Beginnings Inc Family Academy is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District in Connecticut. With a total enrollment of 406 students, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its predominantly African American (53.69%) and Hispanic (44.83%) student population.

The school's academic performance is consistently low, with proficiency rates well below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2022-2023, only 22.2% of 4th-grade students and 28% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.8% and 48%, respectively. In Mathematics, only 19.4% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 48.3%. Despite higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,866, the school has a high percentage of students (99.26%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

According to the SchoolDigger rankings, New Beginnings Inc Family Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Connecticut elementary schools, ranking 418th out of 491 schools in 2022-2023 and receiving a 1-star rating out of 5. This persistent low performance suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require a comprehensive approach to school improvement, addressing issues of funding, resources, and instructional quality, as well as the broader socioeconomic and demographic factors that may be contributing to its struggles.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	Total
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bridgeport School District	0.25 mi	37	152^nd
Great Oaks Charter School District	0.53 mi	1
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	0.66 mi	1
Park City Prep Charter School District	0.7 mi	1	127^th
Judicial Centers	1.04 mi	14

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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