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Thomas Hooker School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Thomas Hooker School is an elementary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 262. The school is part of the Bridgeport School District, which is ranked 146 out of 151 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Hooker School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Connecticut elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, only 21.2% of 3rd graders and 14.6% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 45.5% and 48.5% respectively. The school has a high percentage of students (67.18% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The nearby schools in the Bridgeport School District, such as Wilbur Cross School, Edison School, and Luis Munoz Marin School, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar demographic profiles to Thomas Hooker School. However, the Multicultural Magnet School and Park City Magnet School, which are also part of the Bridgeport School District, demonstrate relatively higher academic performance compared to Thomas Hooker School and the district average.

288

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,396

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

138 Roger Williams Rd.
Bridgeport, CT 06610

(203) 576-7185

District: Bridgeport School District

Students who attend Thomas Hooker School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

27.4%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2011 → 15th in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Connecticut)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg17%

Connecticut avg47%

Not ranked this year

Thomas Hooker School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	11.6	415 of 491	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	383 of 538	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	438 of 522	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	457 of 532	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	423 of 519	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	458 of 518	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	446 of 551	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	488 of 557	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	484 of 564	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	502 of 565	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	462 of 579	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	443 of 566	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.4	420 of 565	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	520 of 568	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	519 of 570	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	228 of 275	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	222 of 259	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	221 of 250	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	242 of 280	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	233 of 278	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	216 of 272	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	205 of 269	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	194 of 268	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	189 of 255	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	192 of 252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	202 of 248	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	177 of 218	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	217 of 244	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-21 vs state

Science21%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Thomas Hooker 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
Thomas Hooker School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Roger Williams Rd.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7185	288	26	11.0	81.9%	22 (7.6%)	79 (27.4%)	170 (59.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)		21.2							28.0		23.3			25.0	$20,396
Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7505	436	29	15.2	89.7%	50 (11.5%)	54 (12.4%)	313 (71.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	35.3	303^rd of 493 public elementary schools	38.5%		16.9	383^rd of 497 public elementary schools	22.9%	80				38.3	53.2		55.3			31.9	44.7	37.8	27.7	38.9	$16,607
High Horizons Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7807	443	26	17.0	86.7%	41 (9.3%)	148 (33.4%)	238 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	13.8	408^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.2%		14.2	403^rd of 497 public elementary schools	18.9%	5	20.0		25.5	54.5	20.0	22.9			14.9	13.6			30.4	34.8	$16,560
Six-Six Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 Pearl Harbor St.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 365-8200	441	43	10.2	44.7%	95 (21.5%)	101 (22.9%)	198 (44.9%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	26.7	339^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.2%		35.9	304^th of 497 public elementary schools	38.8%	35			28.6	31.0	50.0			34.5		31.0	45.0		45.2	24.1	$25,078
Second Hill Lane School	Public	K-6	65 Second Hill Lane	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4292	610	43	14.0	49.5%	136 (22.3%)	97 (15.9%)	333 (54.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	22.9	353^rd of 493 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.1	332^nd of 497 public elementary schools	33.2%	21	43.9		30.6	41.8	37.8	28.1			30.6	39.2	32.9	22.7			$18,391
Hallen School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Omega Ave.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8216	280	17	16.4	83.2%	15 (5.4%)	123 (43.9%)	129 (46.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	15.4	400^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.9%					(n/a)			25.0	19.4		31.3						28.1			$17,196
Beardsley School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Huntington Rd.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7184	327	23	14.2	85.0%	9 (2.8%)	91 (27.8%)	213 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	7.5	461^st of 493 public elementary schools	6.5%		10.9	432^nd of 497 public elementary schools	13.1%	29	20.0		23.9		22.5				19.6	0.0					$17,354
Wilbur Cross School	Public	PK, KG-8	1775 Reservoir Ave.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2100	318	23	13.8	88.4%	18 (5.7%)	100 (31.4%)	188 (59.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)		0.0									0.0				$18,266
Edison School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Boston Terrace	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7183	181	15	11.8	91.7%	8 (4.4%)	57 (31.5%)	97 (53.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.7%)								(n/a)						26.1									$19,435
Luis Munoz Marin School	Public	PK, KG-8	479 Helen St.	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8202	709	47	15.2	88.0%	20 (2.8%)	110 (15.5%)	562 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)								(n/a)	10.5					8.7	13.2	9.1					12.0	9.2	$16,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Hooker School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Hooker School?

Students at Thomas Hooker School are 59% Hispanic, 27% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Thomas Hooker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Thomas Hooker School.

What district is Thomas Hooker School in?

Bridgeport School District

What schools do graduates of Thomas Hooker School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Hooker School usually go on to attend:

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

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