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Jettie S. Tisdale School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Jettie S. Tisdale School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. With 577 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, performing well below state and district averages on standardized tests.

Jettie S. Tisdale School faces significant challenges, including very low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a student population where 93.93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance on standardized tests for subgroups like special education students, African American students, and Hispanic students is also very low compared to state averages. Nearby Barnum School, Waltersville School, and Hall School also struggle with similar issues, suggesting systemic challenges within the Bridgeport School District.

Despite the school's consistent underperformance, there has been a lack of significant improvement over the past decade. Addressing the complex factors contributing to Jettie S. Tisdale School's low performance, such as socioeconomic challenges and meeting the diverse needs of its student population, may be crucial for driving meaningful progress and better supporting the students and families it serves.

547

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,846

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Hollister Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06607

(203) 576-8037

District: Bridgeport School District

Students who attend Jettie S. Tisdale 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:

54.3%

African American:

36.4%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (19% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

456^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

213^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	8.2	456 of 493	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	469 of 497	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	421 of 491	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	436 of 490	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	489 of 538	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	440 of 522	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	480 of 532	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	493 of 519	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	495 of 518	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	533 of 551	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	515 of 557	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	530 of 564	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	537 of 565	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	538 of 579	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	529 of 566	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	554 of 565	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	561 of 568	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.5	555 of 570	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	35.5	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.2	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	39.1	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	248 of 302	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	313 of 371	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	213 of 252	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	189 of 250	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	238 of 275	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	218 of 259	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	223 of 246	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	228 of 280	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	217 of 278	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	236 of 272	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	239 of 269	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	224 of 268	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	237 of 255	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	238 of 250	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	227 of 248	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	137 of 160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	143 of 166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	219 of 235	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	152 of 160	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	29 of 104	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	32.4	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	108 of 146	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	187 of 218	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	7.2	148 of 158	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	195 of 224	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	156 of 167	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	150 of 164	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	206 of 244	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2018)40th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2019)38th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)16th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)72nd percentile+50 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2021)16th percentile~ school

Female (2023)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)14th percentile~ school

Male (2023)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

English Language Arts19%-33 vs state

Science18%-34 vs state

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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
Jettie S. Tisdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Hollister Avenue	Bridgeport	06607	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8037	547	46	11.8	92.1%	36 (6.6%)	199 (36.4%)	297 (54.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	8.2	456^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.5%		6.8	469^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.6%	13	14.3	19.5		23.8	16.0		13.9	21.7		26.2		17.0	8.3	26.5	$20,846
Paul Laurence Dunbar School	Public	PK, KG-8	445 Union Ave.	Bridgeport	06607	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7194	391	24	16.2	91.8%	13 (3.3%)	124 (31.7%)	240 (61.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)		13.0				13.6	17.0			0.0					$18,231
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
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
Hall School	Public	PK, KG-6	290 Clermont Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7560	162	16	10.1	92.0%	9 (5.6%)	59 (36.4%)	81 (50.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$21,083
Johnson House Elementary School	Public	K-6	719 Birdseye Street	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4180	537	37	14.5	64.4%	51 (9.5%)	174 (32.4%)	290 (54.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	5.6	478^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.9	479^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.6%	1	17.9		19.2	16.1		15.7			15.1	13.8	12.0				$21,300
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
Franklin School	Public	K-6	1895 Barnum Avenue	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4190	246	20	12.1	61.0%	23 (9.3%)	88 (35.8%)	120 (48.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	20	367^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.6%		22.1	359^th of 497 public elementary schools	27.8%	8	26.0		36.8		32.0				39.5	35.1	26.0				$22,368
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jettie S. Tisdale School

What is the racial makeup of Jettie S. Tisdale School?

Students at Jettie S. Tisdale School are 54% Hispanic, 36% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jettie S. Tisdale School attend?

Students who attend Jettie S. Tisdale 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

What district is Jettie S. Tisdale School in?

Bridgeport School District

How many students attend Jettie S. Tisdale School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Jettie S. Tisdale School.

Is Jettie S. Tisdale School a good school?

Jettie S. Tisdale School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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