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Roosevelt School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
480th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Connecticut elementary schools
Summary

Roosevelt School is a PK–8 elementary school in Bridgeport, CT, serving approximately 493 students in a high-poverty neighborhood within the Bridgeport School District, which ranks in the bottom 4% of Connecticut districts. Roosevelt's state ranking has been consistently low over the past decade, though it improved to the 11th percentile in 2024–2025 before dropping back to the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026. This volatility is among the sharpest of nearby schools; Classical Studies Academy, less than a mile away, has held a stable 1-star ranking at the 10th–11th percentile for three straight years.

The school serves an extremely high-poverty population: 96.35% of students qualified for free/reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism runs at 32.7%, roughly double the state average of 16.4% and higher than Classical Studies Academy's 19.6%, though lower than Waltersville School's 45.1% and Cesar Batalla School's 39.5%. The most alarming academic result is a 0% proficiency rate in 4th grade math in 2025–2026, though nearby Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy posted a similar 0% the prior year. ELA performance is mixed: 3rd grade proficiency (18%) beat several peers, including Classical Studies Academy (15%), but by middle school, scores fall behind district averages.

There are bright spots. Roosevelt's 5th grade science proficiency reached 28% in 2024–2025, the best among nearby schools, and remained competitive the following year. Subgroup data also shows the school serves Hispanic, low-income, and special education students relatively better than its overall rank suggests. However, early-grade gains do not appear to carry into middle school, and the ranking drop deserves close monitoring. The success of Classical Studies Academy — similarly high-poverty but with much lower absenteeism — suggests improvement is possible within the same district. Urgent priorities include investigating the 4th grade math result, reducing chronic absenteeism, and sustaining early-grade gains through middle school.

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.3%
African American:
26.8%
White:
6.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Connecticut average (14% vs 50% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 16% Connecticut)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school14%
District avg20%
Connecticut avg50%
Elementary school
480th of 491
Connecticut public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2017
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
240th of 258
Connecticut public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
16th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bridgeport School District
147th of 153Bridgeport 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20264.9480 of 4912.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.3440 of 49310.8%★☆☆☆☆
20248.1453 of 4978.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1461 of 4916.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.4451 of 4908.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.6493 of 5388.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.9516 of 5221.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.4526 of 5321.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.2514 of 5191.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.8549 of 5510.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.8553 of 5570.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.5559 of 5640.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.3564 of 5650.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.6571 of 5791.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.6563 of 5660.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.5563 of 5650.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.4562 of 5681.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.8558 of 5702.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20215.4438 of 4553.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202119.7142 of 17317.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202118.6253 of 30216.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20216.4415 of 4456.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202117.0318 of 37114.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20267.5240 of 2587.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.4228 of 2529.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.0215 of 25014.0%★☆☆☆☆
20238.7226 of 2499.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.8228 of 2508.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.2246 of 27510.5%★☆☆☆☆
20195.6246 of 2595.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.4272 of 2802.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.9275 of 2781.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.7271 of 2720.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.7267 of 2690.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.5261 of 2682.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.1250 of 2552.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.6245 of 2522.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.1243 of 2502.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.6247 of 2480.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20214.5225 of 2354.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202121.8118 of 14619.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202120.3176 of 21819.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202119.6198 of 24418.9%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts18%-32 vs state
Science16%-36 vs state
Mathematics9%-40 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt School

Roosevelt School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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

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

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Latest Connecticut data All new data »
2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewAug 31, 2026
2025–26 NGSS, SAT & SBAC test scoresNewAug 31, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataApr 2, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 6, 2025


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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