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Geraldine Johnson School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Geraldine Johnson School is a PK-8 elementary school in Bridgeport, CT, serving 825 students in a high-poverty community where about 91.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits within the Bridgeport School District, which ranks near the bottom of Connecticut districts, and Geraldine Johnson's own state ranking places it at the 3rd percentile — 478th out of 491 schools for 2025-2026.

Despite those low overall rankings, there are some genuine bright spots worth noting. Chronic absenteeism at Geraldine Johnson is 23.8%, notably better than the district average of 31.3% and far better than nearby schools like Waltersville School (45.1%) and Cesar Batalla School (39.5%). The school has also beaten the district average in 5th grade math for four straight years, and in 2025-2026, 5th grade reading and science also came in above district averages. In 2020-2021, English Learner students at the school ranked at the 59th percentile statewide, earning 3 stars — a notably strong result for a school with low overall rankings.

That said, test scores remain very low in most grades and subjects. Just 6.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading in 2025-2026, compared to a 47.3% state average. Nearby schools serving similar populations show that better outcomes are possible: Classical Studies Academy, less than half a mile away, ranks at the 10th percentile, and Madison School ranks at the 16th percentile. The school's steady decline from its 14th-percentile standing in 2016-2017 suggests that while its attendance advantage is real, it has not yet translated into broader academic gains.

825

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,769

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

475 Lexington Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604

(203) 275-2500

District: Bridgeport School District

Students who attend Geraldine Johnson 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:

69.0%

African American:

21.9%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (14% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg18%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

478^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

241^st of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Bridgeport School District

149^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	478 of 492	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	481 of 493	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	477 of 497	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	471 of 491	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	467 of 490	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	496 of 538	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	484 of 522	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	460 of 532	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	447 of 519	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	498 of 518	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	516 of 551	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	541 of 557	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	545 of 564	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	545 of 565	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	549 of 579	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	499 of 566	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	461 of 565	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	487 of 568	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	447 of 570	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.3	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	3.4	226 of 234	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	425 of 455	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	239 of 242	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	251 of 259	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	123 of 130	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	83 of 99	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	126 of 173	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	89 of 112	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.8	256 of 302	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.0	410 of 445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	239 of 247	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	247 of 262	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.4	326 of 371	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	241 of 258	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	211 of 252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	218 of 250	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	224 of 250	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	236 of 275	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	214 of 259	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	214 of 250	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	225 of 246	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	254 of 280	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	248 of 278	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	242 of 272	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	240 of 269	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	240 of 268	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	213 of 255	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.4	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	153 of 164	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	145 of 161	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	199 of 235	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	155 of 169	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	69 of 105	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	85 of 104	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	86 of 99	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	113 of 146	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	45 of 75	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	180 of 218	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.0	199 of 224	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	149 of 164	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+50 vs school

African American (2021)24th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)15th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2021)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)17th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile~ school

Male (2021)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science20%-32 vs state

English Language Arts13%-38 vs state

Mathematics13%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	5.1	478^th of 492 public elementary schools	2.8%		5.3	481^st of 493 public elementary schools	2.4%	3	21.8	17.7	6.7	9.2	20.5	11.4	15.6	17.7	13.5	7.0	15.4	17.0	9.1	15.2	$15,769
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)	457.0	15.2	2300.0	2345.0	2364.0	11.5	2439.0	2440.0	13.0	2387.0	2386.0	2419.0	2414.0	2389.0	$17,720
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%)	9.1	440^th of 492 public elementary schools	10.6%		9.5	437^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.4%	3	19.4	16.7	15.0	23.5	29.0	2515.0	26.5	2506.0	2347.0	26.5	2444.0	2523.0	17.6	2459.0	$18,346
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%)								(n/a)	10.0	26.2	2310.0	2347.0	2383.0	16.2	18.8	20.9	2347.0	2369.0	2397.0	2421.0	2432.0	16.9	$18,414
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)	466.0		0.0	2362.0	2395.0	2437.0			2337.0	2378.0	2415.0	2431.0			$19,268
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%)	3.3	490^th of 492 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.6	492^nd of 493 public elementary schools	0.2%	2	12.6	14.2	2308.0	2337.0	9.0	9.6	10.7	12.2	2345.0	2363.0	8.0	6.3	6.7	9.2	$16,345
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%)	5	480^th of 492 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.3	440^th of 493 public elementary schools	10.8%	40	16.3	14.8	18.0	2358.0	2398.0	17.4	18.2	18.9	13.7	0.0	2406.0	2440.0	2438.0	13.2	$17,520
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)	468.0		19.6	2458.0	2403.0				16.1	2473.0	2384.0				$16,926
Read School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Ezra St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8030	863	48	17.9	88.8%	57 (6.6%)	231 (26.8%)	549 (63.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	5	479^th of 492 public elementary schools	2.6%		6	476^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	18.6	18.7	10.2	14.7	20.0	18.9	12.5	14.4	15.3	13.3	10.0	9.5	2426.0	6.6	$15,485
Madison School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Wayne St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7186	451	36	12.5	89.8%	31 (6.9%)	86 (19.1%)	302 (67.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	12.9	411^th of 492 public elementary schools	16.5%		9.8	433^rd of 493 public elementary schools	12.2%	22	21.4		27.1	2397.0	2389.0	2456.0			30.5	29.5	2419.0	13.0			$18,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Geraldine Johnson School

What schools do graduates of Geraldine Johnson School attend?

Students who attend Geraldine Johnson 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

Is Geraldine Johnson School a good school?

Geraldine Johnson School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Geraldine Johnson School in?

Bridgeport School District

How many students attend Geraldine Johnson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended Geraldine Johnson School.

What is the racial makeup of Geraldine Johnson School?

Students at Geraldine Johnson School are 69% Hispanic, 22% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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