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Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School

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Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School ranks 322 nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School is a public magnet school in Bridgeport, CT, serving 492 students in grades PK-8 within the Bridgeport School District, a district ranked near the bottom of Connecticut. Despite that context, the school stands out as the highest-performing elementary school among its immediate Bridgeport neighbors—earning a 2-star rating and ranking in the 34th percentile statewide, while nearby Read School and Blackham School rank in the single digits. For example, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency is 48.8%, far above Madison School (27.1%) and Park City Magnet School (38.6%). This is a school that clearly outperforms its district, with scores closer to state averages than to Bridgeport's.

One of the school’s biggest strengths is attendance: only 9.8% of students were chronically absent in 2025-2026, far below the district average of 31.3% and even below the state average of 16.4%. That strong attendance culture likely helps explain why ELA scores in grades 4, 7, and 8 hover right around the Connecticut state average, while other Bridgeport schools sit 20–30 points below. The school has also improved over the past decade, rising from the 18th percentile in 2015-2016 to its current 34th percentile ranking. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and per-student spending around $13,491, it offers a more supportive environment than many of its urban peers.

Still, there are clear areas for growth. Math proficiency trails the state average by 6–16 points, and grade-level results vary notably—5th-grade ELA is just 28.9% versus 54.5% in 4th grade. Compared to affluent suburban schools like Frenchtown Elementary School and Jennings School in nearby Trumbull and Fairfield, the achievement gap remains large—reflecting broader economic disparities. But for parents in Bridgeport, Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School is a clear standout: it delivers solid academics, strong attendance, and a positive trajectory in a district where those outcomes are rare.

492

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,305

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4510 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06606

(203) 275-1801

District: Bridgeport School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

African American:

24.8%

White:

20.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bridgeport School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (44% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg18%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

322^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

131^st of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	33.5	322 of 492	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	344 of 493	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	331 of 497	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	333 of 491	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	303 of 490	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	333 of 538	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	420 of 522	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	339 of 532	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	344 of 519	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.9	423 of 518	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	390 of 551	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.9	376 of 557	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	327 of 455	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.1	293 of 445	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	131 of 258	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	148 of 252	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	172 of 250	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	171 of 249	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	189 of 275	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	138 of 259	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.6	178 of 250	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	201 of 246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	171 of 280	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.3	143 of 278	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	129 of 235	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	39.0	124 of 218	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2021)34th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2021)28th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)45th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2021)37th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4510 Park Avenue	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 275-1801	492	34	14.4	69.5%	99 (20.1%)	122 (24.8%)	230 (46.7%)	25 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	33.5	322^nd of 492 public elementary schools	34.6%		24.7	344^th of 493 public elementary schools	30.2%	22	492.0	793.0	48.8	54.5	28.9	46.5	56.8	52.3	2420.0	36.4	2429.0	25.6	43.2	2531.0	$17,305
A.B. Skane Center	Public	PK-K	2977 North Madison Ave.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 576-7181	183	16	11.4	92.9%	28 (15.3%)	44 (24.0%)	105 (57.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$30,365
John Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Eckart St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7769	607	48	12.6	82.2%	80 (13.2%)	122 (20.1%)	360 (59.3%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	16.4	391^st of 492 public elementary schools	20.5%		22.8	354^th of 493 public elementary schools	28.2%	37	29.0	47.7	2374.0	35.5	33.9	36.1	57.4	58.1	25.8	29.0	18.0	23.0	29.5	46.5	$16,954
North Stratfield School	Public	K-5	190 Putting Green Rd.	Fairfield	06825	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8322	408	32	12.7	10.8%	298 (73.0%)	14 (3.4%)	55 (13.5%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	79.6	111^th of 492 public elementary schools	77.4%		84.3	72^nd of 493 public elementary schools	85.4%	39	509.0		75.0	72.7	80.0				73.4	75.3	50.0				$19,917
Blackham School	Public	PK, KG-8	425 Thorme St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7951	1,088	62	17.5	85.3%	116 (10.7%)	225 (20.7%)	697 (64.1%)	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.5%)	5.8	473^rd of 492 public elementary schools	3.9%		7.1	467^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.3%	6	20.0	30.4	14.6	13.0	13.8	25.6	22.4	25.0	14.6	10.9	8.5	15.1	14.9	11.6	$15,550
Stratfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Melville Ave.	Fairfield	06825	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8332	326	28	11.5	11.3%	244 (74.8%)	9 (2.8%)	44 (13.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	81.9	96^th of 492 public elementary schools	80.5%		73	157^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.2%	61	80.4		68.3	71.4	78.6				68.3	71.4	67.9				$23,516
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
Frenchtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Frenchtown Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4227	516	41	12.6	27.1%	248 (48.1%)	50 (9.7%)	146 (28.3%)	44 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	80.4	105^th of 492 public elementary schools	78.7%		82.5	85^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.8%	20	85.1		53.8	72.7	83.9				64.8	76.8	70.1				$18,902
Park City Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1526 Chopsey Hill Rd.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7547	487	32	15.3	84.2%	43 (8.8%)	170 (34.9%)	233 (47.8%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	18.2	382^nd of 492 public elementary schools	22.4%		20.3	366^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.8%	16	38.8	796.0	38.6	2421.0	24.5	2483.0	47.2	2549.0	40.9	23.9	12.2	24.5	44.4	38.6	$16,123
Jennings School	Public	K-5	31 Palm Dr.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8316	280	26	10.7	15.0%	197 (70.4%)	4 (1.4%)	34 (12.1%)	22 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	90.3	36^th of 492 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.1	25^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.9%	11	91.3		77.5	2545.0	91.3				75.0	77.3	2593.0				$27,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School?

Students at Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School are 47% Hispanic, 25% African American, 20% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School a good school?

Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School ranks 322^nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School.

What district is Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School in?

Bridgeport School District

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