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Bridgeport Military Academy

Public Grades 9-12
124th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 141 Connecticut High Schools
Better than 12% of Connecticut high schools
Summary

Bridgeport Military Academy is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the Bridgeport School District, which is ranked 152 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bridgeport Military Academy has consistently low performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, 11.3% in SAT/Math, and 9.7% in NGSS/Science. These scores are significantly lower than the state averages. However, the school outperforms the district average for Hispanic students in the 2024-2025 school year, ranking 17th out of 63 Connecticut high schools for this subgroup. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 74% to 96% in recent years, on par with other Bridgeport School District high schools.

Bridgeport Military Academy faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 17.7% to 29.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Central High School and Warren Harding High School. The school also serves a high-needs population, with 86.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, higher than nearby schools. Despite these challenges, Bridgeport Military Academy has a relatively low per-student spending of $13,127 in the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than some nearby schools.

321
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,617
Per pupil spending ?
88.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 160 Iranistan Avenue
       Bridgeport, CT  06605

(203) 275-3961

District: Bridgeport School District


Feeder schools for Bridgeport Military Academy:

Elementary:    Barnum School
    Beardsley School
    Black Rock School
    Blackham School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.1%
African American:
24.6%
White:
8.1%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2017 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
98% graduate in 4 years — above the Connecticut average (89%)
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2017
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Connecticut average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Connecticut)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg21%
Connecticut avg46%
124th of 141
Connecticut public high schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2017
From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 7High Schools in the Bridgeport School District
152nd 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202512.6124 of 14112.1%★☆☆☆☆
20213.4199 of 2000.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.5139 of 1400.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20223.8103 of 1062.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.8186 of 1891.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202558.617 of 6373.0%★★★★☆
202210.655 of 596.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.496 of 1047.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20216.3150 of 1553.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20213.0178 of 1822.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
20215.8171 of 1752.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+61 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)3rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2022)3rd percentile
Special Education (2021)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts39%-19 vs state
Math11%-20 vs state
Science10%-38 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bridgeport Military Academy

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Bridgeport Military Academy.

Bridgeport Military Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barnum School
Elementary : Beardsley School
Elementary : Black Rock School
Elementary : Blackham School
Elementary : Bryant School
Elementary : Cesar Batalla School
Elementary : Classical Studies Academy
Elementary : Columbus School
Elementary : Edison School
Elementary : Geraldine Johnson School
Elementary : Hall School
Elementary : Hallen School
Elementary : James J. Curiale School
Elementary : Jettie S. Tisdale School
Elementary : John Winthrop School
Elementary : Luis Munoz Marin School
Elementary : Madison School
Elementary : Paul Laurence Dunbar School
Elementary : Read School
Elementary : Roosevelt School
Elementary : Thomas Hooker School
Elementary : Waltersville School
Elementary : Wilbur Cross School

Bridgeport Military Academy ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Connecticut high schools.

Students at Bridgeport Military Academy are 65% Hispanic, 25% African American, 8% White, 1% Two or more races.


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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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