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Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 141 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 33% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with a student population of 366. 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.

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School has consistently performed better than the Bridgeport School District average on standardized tests, such as the SAT and NGSS Science assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 43.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the district's 33.5% and the state's 58%. However, the school's performance is still below the state average, indicating room for improvement. Compared to nearby schools in the Bridgeport district, Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School generally outperforms Central High School and Warren Harding High School on academic measures, and is comparable to the Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School and the Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magnet High School, which are also located in the Bridgeport district.

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 74.0% to 90.6% over the past few years, on par with the graduation rates of other Bridgeport district high schools. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 29.1% in recent years, which is a concern as it is higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.13% to 75.14% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby Trumbull High School, which has a free/reduced-price lunch rate of only 18.56%. The school also has a relatively low per-student spending of $11,206 to $13,002 in recent years, lower than the per-student spending at nearby schools like Central High School ($13,491) and Warren Harding High School ($14,054).

376

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,388

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

840 Old Town Road
Bridgeport, CT 06606

(203) 275-3413

District: Bridgeport School District

Feeder schools for Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.2%

African American:

25.5%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 42nd percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Connecticut average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Connecticut)

!Ranking has slipped from its 42nd-percentile peak (2022) to 33rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg45%

94^th of 141

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 33% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	94 of 141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	114 of 145	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	93 of 142	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	80 of 139	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	138 of 200	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	76 of 121	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	102 of 121	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	113 of 140	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	117 of 132	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	80.1	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	9 of 58	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.6	140 of 189	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	39 of 63	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	101 of 155	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	46.6	100 of 182	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	38.4	110 of 175	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.0	110 of 155	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)88th percentile+46 vs school

Male (2021)45th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

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

White (2021)29th percentile~ school

Female (2021)26th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)13th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-15 vs state

Math20%-11 vs state

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School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2025)	Ranking (2024)	NGSS Science (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3372	386	30	12.8	68.1%	61 (15.8%)	84 (21.8%)	208 (53.9%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	35.6	78^th of 141 public high schools	44.7%	22	110^th of 145 public high schools	24.1%	32		38.1	53.0	20.5		$16,991
Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3413	376	29	12.9	75.5%	41 (10.9%)	96 (25.5%)	200 (53.2%)	23 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	26.5	94^th of 141 public high schools	33.3%	19.4	114^th of 145 public high schools	21.4%	20			43.4	19.7		$18,388
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3343	324	28	11.5	71.9%	45 (13.9%)	77 (23.8%)	172 (53.1%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	36.5	73^rd of 141 public high schools	48.2%				(n/a)			51.9	22.8		$19,346
Bullard-Havens Technical High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 579-6333	819	82	9.9	63.1%	18 (2.2%)	219 (26.7%)	555 (67.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	16.3	116^th of 141 public high schools	17.7%	9.3	131^st of 145 public high schools	9.7%	15		26.2		8.8		$30,445
Warren Harding High School	Public	9-12	379 Bond St	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 275-2751	1,324	67	19.9	88.8%	64 (4.8%)	432 (32.6%)	778 (58.8%)	15 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.0%)	8.1	134^th of 141 public high schools	5.0%	5.3	141^st of 145 public high schools	2.8%	7		14.5		3.6		$15,251
Bunnell High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Boulevard	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4250	982	79	12.3	46.6%	273 (27.8%)	265 (27.0%)	390 (39.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.6%)	24.9	96^th of 141 public high schools	31.9%				(n/a)		33.0	48.0	11.8		$22,943
Trumbull High School	Public	9-12	72 Strobel Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4555	2,152	149	14.4	21.6%	1,277 (59.3%)	156 (7.2%)	437 (20.3%)	227 (10.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	46 (2.1%)	88.2	17^th of 141 public high schools	87.9%	88	15^th of 145 public high schools	89.7%	2		75.3	80.6	51.0		$21,221
Central High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Blvd.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 576-7377	1,803	97	18.5	81.4%	158 (8.8%)	521 (28.9%)	1,026 (56.9%)	49 (2.7%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	29 (1.6%)	15.3	121^st of 141 public high schools	14.2%	16.4	119^th of 145 public high schools	17.9%	2		22.4	38.5	10.5		$15,400
The Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	160 Pulaski Street	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	The Bridge Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 336-9999	281	17	16.3	85.4%	2 (0.7%)	140 (49.8%)	127 (45.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	19.7	107^th of 141 public high schools	24.1%				(n/a)	21.7	26.7		13.3	25.0	$16,955
Bridgeport Residential Center	Public	8-12	60 Housatonic Ave	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(203) 579-3671	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School

How many students attend Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School.

Is Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School a good school?

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School ranks 94^th of 141 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School in?

Bridgeport School District

What schools feed into Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School?

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School 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

What is the racial makeup of Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School?

Students at Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School are 53% Hispanic, 26% African American, 11% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (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 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	Total
Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3372	386	30	12.8	68.1%	61 (15.8%)	84 (21.8%)	208 (53.9%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	35.6	78^th of 141 public high schools	44.7%		22	110^th of 145 public high schools	24.1%	32		38.1	53.0	20.5		$16,991
Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3413	376	29	12.9	75.5%	41 (10.9%)	96 (25.5%)	200 (53.2%)	23 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	26.5	94^th of 141 public high schools	33.3%		19.4	114^th of 145 public high schools	21.4%	20			43.4	19.7		$18,388
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3343	324	28	11.5	71.9%	45 (13.9%)	77 (23.8%)	172 (53.1%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	36.5	73^rd of 141 public high schools	48.2%					(n/a)			51.9	22.8		$19,346
Bullard-Havens Technical High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 579-6333	819	82	9.9	63.1%	18 (2.2%)	219 (26.7%)	555 (67.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	16.3	116^th of 141 public high schools	17.7%		9.3	131^st of 145 public high schools	9.7%	15		26.2		8.8		$30,445
Warren Harding High School	Public	9-12	379 Bond St	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 275-2751	1,324	67	19.9	88.8%	64 (4.8%)	432 (32.6%)	778 (58.8%)	15 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.0%)	8.1	134^th of 141 public high schools	5.0%		5.3	141^st of 145 public high schools	2.8%	7		14.5		3.6		$15,251
Bunnell High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Boulevard	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4250	982	79	12.3	46.6%	273 (27.8%)	265 (27.0%)	390 (39.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.6%)	24.9	96^th of 141 public high schools	31.9%					(n/a)		33.0	48.0	11.8		$22,943
Trumbull High School	Public	9-12	72 Strobel Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4555	2,152	149	14.4	21.6%	1,277 (59.3%)	156 (7.2%)	437 (20.3%)	227 (10.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	46 (2.1%)	88.2	17^th of 141 public high schools	87.9%		88	15^th of 145 public high schools	89.7%	2		75.3	80.6	51.0		$21,221
Central High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Blvd.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 576-7377	1,803	97	18.5	81.4%	158 (8.8%)	521 (28.9%)	1,026 (56.9%)	49 (2.7%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	29 (1.6%)	15.3	121^st of 141 public high schools	14.2%		16.4	119^th of 145 public high schools	17.9%	2		22.4	38.5	10.5		$15,400
The Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	160 Pulaski Street	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	The Bridge Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 336-9999	281	17	16.3	85.4%	2 (0.7%)	140 (49.8%)	127 (45.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	19.7	107^th of 141 public high schools	24.1%					(n/a)	21.7	26.7		13.3	25.0	$16,955
Bridgeport Residential Center	Public	8-12	60 Housatonic Ave	Bridgeport	06604	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(203) 579-3671	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)