Six-Six Magnet School

Six-Six Magnet School in Bridgeport, CT, serves 441 students in grades PK-8 and is part of Cooperative Educational Services, a district that ranks well above the surrounding Bridgeport School District. With a 35th percentile statewide ranking and a 2-star SchoolDigger rating, the school sits solidly in the middle of Connecticut schools overall, but stands out as a notably strong option in its East End neighborhood, where most nearby schools rank in the bottom 10-15% statewide.

The school's resources and demographics set it apart from its Bridgeport neighbors. Six-Six has a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 44.7%, far below nearby Bridgeport schools where rates range from roughly 82% to 92%. Its student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 is among the lowest in the area—only Hall School is comparable—and per-pupil spending of $16,693 is the highest of any nearby school, about 30-45% more than magnet peers like Multicultural Magnet School and High Horizons Magnet School. The school also earns an exceptional result for its Hispanic students, who rank in the 92nd percentile statewide.

Academically, math is a relative strength, with 6th grade math proficiency at 52.5%—above the state average of 44.4%—and 5th grade math well ahead of nearby schools like Nichols School and Franklin School. ELA results trail state averages but beat most local competitors. However, Multicultural Magnet posts stronger upper-grade results despite higher poverty and larger classes, suggesting resources alone don't tell the whole story. Chronic absenteeism at 17.2% is much better than Bridgeport peers but above the state average of 16.4%, and far higher than nearby Stratford schools like Second Hill Lane School, which achieves just 8.1%.