Summary:
Zip code 06605 in Bridgeport, CT, is served by one middle school, Park City Prep Charter School, which enrolls 434 students in grades 4–8. As the only middle school in the area, this school represents the full picture for local families, and its performance is best described as middle-tier with notable strengths in upper-grade literacy.
Park City Prep Charter School, part of the Park City Prep Charter School District, serves a high-poverty population, with nearly 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 16.4%. Academically, the school outperforms statewide averages in 7th-grade ELA (59.0% proficient vs. 52.2%) and 8th-grade ELA (56.8% vs. 51.1%), as well as 7th-grade math (47.4% vs. 44.1%). However, math proficiency in other grades is significantly below state levels, with gaps ranging from 20 to 31 percentage points. The weakest areas are 4th-grade math (20.6% proficient) and 6th-grade math (17.8%), while 6th-grade ELA also dips sharply to 28.9%. Science in 5th grade sits at 35.5% vs. 52.9% statewide.
Year-over-year trends show overall improvement in all subjects, with the biggest gain in 5th-grade science (+9.7 points) and 7th-grade math (+14.5 points). However, there is notable volatility: 6th-grade math dropped 14.7 points and 6th-grade ELA dropped 17.0 points, suggesting cohort-level swings rather than consistent schoolwide progress. The school has held a stable state ranking around the 44th–47th percentile over the past three years. With a student–teacher ratio of 20.6:1 and per-student spending of $12,922 (2018–2019 data), families should weigh the strong upper-grade ELA results against the persistent math challenges when considering this school.
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