Summary:
ZIP code 46231 on the far-west side of Indianapolis contains just one elementary school: Bridgeport Elementary School, a PK–6 school with 692 students that is part of MSD Wayne Township. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP, there is no local peer group to compare it against; the useful comparisons are to its district and to Indiana as a whole. Nearly two-thirds of its students (64.74%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $14,093, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.3.
Bridgeport's clearest strength is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 13.3% is 8.8 percentage points better than the district's 22.1% and 3.4 points better than the state's 16.7% — a notable bright spot given the high poverty level it serves. Academically, science is the strongest subject relative to the district: all-grade science proficiency is 30.56% versus the district's 25.87%, with 4th grade (31.71%) and 6th grade (29.59%) both above district averages, and science rising 13.57 points in a single year. Sixth grade is the relative high point overall, with ELA at 34.02% — 8.19 points above the district — plus slightly better-than-district math.
Overall performance remains low, however. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks 827th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (19th percentile), a position essentially unchanged over three years. Every 2025-26 grade-level test scored below the state average. Fifth grade is the biggest concern: math is 5.94% (36.06 points below state) and social studies 12.87% (34.33 points below state), a sharp reversal from 2024-25 when social studies was a relative strength. Third grade ELA, at 10.48%, is 30.32 points below the state, suggesting early literacy needs attention.
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