Summary:
The Bridgeport School District has two high schools serving grades 9–12 in the Bridgeport area: Bridgeport High School and Bridgeport Aurora High School. Together, they enroll 271 students, with Bridgeport High serving 238 and Aurora serving 33. Both schools serve communities with high economic need, as more than 90% of students at each school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bridgeport High School is the larger and stronger-performing school overall. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 93%, compared with 40% at Bridgeport Aurora High School. Bridgeport High’s graduation rate was also above the district and state averages. Its 2025–26 English language arts proficiency rate was 55.36%, slightly above the state rate of 52.81%, while math proficiency was 26.79% and science proficiency was 25.49%. Math and science were above district results but below state results, making those subjects important improvement areas. ELA and math proficiency increased from the prior year, while science declined sharply from 46.3% to 25.49%. The school’s ranking percentile also improved over three reported years, although it remains below the statewide midpoint.
Bridgeport Aurora High School has a substantially higher-risk outcome profile, including a 40% graduation rate and a reported 40% dropout rate in 2024–25. Because the school has only 33 students, a few students can significantly change these percentages, so families and district leaders should review the underlying student counts, transfers, and completion pathways. Aurora’s academic proficiency results are suppressed for privacy and should be treated as unknown rather than interpreted as zero. Overall, families seeking the most established outcomes will find stronger graduation and academic results at Bridgeport High School, while Aurora’s smaller setting may require closer attention to graduation planning, attendance, and student support.
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