Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98813

Schools in ZIP code 98813 include four Bridgeport School District schools serving approximately 772 students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Bridgeport Elementary, Bridgeport Middle School, Bridgeport High School, and Bridgeport Aurora High School. The schools serve a community with consistently high economic need, as roughly 90% or more of students at each school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, the Bridgeport School District ranks near the bottom statewide in the supplied data.

Bridgeport High School is the strongest school by the available measures. It posted 55.36% ELA proficiency, 26.79% math proficiency, and a 93.0% graduation rate, exceeding district averages in every reported subject and outperforming the state in ELA. Its ranking has also improved in recent years. In contrast, Bridgeport Middle School is the most significant academic concern, with only 13.27% ELA, 7.65% math, and 11.70% science proficiency, along with a statewide ranking at the 0th percentile. Bridgeport Elementary serves the largest enrollment and reports the highest spending per student, but achievement remains low, especially in math, which declined notably year over year.

Bridgeport Aurora High School is much smaller, with 33 students, and reports a 40.0% graduation rate and a 40.0% dropout rate. Its assessment results are suppressed, so its academic proficiency is unknown rather than zero. Parents may want to focus on middle-school support, elementary math improvement, and high-school science, where Bridgeport High School declined sharply despite strong graduation results. The school-to-school differences suggest that families should consider each campus separately rather than relying only on the districtwide ranking.