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Best Elementary Schools in Bridgeport, CT (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Bridgeport, CT, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Bridgeport, CT rankings: Elementary Schools
Bridgeport, CT elementary schools ranked
How Bridgeport, CT's elementary schools compare
C: 3D: 13F: 13
0% of the 29 ranked elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT earn an A or B (0 A grades, 0 B, 3 C, 13 D, 13 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 24 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (83% here, 70% nationally), and 8 exceed it. On average 15% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 13% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Multicultural Magnet School (40% against 19%, C+), Park City Magnet School (27% against 17%, D+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Bridgeport School District (8).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Blackham School (1,068 students, D-, #14), Cesar Batalla School (1,054 students, F, #26), Geraldine Johnson School (806 students, D-, #16).
Of the top 25, 6 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Ab Skane Center, Bridgeport
- Black Rock School, Bridgeport
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT, as grouped on its schools page; the Connecticut ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT
What is the best elementary school in Bridgeport, CT?
Multicultural Magnet School in Bridgeport ranks first among the 29 ranked elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT with a SchoolGrade of C+, 40% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 19%.
How are elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Bridgeport, CT have?
SchoolGrade grades 31 public elementary schools in Bridgeport, CT; 29 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.