📍 495 Waterview Avenue, Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06608
Barnum School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bridgeport School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
Barnum School enrolls 580 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 383 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 25% |
| White | 40 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
536 of the school's 580 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barnum School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Barnum School is one of 36 schools in Bridgeport School District, based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The district serves 20,022 students district-wide and employs 1,446 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Barnum School is close to the district average of about 556 students per school.