📍 500 Huntington Rd., Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06610
Beardsley School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bridgeport School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
Beardsley School enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 35% |
| White | 16 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 307 students (81%) 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.
Beardsley 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.
Beardsley 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 307 students, Beardsley School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.