📍 1775 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06606
Wilbur Cross School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 301 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 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Wilbur Cross School enrolls 301 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 163 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 39% |
| White | 15 | 5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 301 students (83%) 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.
Wilbur Cross 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.
Wilbur Cross 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 301 students, Wilbur Cross School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.
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