Luis Munoz Marin School

Summary:

Luis Munoz Marin School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with a student population of 724 that is predominantly Hispanic and African American. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with very poor academic performance and test scores that are significantly lower than the district and state averages.

The school faces significant challenges, with over 80% of its students coming from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Luis Munoz Marin School has struggled to provide a quality education to its diverse student population. Compared to nearby schools in the Bridgeport School District, such as High Horizons Magnet School, Luis Munoz Marin School performs significantly worse, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed at the higher-performing schools.

The persistent academic struggles at Luis Munoz Marin School, as evidenced by its consistently low test scores and rankings, point to the need for targeted interventions, strong leadership, and a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement. The high percentage of minority and economically disadvantaged students at the school indicates that addressing the underlying factors contributing to its poor performance will be crucial in providing a quality education to its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 479 Helen St.
       Bridgeport, CT  06608


(203) 576-8202

District: Bridgeport School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
496th of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,396 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  710

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.3%
African American:
17.6%
White:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.4% Help


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Compare Details Luis Munoz Marin School ranks worse than 99.8% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks last among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Bridgeport School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.71. (See more...)
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Compare Details Luis Munoz Marin School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.82. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.3%), African American (17.6%), White (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Luis Munoz Marin School is 13.3, which is the 14th best among 17 elementary schools in the Bridgeport School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Luis Munoz Marin School is $17,396. 16 elementary schools in the Bridgeport School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Luis Munoz Marin School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Bridgeport School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bridgeport School District 152nd of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Luis Munoz Marin School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 4.45 550th 570 3.5%
2007 2.48 553rd 568 2.6%
2008 0.97 561st 565 0.7%
2009 3.89 546th 566 3.5%
2010 1.29 573rd 579 1.0%
2011 2.75 551st 565 2.5%
2012 0.69 558th 564 1.1%
2013 1.71 550th 557 1.3%
2015 3.75 551st 551 0.0%
2017 1.59 518th 519 0.2%
2018 1.06 531st 532 0.2%
2019 1.43 519th 522 0.6%
2021 4.93 530th 538 1.5%
2022 2.17 488th 490 0.4%
2023 3.35 489th 491 0.4%
2024 2.71 496th 497 0.2%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.66 7th 8 12.5%
2019 26.64 8th 9 11.1%
2021 25.11 29th 34 14.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.27 364th 371 1.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.62 297th 302 1.7%
2022 5.43 64th 70 8.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.02 450th 455 1.1%
2022 2.51 230th 234 1.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.97 261st 262 0.4%
2021 3.93 431st 445 3.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.62 110th 112 1.8%
2021 10.39 167th 173 3.5%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Luis Munoz Marin School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 7.58 223rd 248 10.1%
2007 3.34 234th 250 6.4%
2008 2.59 241st 252 4.4%
2009 6.85 234th 255 8.2%
2010 3.73 256th 268 4.5%
2011 5.48 249th 269 7.4%
2012 1.94 261st 272 4.0%
2013 1.80 269th 278 3.2%
2015 4.70 278th 280 0.7%
2018 2.20 246th 249 1.2%
2019 2.28 259th 259 0.0%
2021 4.53 270th 275 1.8%
2023 2.82 248th 249 0.4%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.81 5th 16 68.8%
2021 31.59 26th 34 23.5%
2022 10.60 24th 26 7.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.09 241st 244 1.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 6.61 214th 218 1.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 1.17 166th 169 1.8%
2021 3.29 234th 235 0.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.01 163rd 164 0.6%
2021 4.03 222nd 224 0.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Luis Munoz Marin School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.12 75th 75 0.0%
2019 9.47 95th 97 2.1%
2021 7.50 146th 146 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Luis Munoz Marin School Test Scores
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by a parent
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Open Quote Teachers in this school are bullys and go as far as not liking students it's your job to teach, and they take things personal which in turn they mistreat the children... Close Quote



Enrollment information for Luis Munoz Marin School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 23 161 38 555 0 n/a n/a 0 777
1993 15 164 41 704 0 n/a n/a 0 924
1994 14 179 31 760 0 n/a n/a 0 984
1995 20 190 39 728 0 n/a n/a 0 977
1996 20 190 39 728 0 n/a n/a 0 977
1997 26 177 35 748 0 n/a n/a 0 986
1998 28 167 30 775 0 n/a n/a 0 1000
1999 14 205 19 771 3 n/a n/a 0 1012
2000 31 199 11 757 4 n/a n/a 0 1002
2001 21 192 15 792 0 n/a n/a 0 1020
2002 20 212 28 743 2 n/a n/a 0 1005
2003 20 212 28 743 2 n/a n/a 0 1005
2004 27 220 30 734 1 n/a n/a 0 1012
2005 27 208 22 613 0 n/a n/a 0 870
2006 25 203 25 670 0 n/a n/a 0 923
2007 21 212 17 608 0 n/a n/a 0 858
2008 15 198 11 621 1 n/a n/a 0 846
2009 19 230 6 598 1 n/a n/a 0 854
2010 18 224 9 615 1 n/a n/a 0 867
2011 18 208 6 622 1 0 0 0 855
2012 24 242 3 627 0 0 2 0 898
2013 25 234 2 608 0 1 1 0 871
2014 34 232 5 631 0 1 0 0 903
2015 49 243 4 621 0 1 3 0 921
2016 43 204 3 581 3 0 2 0 836
2017 72 205 3 570 4 0 4 0 858
2018 73 203 1 521 1 2 7 0 808
2019 73 204 2 527 2 2 8 0 818
2020 66 183 2 576 3 1 9 0 840
2021 51 170 3 550 1 1 12 0 788
2022 32 140 3 537 1 0 12 0 725
2023 35 133 3 541 2 0 10 0 724
2024 22 125 0 549 2 1 11 0 710

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Luis Munoz Marin School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 777 51.7 15.0 73.4
1993 924 54.9 16.8 6.3
1994 984 53.2 18.5 88
1995 977 52.3 18.7 85.4
1996 977 52.3 18.7 85.4
1997 986 54.2 18.2 81.2
1998 1000 58.7 17.0 78.8
1999 1012 64.5 15.7 95
2000 1002 63.3 15.8 95.5
2001 1020 59.9 17.0 n/a
2002 1005 64.6 15.6 99.3
2003 1005 64.6 15.6 99.3
2004 1012 59.7 17.0 88.4
2005 870 53.0 16.4 n/a
2006 923 54.4 17.0 93.9
2007 858 50.9 16.9 96.9
2008 846 59.7 14.2 99.6
2009 854 67.3 13.5 99.6
2010 867 61.3 14.1 99.7
2011 855 60.3 14.1 99.6
2012 898 57.3 15.6 99.7
2013 871 56.0 15.5 99.7
2014 903 53.6 16.8 99.7
2015 921 46.0 20.0 99.7
2016 836 49.0 17.0 100
2017 858 54.4 15.7 62.4
2018 808 53.7 15.0 68.9
2019 818 46.0 17.7 76
2020 840 48.0 17.5 67
2021 788 53.0 14.8 67.6
2022 725 49.0 14.7 62.6
2023 724 53.0 13.6 81.9
2024 710 53.0 13.3 85.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Luis Munoz Marin School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 777 51.7 15.0 73.4
1993 924 54.9 16.8 6.3
1994 984 53.2 18.5 88
1995 977 52.3 18.7 85.4
1996 977 52.3 18.7 85.4
1997 986 54.2 18.2 81.2
1998 1000 58.7 17.0 78.8
1999 1012 64.5 15.7 95
2000 1002 63.3 15.8 95.5
2001 1020 59.9 17.0 n/a
2002 1005 64.6 15.6 99.3
2003 1005 64.6 15.6 99.3
2004 1012 59.7 17.0 88.4
2005 870 53.0 16.4 n/a
2006 923 54.4 17.0 93.9
2007 858 50.9 16.9 96.9
2008 846 59.7 14.2 99.6
2009 854 67.3 13.5 99.6
2010 867 61.3 14.1 99.7
2011 855 60.3 14.1 99.6
2012 898 57.3 15.6 99.7
2013 871 56.0 15.5 99.7
2014 903 53.6 16.8 99.7
2015 921 46.0 20.0 99.7
2016 836 49.0 17.0 100
2017 858 54.4 15.7 62.4
2018 808 53.7 15.0 68.9
2019 818 46.0 17.7 76
2020 840 48.0 17.5 67
2021 788 53.0 14.8 67.6
2022 725 49.0 14.7 62.6
2023 724 53.0 13.6 81.9
2024 710 53.0 13.3 85.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Luis Munoz Marin School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,647
2019 $12,686
2020 $11,474
2021 $13,749
2022 $16,759
2023 $17,396

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Luis Munoz Marin School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 519th of 522 Elementary schoolsRanks 489th of 491 Elementary schools
 0.2%
Ranks 259th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 248th of 249 Middle schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Luis Munoz Marin School)8.210.1
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)22.214.2
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)5549.8
 5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Luis Munoz Marin School)00
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)16.59.9
 6.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)52.545.3
 7.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Luis Munoz Marin School)95.4
 3.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District)27.622.5
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)56.148.8
 7.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Luis Munoz Marin School)11.86.3
 5.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District)29.819.1
 10.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.848.5
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students818724
 11.5%
African American204133
 34.8%
American Indian22
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic527541
 2.7%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White7335
 52.1%
Two or More Races810
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76%81.9%
 5.9%


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Luis Munoz Marin School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Students at Luis Munoz Marin School are 77% Hispanic, 18% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 710 students attended Luis Munoz Marin School.


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