Black Rock School

Summary:

Black Rock School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a district that ranks 152 out of 158 in the state and has a 0-star rating. With a student population of 445, the school has a predominantly Hispanic (58.65%) and White (26.74%) student body.

Academically, Black Rock School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts ranged from 48.8% in 6th and 8th grades, compared to the state averages of 48.1% and 49.1%. In SBAC/Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were much lower, ranging from 19% in 3rd grade to 34.9% in 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 51.3% and 41.4%. Additionally, Black Rock School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school performs better relative to other Connecticut schools when looking at specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools in the Bridgeport School District, Black Rock School generally outperforms them academically, particularly in English Language Arts. But when compared to higher-performing schools in the Fairfield School District, such as Sherman School, the academic gap is significant. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio suggest a need for more resources and support to improve outcomes for its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 545 Brewster St.
       Bridgeport, CT  06605


(203) 576-7500

District: Bridgeport School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
356th of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,211 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  445

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.7%
White:
26.7%
African American:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.1% Help


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Compare Details Black Rock School ranks worse than 71.6% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 2nd 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 23.06. (See more...)
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Compare Details Black Rock School ranks worse than 59.2% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.17. (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 Black Rock School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Bridgeport School District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Black Rock School is $18,211. 13 elementary schools in the Bridgeport School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Black Rock School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Black Rock School 148th of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Black Rock School in the ranking list.)

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 Black Rock School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 10.41 524th 570 8.1%
2007 13.05 508th 568 10.6%
2008 23.13 471st 565 16.6%
2009 29.45 455th 566 19.6%
2010 31.62 463rd 579 20.0%
2011 24.86 465th 565 17.7%
2012 15.23 492nd 564 12.8%
2013 16.57 485th 557 12.9%
2015 19.54 443rd 551 19.6%
2016 18.30 414th 518 20.1%
2017 17.50 408th 519 21.4%
2018 12.83 452nd 532 15.0%
2019 18.69 419th 522 19.7%
2021 28.53 373rd 538 30.7%
2022 19.33 368th 490 24.9%
2023 17.00 380th 491 22.6%
2024 23.06 356th 497 28.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.91 170th 371 54.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.04 93rd 302 69.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.20 292nd 455 35.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.33 67th 101 33.7%
2021 45.49 86th 173 50.3%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Black Rock School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 10.25 214th 248 13.7%
2007 13.64 201st 250 19.6%
2008 31.47 184th 252 27.0%
2010 66.26 118th 268 56.0%
2011 69.76 109th 269 59.5%
2012 19.68 222nd 272 18.4%
2013 11.27 240th 278 13.7%
2015 21.39 214th 280 23.6%
2016 15.30 195th 246 20.7%
2017 38.69 147th 250 41.2%
2019 17.57 197th 259 23.9%
2021 33.32 175th 275 36.4%
2022 30.93 155th 250 38.0%
2023 36.24 142nd 249 43.0%
2024 36.17 148th 250 40.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.72 89th 244 63.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.88 70th 218 67.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.98 150th 235 36.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.69 138th 224 38.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Black Rock School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.79 53rd 97 45.4%
2021 54.44 55th 146 62.3%
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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.

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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Open Quote Dedicated staff. Safe environment. High standards. Diverse. Can't find anything like it Fairfield County. Don't let the test scores fool you, you have to look at the small classroom size and realize that ESL and special needs children bring test scores down on average. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Black Rock School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 30 146 7 101 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1989 28 132 5 110 0 n/a n/a 0 275
1990 19 129 4 117 n/a n/a n/a 0 269
1991 14 135 3 116 0 n/a n/a 0 268
1992 14 145 4 80 0 n/a n/a 0 243
1993 21 120 4 81 0 n/a n/a 0 226
1994 30 143 3 104 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1995 34 164 4 104 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1996 34 164 4 104 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1997 35 183 3 96 0 n/a n/a 0 317
1998 31 170 2 96 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1999 27 182 8 83 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2000 20 174 6 87 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2001 19 131 3 84 0 n/a n/a 0 237
2002 29 137 8 105 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2003 29 137 8 105 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2004 27 166 10 149 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2005 22 169 10 142 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2006 29 186 8 171 1 n/a n/a 0 395
2007 42 124 8 169 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2008 39 68 8 156 1 n/a n/a 0 272
2009 42 52 5 135 0 n/a n/a 0 234
2010 54 55 6 142 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2011 80 63 5 136 0 0 0 0 284
2012 100 63 6 137 0 0 0 0 306
2013 99 79 6 162 1 0 1 0 348
2014 117 91 4 192 0 0 2 0 406
2015 123 74 6 207 0 0 4 0 414
2016 151 73 4 237 0 0 4 0 469
2017 141 81 4 236 1 0 2 0 465
2018 138 72 5 238 2 2 1 0 458
2019 138 70 10 261 2 1 1 0 483
2020 135 74 10 282 2 0 2 0 505
2021 119 67 9 273 1 1 3 0 473
2022 110 70 10 261 1 1 4 0 457
2023 119 53 8 261 0 1 3 0 445

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 Black Rock School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 15.0 18.9 n/a
1989 275 15.0 18.3 n/a
1990 269 15.0 17.9 n/a
1991 268 14.0 19.1 n/a
1992 243 15.6 15.5 83.5
1993 226 17.2 13.1 8.8
1994 280 21.4 13.1 81.4
1995 306 20.9 14.6 92.5
1996 306 20.9 14.6 92.5
1997 317 22.1 14.3 82
1998 299 22.4 13.3 94.3
1999 300 25.0 12.0 75.7
2000 287 21.9 13.1 75.3
2001 237 24.4 9.7 n/a
2002 279 23.5 11.9 90
2003 279 23.5 11.9 90
2004 352 26.6 13.2 99.1
2005 343 24.2 14.2 n/a
2006 395 23.8 16.6 79.5
2007 343 23.9 14.4 97.4
2008 272 25.2 10.8 98.9
2009 234 27.1 10.4 98.7
2010 257 25.1 10.2 98.8
2011 284 24.5 11.5 98.9
2012 306 22.5 13.6 99
2013 348 22.6 15.3 99.1
2014 406 26.6 15.2 99.3
2015 414 28.0 14.7 99.3
2016 469 32.0 14.6 88.1
2017 465 32.0 14.5 35.1
2018 458 34.0 13.4 40
2019 483 30.9 15.6 63.4
2020 505 31.9 15.8 65.1
2021 473 32.9 14.3 56
2022 457 33.5 13.6 54.3
2023 445 33.0 13.4 70.1

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 Black Rock School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 15.0 18.9 n/a
1989 275 15.0 18.3 n/a
1990 269 15.0 17.9 n/a
1991 268 14.0 19.1 n/a
1992 243 15.6 15.5 83.5
1993 226 17.2 13.1 8.8
1994 280 21.4 13.1 81.4
1995 306 20.9 14.6 92.5
1996 306 20.9 14.6 92.5
1997 317 22.1 14.3 82
1998 299 22.4 13.3 94.3
1999 300 25.0 12.0 75.7
2000 287 21.9 13.1 75.3
2001 237 24.4 9.7 n/a
2002 279 23.5 11.9 90
2003 279 23.5 11.9 90
2004 352 26.6 13.2 99.1
2005 343 24.2 14.2 n/a
2006 395 23.8 16.6 79.5
2007 343 23.9 14.4 97.4
2008 272 25.2 10.8 98.9
2009 234 27.1 10.4 98.7
2010 257 25.1 10.2 98.8
2011 284 24.5 11.5 98.9
2012 306 22.5 13.6 99
2013 348 22.6 15.3 99.1
2014 406 26.6 15.2 99.3
2015 414 28.0 14.7 99.3
2016 469 32.0 14.6 88.1
2017 465 32.0 14.5 35.1
2018 458 34.0 13.4 40
2019 483 30.9 15.6 63.4
2020 505 31.9 15.8 65.1
2021 473 32.9 14.3 56
2022 457 33.5 13.6 54.3
2023 445 33.0 13.4 70.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Black Rock School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,639
2019 $12,504
2020 $13,146
2021 $15,216
2022 $17,165
2023 $18,211

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Black Rock 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 419th of 522 Elementary schoolsRanks 380th of 491 Elementary schools
 2.9%
Ranks 197th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 142nd of 249 Middle schools
 19%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Black Rock School)30.423.4
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District)23.418.6
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.649.2
 5.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Black Rock School)19.614.3
 5.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)16.512.4
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)52.548.3
 4.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Black Rock School)21.314.3
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)12.17.2
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.541.8
 4.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Black Rock School)4246.3
 4.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District)28.222.5
 5.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.348
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Black Rock School)2026.8
 6.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)1611.6
 4.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.439.6
 5.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Black Rock School)3254.8
 22.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District)27.622.5
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)56.148.8
 7.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Black Rock School)2225
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)14.112.1
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.137.9
 8.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Black Rock School)20.914.9
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)138.2
 4.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)43.536.2
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students483445
 7.9%
African American7053
 24.3%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic261261
Pacific Islander11
White138119
 13.8%
Two or More Races13
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.4%70.1%
 6.8%


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Students at Black Rock School are 59% Hispanic, 27% White, 12% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 445 students attended Black Rock School.

Black Rock School ranks 356th of 497 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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