Multicultural Magnet School

Summary:

Multicultural Magnet School is a diverse elementary school serving grades K-8 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a district ranked 152 out of 158 in the state. The school has a student population that is 67.17% Hispanic, 8.08% African American, and 17.42% White, with a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Academically, Multicultural Magnet School has shown mixed performance. While the school outperforms the Bridgeport School District in certain grade levels and subjects, such as 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts and 4th and 7th grade Mathematics, its proficiency rates are generally lower than the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 125th out of 557 Connecticut elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 383rd out of 497 schools in 2023-2024. However, the school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, ranking 11th out of 173 Connecticut elementary schools for Hispanic students and 41st out of 302 schools for students of low socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby Edison School, Thomas Hooker School, Hall School, and Luis Munoz Marin School, Multicultural Magnet School's academic performance is generally stronger. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Stratford School District, the school's performance is mixed, with some Stratford schools outperforming Multicultural Magnet in certain areas.


Detail:

Public, Magnet K-8

 700 Palisade Ave.
       Bridgeport, CT  06610


(203) 576-7505

District: Bridgeport School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
383rd of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,217 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  396

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.2%
White:
17.4%
African American:
8.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Multicultural Magnet School ranks worse than 77.1% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 4th 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 16.85. (See more...)
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Compare Details Multicultural Magnet School ranks better than 59.6% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.61. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.2%), White (17.4%), African American (8.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Multicultural Magnet School is 12.9, which is the 13th 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 Multicultural Magnet School is $18,217, which is the 14th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Bridgeport School District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Multicultural Magnet School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Multicultural Magnet School 101st of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Multicultural Magnet 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 Multicultural Magnet School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.82 134th 570 76.5%
2007 76.40 136th 568 76.1%
2008 77.17 127th 565 77.5%
2009 81.13 62nd 566 89.0%
2010 76.83 145th 579 75.0%
2011 77.24 130th 565 77.0%
2012 75.27 151st 564 73.2%
2013 78.07 125th 557 77.6%
2015 55.85 269th 551 51.2%
2016 55.51 242nd 518 53.3%
2017 60.43 218th 519 58.0%
2018 67.82 200th 532 62.4%
2019 74.78 161st 522 69.2%
2021 45.35 280th 538 48.0%
2022 39.80 291st 490 40.6%
2023 14.19 400th 491 18.5%
2024 16.85 383rd 497 22.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.16 68th 371 81.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.94 41st 302 86.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.01 255th 455 44.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.65 286th 445 35.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.03 9th 112 92.0%
2021 85.52 11th 173 93.6%
2023 36.89 67th 108 38.0%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Multicultural Magnet School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 79.67 43rd 248 82.7%
2007 82.26 21st 250 91.6%
2008 83.29 17th 252 93.3%
2009 83.71 14th 255 94.5%
2010 84.80 4th 268 98.5%
2011 83.34 8th 269 97.0%
2012 82.27 7th 272 97.4%
2013 81.35 17th 278 93.9%
2015 80.90 59th 280 78.9%
2016 78.98 49th 246 80.1%
2018 63.26 107th 249 57.0%
2019 56.64 115th 259 55.6%
2021 55.28 115th 275 58.2%
2022 59.10 97th 250 61.2%
2024 58.61 101st 250 59.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.93 25th 244 89.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.76 36th 218 83.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.56 97th 235 58.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.49 143rd 224 36.2%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Multicultural Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.72 18th 97 81.4%
2021 78.23 28th 146 80.8%
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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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Enrollment information for Multicultural Magnet School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 107 107 4 186 1 n/a n/a 0 405
1989 113 124 6 187 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1990 116 121 5 182 n/a n/a n/a 0 424
1991 115 125 2 190 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1992 117 123 3 193 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1993 125 121 5 199 2 n/a n/a 0 452
1994 117 114 8 210 3 n/a n/a 0 452
1995 122 114 8 226 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1996 122 114 8 226 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1997 114 118 10 217 2 n/a n/a 0 461
1998 122 114 9 206 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1999 117 122 12 200 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2000 118 122 8 202 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2001 114 115 7 202 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2002 128 119 7 194 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2003 128 119 7 194 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2004 111 115 7 208 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2005 98 119 8 217 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2006 92 119 10 221 1 n/a n/a 0 443
2007 88 122 18 221 2 n/a n/a 0 451
2008 80 130 14 248 3 n/a n/a 0 475
2009 57 122 16 247 3 n/a n/a 0 445
2010 53 111 17 268 2 n/a n/a 0 451
2011 48 100 21 286 2 0 1 0 458
2012 52 108 16 304 3 0 1 0 484
2013 55 90 12 293 4 0 2 0 456
2014 62 78 9 294 3 2 1 0 449
2015 76 77 11 281 9 2 1 0 457
2016 93 71 8 264 21 2 1 0 460
2017 116 56 8 263 19 2 2 0 466
2018 109 50 9 269 21 3 3 0 464
2019 111 46 6 273 23 3 3 0 465
2020 107 44 6 281 24 3 2 0 467
2021 97 30 5 278 23 2 4 0 439
2022 81 27 6 268 19 2 4 0 407
2023 69 32 4 266 18 0 7 0 396

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 Multicultural Magnet School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 405 21.0 19.2 n/a
1989 430 22.0 19.5 n/a
1990 424 22.0 19.2 n/a
1991 432 22.0 19.6 n/a
1992 436 28.6 15.2 40.4
1993 452 31.7 14.3 3.5
1994 452 31.2 14.5 62.8
1995 470 29.0 16.2 66.2
1996 470 29.0 16.2 66.2
1997 461 32.8 14.1 46
1998 451 29.4 15.3 50.1
1999 451 29.5 15.3 94.9
2000 450 33.2 13.6 75.1
2001 438 32.9 13.3 n/a
2002 448 30.5 14.7 83.7
2003 448 30.5 14.7 83.7
2004 441 32.9 13.4 99.3
2005 442 28.0 15.8 n/a
2006 443 29.1 15.2 96.8
2007 451 27.6 16.3 96
2008 475 29.0 16.4 96.8
2009 445 35.8 14.3 97.3
2010 451 31.8 14.1 98
2011 458 31.3 14.6 97.8
2012 484 30.8 15.6 97.9
2013 456 30.3 15.0 99.3
2014 449 32.3 13.8 99.3
2015 457 27.0 16.9 99.3
2016 460 29.0 15.8 99.3
2017 466 27.5 16.9 30.9
2018 464 28.2 16.4 37.1
2019 465 25.0 18.6 72.3
2020 467 30.3 15.4 74.1
2021 439 31.3 14.0 69.5
2022 407 27.4 14.8 71.3
2023 396 30.5 12.9 82.1

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 Multicultural Magnet School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 405 21.0 19.2 n/a
1989 430 22.0 19.5 n/a
1990 424 22.0 19.2 n/a
1991 432 22.0 19.6 n/a
1992 436 28.6 15.2 40.4
1993 452 31.7 14.3 3.5
1994 452 31.2 14.5 62.8
1995 470 29.0 16.2 66.2
1996 470 29.0 16.2 66.2
1997 461 32.8 14.1 46
1998 451 29.4 15.3 50.1
1999 451 29.5 15.3 94.9
2000 450 33.2 13.6 75.1
2001 438 32.9 13.3 n/a
2002 448 30.5 14.7 83.7
2003 448 30.5 14.7 83.7
2004 441 32.9 13.4 99.3
2005 442 28.0 15.8 n/a
2006 443 29.1 15.2 96.8
2007 451 27.6 16.3 96
2008 475 29.0 16.4 96.8
2009 445 35.8 14.3 97.3
2010 451 31.8 14.1 98
2011 458 31.3 14.6 97.8
2012 484 30.8 15.6 97.9
2013 456 30.3 15.0 99.3
2014 449 32.3 13.8 99.3
2015 457 27.0 16.9 99.3
2016 460 29.0 15.8 99.3
2017 466 27.5 16.9 30.9
2018 464 28.2 16.4 37.1
2019 465 25.0 18.6 72.3
2020 467 30.3 15.4 74.1
2021 439 31.3 14.0 69.5
2022 407 27.4 14.8 71.3
2023 396 30.5 12.9 82.1

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 Multicultural Magnet School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $14,316
2019 $11,924
2020 $12,212
2021 $13,814
2022 $16,735
2023 $18,217

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Multicultural Magnet School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 161st of 522 Elementary schoolsRanks 400th of 491 Elementary schools
 50.6%
Ranks 115th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 97th of 250 Middle schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Multicultural Magnet School)65.333.3
 32%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgeport School District)29.419.1
 10.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)58.151.3
 6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Multicultural Magnet School)6846.7
 21.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)1610.5
 5.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.437.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Multicultural Magnet School)3662.5
 26.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bridgeport School District)14.112.1
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.137.9
 8.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Multicultural Magnet School)36.721.1
 15.6%
   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 Students465396
 14.8%
African American4632
 30.4%
American Indian2318
 21.7%
Asian64
 33.3%
Hispanic273266
 2.6%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White11169
 37.8%
Two or More Races37
 133.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.3%82.1%
 9.8%


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Multicultural Magnet School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 396 students attended Multicultural Magnet School.

Students at Multicultural Magnet School are 67% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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