Waltersville School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 432 students
Barnum School
495 Waterview Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06608
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
588
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Bridgeport School District
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 546 Connecticut elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Barnum School
Barnum School is a public elementary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Bridgeport School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 588 students were enrolled, with about 13.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Connecticut elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 546 Connecticut elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 588 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Bridgeport School District
- County
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090045000049
Schools near Barnum School
All 55 schools in Bridgeport →
Paul Laurence Dunbar School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 391 students
Luis Munoz Marin School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 709 students
Jettie S. Tisdale School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 547 students
Hall School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 162 students
Edison School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 181 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.