Jettie S. Tisdale School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 547 students
Paul Laurence Dunbar School
445 Union Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06607
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
391
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 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 Paul Laurence Dunbar School
Paul Laurence Dunbar 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, 391 students were enrolled, with about 16.3 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)
- 391 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 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
- 090045001161
Schools near Paul Laurence Dunbar School
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Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 162 students
Luis Munoz Marin School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 709 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.