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Alternative · Grades 8–12
The Bridge Academy
160 Pulaski Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608
Grades
7–12
High
Students
281
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
The Bridge Academy District
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 194 Connecticut high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut high 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 The Bridge Academy
The Bridge Academy is a charter high school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving grades 7–12. It is part of The Bridge Academy District. The school is located in a midsize city in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 281 students were enrolled, with about 16.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Connecticut high school (11.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Connecticut State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 194 Connecticut high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 281 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Connecticut State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- The Bridge Academy District
- County
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090001500809
Schools near The Bridge Academy
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REGIONS secure Bridgeport
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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.