Columbus School

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Regular School · Bridgeport, CT

Columbus School is a regular school school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving grades PK–08 with 546 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

546

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	400	73%
Black or African American	103	19%
White	36	7%
Two or more races	6	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	546	297M / 249F

English Language Learners: 297 (54% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=1%	38.3%	275
Reading Proficiency	3.0% -47.2pp	50.2%	258
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	86

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.92 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

226

41.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	546	100%

Contact & Location

300 University Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Phone: (203)275-2100

http://www.bridgeportedu.net/columbus

District

Bridgeport School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,161

District enrollment: 19,112

Other Schools in District

A.B. Skane Center Elementary
Barnum School Elementary
Beardsley School Elementary
Black Rock School Elementary
Blackham School Elementary
Bryant School Elementary
Cesar Batalla School Elementary
Classical Studies Academy Elementary

View all 35 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06604) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090045000058

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD