Roosevelt School, Bridgeport CT - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt School

Roosevelt School is a pre-K through grade 8 public school in Bridgeport serving a student body that is almost entirely economically disadvantaged. The school sits in a city that is mid-sized, densely built, and marked by sharp neighborhood contrasts: residential enclaves with tree-lined streets, a downtown cultural core, and dense multifamily areas. Housing values in the area are moderate by state comparison but rising slightly, and the city is in active waterfront redevelopment, though gentrification concerns have surfaced among some residents.

Roosevelt's academic performance is substantially below the middle point relative to other districts in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. In the most recent testing data, proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades averaged in the low range. In English Language Arts, proficiency varied noticeably by grade: third grade measured near single digits, fourth grade approached lower-to-mid-teens range, while seventh grade showed the strongest performance at nearly double that. In math, rates were similarly modest across grades, with the lowest performance in the youngest tested grades and a slight uptick in seventh grade. In science, which was tested only in grade 5 and grade 8, proficiency was slightly higher in grade 5. All students participated in the assessments and no data was suppressed due to assessment changes. However, school-year-to-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to assess whether performance is moving up, down, or stable.

The student population is small for the grade span it covers. Roughly 475 students are enrolled from pre-K through grade 8, with fairly even distribution across most grades. Approximately 96 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is Hispanic-majority (about 60 percent), with a substantial Black student population (roughly 29 percent) and smaller populations of white and Asian students.

The district serving Roosevelt School is managing through a significant fiscal and operational restructuring. In November 2024, the district announced a major budget deficit driven by the end of federal COVID relief, flat city funding, and rising special education costs. In January 2025 the state authorized intervention in the district, citing budget strain, special education service failures, and leadership instability; a technical assistance team was deployed, the state gained approval authority over superintendent hiring, and the local board was required to undergo governance training. In April 2025, the board voted for cuts affecting teaching positions, paraprofessional staff, busing for over a thousand students, a performing arts program, and all district librarians. These cuts mean fewer adults in buildings, reduced support staff, and fewer nonacademic programs than families might expect.

Beginning in the 2024–25 school year, the district adopted new curricula district-wide, including a scripted ELA program for grades 6 through 12 that requires teachers to follow a daily script with tight pacing mandates. Teachers reported limited input into this adoption, marking a significant shift in classroom pedagogy. Science and social studies also saw new curricula rolled out.

Roosevelt's peer context—what the school building itself offers—is not fully detailed in available data. Program information, staffing details, discipline or attendance data, and information on special education or English learner services were not accessible. A parent may want to look into this further with the school directly, particularly regarding the scope of support services given the district-wide staffing reductions and the special education service failures the state has identified. The school participates fully in state testing and serves all its students in a regular classroom setting without a specialized focus or alternative model.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 46%

School 6% · District 14% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 47 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 11% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 15% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 715%

School 15% · District 18% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 38%

School 8% · District 17% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 18% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 26% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 26% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 20% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 23% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.