Elementary · Connecticut

Columbus School

Free meals for all

Columbus School, a public elementary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut: grades pre-k–8, 546 students, 13.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Bridgeport School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 546
Teachers (FTE): 40.0
Students per teacher: 13.7
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in Connecticut

Median 12.2 · 594 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 89% of elementary schools in Connecticut

Median 369 · 598 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Bridgeport School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Bridgeport School District.

Location

Address: 300 University Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203)275-2100
City or town: Bridgeport
County: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Website Quality of life in Bridgeport Schools in Bridgeport

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Geraldine Johnson SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	825	15.4	0.4 mi
James J. Curiale SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	509	15.0	0.8 mi
Classical Studies AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	351	14.0	0.8 mi
Roosevelt SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	493	14.5	1.0 mi
New Beginnings Inc Family AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	431	12.4	1.1 mi
Read SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	863	18.0	1.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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