1	2008-09 Strategic School Profiles www.state.ct.us/sde Bridgeport Public Schools Department of Evaluation http://evaluation.bridgeportedu.com/
2	DRG I Comparison District Reference Groups: Classification of districts whose students’ families are similar in education, income, occupation, and need , and that have roughly similar enrollment. Bridgeport Hartford New Britain New Haven New London Waterbury Windham
3	Student Enrollment Grade Range PK-12 Total Enrollment 20,448 5 Year Enrollment Change -8.7%
4	RACE/ETHNICITY Race/Ethnicity Percent American Indian 0.2% Asian American 2.8% Black 41.0% Hispanic 47.3% White 8.8% Total Minority 91.2%
5	DISTRICT NEED Percent of Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Meals had no change from last year; >95.0% which is 12+% points higher than DRG and 65+% points higher than the state Bridgeport Juniors and Seniors working 16+ hours per week are slightly lower than the DRG and 3% points lower than the state
6	DISTRICT NEED Students receiving Special Education Services is comparable to the DRG and the state Students identified as Gifted and/or Talented is slightly lower than the DRG and less than half of the state Kindergarten students who attended preschool, nursery school or Headstart is higher than the DRG and lower than the state PK-12 students who are not fluent in English is comparable to the DRG and 2½ times greater than the state
7	DISTRICT RESOURCES Average number of years of experience for professional staff is comparable with the DRG and state Bridgeport has significant higher percentage of staff with Master’s Degree or above than the DRG and the state Total Hours of Instruction for Bridgeport are closely aligned with the DRG and state Student per Computer in the elementary, middle and high school vary slightly with the DRG and state Average Class Size is closely aligned with the DRG and lower than the state
8	District Results District versus State: Goal Level+ There is a 20-30 point average differential compared to the state CMT results There is a 30-40 point average differential compared to the state CAPT results Physical Fitness results are closely aligned with the DRG and lower than the state
9	EXPENDITURES PER PUPIL
10	STRATEGIC SCHOOL PROFILES 2008-09 Bridgeport School District –please view the full report in support of this presentation Visit the Connecticut State Department of Education for further information and/or past reports www.state.ct.us/sde