A.B. Skane Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Bridgeport, Connecticut

A.B. Skane Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut enrolled 183 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

187 students in 2022-23, 190 students in 2023-24, 183 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at A.B. Skane Center by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231872023-241902024-25183
Students enrolled at A.B. Skane Center by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231872023-241902024-25183
Students enrolled at A.B. Skane Center by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231872023-241902024-25183
Students enrolled at A.B. Skane Center by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231872023-241902024-25183
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318716.011.7
2023-2419016.011.9
2024-2518316.011.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools

Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; A.B. Skane Center 11.4; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherA.B. Skane Center 11.4state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; A.B. Skane Center 11.4; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherA.B. Skane Center 11.4state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; A.B. Skane Center 11.4; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherA.B. Skane Center 11.4state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; A.B. Skane Center 11.4; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherA.B. Skane Center 11.4state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection A.B. Skane Center enrolled 8 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

57.4% of students were Hispanic, 24.0% Black, 15.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic57.4%
  2. Black24.0%
  3. White15.3%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. Two or more races1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Bridgeport

31 public elementary schools in Bridgeport report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blackham School1,08817.581.8%
Cesar Batalla School99015.289.8%
Read School86318.084.9%
Geraldine Johnson School82515.489.7%
Luis Munoz Marin School70915.287.2%
John Winthrop School60712.675.3%
Barnum School58813.492.7%
Jettie S. Tisdale School54711.988.7%

All public schools in Bridgeport →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about A.B. Skane Center

  1. Interdistrict Discovery Magnet SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 492 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. John Winthrop SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 607 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare A.B. Skane Center with Interdistrict Discovery Magnet SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bridgeport Public Schools spends per student$20,514 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,514
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutA.B. Skane Center is the number 562 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#562 of 590
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about A.B. Skane Center

  1. How many students attend A.B. Skane Center?
    183 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 187 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bridgeport, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at A.B. Skane Center?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is A.B. Skane Center a Title I school?
    A.B. Skane Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is A.B. Skane Center in?
    Bridgeport Public Schools, NCES district ID 0900450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090045000085 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22