Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy in Bridgeport, Connecticut enrolled 450 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

395 students in 2022-23, 435 students in 2023-24, 450 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-233952023-244352024-25450
Students enrolled at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-233952023-244352024-25450
Students enrolled at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-233952023-244352024-25450
Students enrolled at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 435, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-233952023-244352024-25450
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339529.513.4
2023-2443529.015.0
2024-2545029.015.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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; This school 15.5; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 15.5; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 15.5; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 15.5; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state 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).

One counselor per 194 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy enrolled 388 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 194 of the 388 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent32.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.4% of students were Hispanic, 36.7% Black, 5.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic54.4%
  2. Black36.7%
  3. White5.3%
  4. Two or more races2.9%
  5. Asian0.7%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtConnecticut
Reading and language arts, 2021-2218%23%50.5%
Math, 2022-238%12% (2021-22)41.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

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 Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy

  1. Black Rock SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 439 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Cesar Batalla SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 990 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy with Black Rock 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 ConnecticutGeraldine Claytor Magnet Academy is the number 159 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#159 of 590
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  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 Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy

  1. How many students attend Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy?
    450 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bridgeport, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy?
    15.5 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 Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy a Title I school?
    Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy in?
    Bridgeport Public Schools, NCES district ID 0900450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090045001918 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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