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Bridgeport reports gains on 2024–25 SBA and SAT scores; district highlights teacher-led curriculum work
Summary
Superintendent Avery and assistant superintendent presented year-over-year growth on district-wide ELA and math results, described curriculum development and coaching plans, and outlined professional learning to sustain growth.
Bridgeport Public Schools reported incremental gains on 2024–25 state assessments and SAT measures during a Sept. 8 Board of Education meeting, while district leaders described curriculum and coaching steps they say will support continued improvement.
Superintendent Avery said ELA and math scores rose compared with 2023–24 and that, in some measures, the district exceeded pre-pandemic (2018) results. Assistant Superintendent Margaret Hughes presented school-by-school charts showing percentages of 11th graders meeting or exceeding SAT standards and comparative ELA and math growth measures used in the state accountability index.
Why it matters: District officials framed the gains as an early sign that professional learning, teacher-led curriculum development and embedded coaching can help return student achievement to pre-COVID levels and support long-term improvement.
District actions and supports described at the meeting included teacher-led curriculum development over the summer, grant-funded grade 3 comprehension coaching, expanded district literacy professional learning ("Hill for Literacy") and HMH-embedded coaching in SIG and commissioner-network schools. The superintendent said principals will take part in a recurring weekly data-review process designed to align district and campus improvement plans.
Board members praised teacher work and noted growth is typically slow and reflects earlier efforts. No formal policy decision or budget vote accompanied the presentation. The district said it is awaiting the official state accountability report, expected in November.
