Bridges Preparatory Academy

Located at 400 South Santa Fe Ave., in Compton, California, Bridges Preparatory Academy is a rural-scale junior high that instructs 151 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Bridges Preparatory Academy District. That puts it 77% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Bridges Preparatory Academy is a school of Bridges Preparatory Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Bridges Preparatory Academy records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 10% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Bridges Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lifeline Education Charter, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. Bridges Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On allk12, members of the Bridges Preparatory Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.