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Enrollment
824
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006398
Place Bridge Academy
7125 CHERRY CREEK DRIVE NORTH, DENVER, CO 80224 · (720) 424-0960 · Denver County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
702 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 13% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
13.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.2% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 9.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Place Bridge Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #890 of 931 | #98 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #868 of 940 | #92 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #907 of 946 | #100 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 824 | #32 of 1,056 | #5 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #119 of 896 | #15 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #190 of 896 | #33 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #100 of 983 | #44 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #368 of 664 | #34 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
824
+81 (+11%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 824 | 63.3 | 13.0:1 | 85% (702) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 59.3 | 13.8:1 | 89% (727) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 51.8 | 14.4:1 | 93% (695) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 56 | 13.3:1 | 90% (669) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 70 | 14.0:1 | 94% (921) |
| 2015-16 | 1,022 | 68 | 15.0:1 | 95% (974) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 93% (901) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Place Bridge Academy.
About Place Bridge Academy
DENVER, Colorado, is home to Place Bridge Academy, a large elementary school. It educates 824 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 117% above the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Place Bridge Academy is a school in Denver Public Schools. The district has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
A majority of students at Place Bridge Academy, 57%, are Hispanic. Next come 23% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% White. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Place Bridge Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Staffing totals 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Place Bridge Academy is 85%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Denver County, the school's rate is higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Place Bridge Academy would score about 15.1%. It scores 13.0%, 2.1 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Place Bridge Academy is among the 206 public schools in Denver County.
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Place Bridge Academy ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 743 in 2020-21 and 824 in 2024-25, an 11% increase.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Place Bridge Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside0.8 mi · 637
- Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning0.8 mi · 382
- McMeen Elementary School1.1 mi · 706
- Delta High School1.3 mi · 105
- George Washington High School1.3 mi · 1,326
- Denver Green School Southeast1.3 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Place Bridge AcademyHow many students attend Place Bridge Academy?
Place Bridge Academy enrolls approximately 824 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Place Bridge Academy serve?
Place Bridge Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Place Bridge Academy have?
Place Bridge Academy employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Place Bridge Academy?
Student demographics at Place Bridge Academy are roughly 8% White, 57% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Place Bridge Academy in?
Place Bridge Academy is part of Denver Public Schools.
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