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BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH

9085 HAPPY HOLLOW RD, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33446 · (561)708-4548 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
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Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
75 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2015%
Grade 11310%
Grade 22015%
Grade 386%
Grade 42821%
Grade 51612%
Grade 6129%
Grade 797%
Grade 8107%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 100% larger than its 8th grade class (10).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
—24%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
—35%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
—30%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
—3%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
—5%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
—2%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2023-24 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
49.8%
FL avg 52.9%
Math
37.7%
FL avg 55.7%

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Palm Beach County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#1,615 of 2,136#89 of 129
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.7%#1,980 of 2,149#119 of 129
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.8%#1,318 of 2,149#71 of 129
Enrollment
ranked largest first
136#2,168 of 2,267#131 of 133
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.1%#1,080 of 2,188#67 of 130
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
136
-52 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 11.8:1
% White
24%
was 43%
% Hispanic
35%
was 38%
% Black
30%
was 11%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-241365.425.2:155% (75)
2022-2316810.416.1:152% (88)
2020-212891618.1:156% (162)
2017-181881611.8:143% (80)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH.

About BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH

BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH is one of the public schools in DELRAY BEACH, Florida. It is a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 136 students. Enrollment is 77% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.

BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH is one school in PALM BEACH, a system of 233 schools with 191,505 students.

BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. The remaining students are 30% Black, 24% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Palm Beach County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at the school number 5.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH is -9.1 points: 44.4% actual, 53.5% predicted.

Palm Beach County census figures show that median household income is about $83,581, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 245 public schools operate in Palm Beach County, serving about 192,831 students.

HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 3.9 miles away in a straight line. BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 72.6%, higher than BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH's 44.4%.

Locale data from NCES put BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe). BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH is run as a public charter school.

Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, the student count dropped from 188 to 136. The student mix also changed: the Black share increased from 11% to 30%. From 2017-18 to 2023-24, the ratio rose from 11.8:1 to 25.2:1.

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Palm Beach County at a glance

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Population
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students

Quick facts

School name
BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH
District
PALM BEACH
Address
9085 HAPPY HOLLOW RD, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33446
Phone
(561)708-4548
County
Palm Beach County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
136
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
75 (55%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
120150008594
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH
How large is BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH?
BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH enrolls approximately 136 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH serve?
BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH have?
BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH?
Student demographics at BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH are roughly 24% White, 35% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH in?
BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF PALM BEACH is part of PALM BEACH.
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