BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK instructs 613 students from grades K through 8, part of POLK.

POLK comprises 163 schools with combined enrollment of 116,552 students; BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK is among them.

Looking at the student body, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 18% White, 16% Black. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Polk County) records that median household income runs about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. As a public charter, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.