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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159009037
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK
9875 SW 72 ST, MIAMI, FL 33173 · (786) 476-2038 · Polk County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
356 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 30.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK this school | 613 | 58.1% | 39.5% |
| OCOEE ELEMENTARY OCOEE | 723 | 56.6% | 47.6% |
| REDDICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WIMAUMA | 708 | 61.6% | 36.8% |
| MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 564 | 61.0% | 55.4% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 645 | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| SADLER ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 705 | 57.0% | 37.1% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,835 of 2,136 | #65 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,932 of 2,149 ▲ 127 | #69 of 86 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,472 of 2,149 ▲ 266 | #41 of 86 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #986 of 2,267 | #42 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #1,928 of 2,077 | #69 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #1,185 of 2,108 | #73 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #980 of 2,188 | #66 of 88 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 58% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 69% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 44% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK.
About BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK is a public elementary school in MIAMI, Florida. It reports enrollment of 613 students in kindergarten through 8.
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK is a school in POLK. The district has 163 schools and 116,552 students.
More than half of the students at BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK are Hispanic (63%). The remaining shares are 18% White and 16% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Polk County's population at about 29%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK scores 54%.
The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK is 12.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 39.5%. Predicted: 52.1%.
For the population of Polk County, median household income comes to about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Polk County's 172 public schools enroll about 117,004 students and include BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOL, is the closest to BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 39.5% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. NCES lists BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK as a charter school.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,496
- CITRUS RIDGE A CIVICS ACADEMY0.8 mi · 1,108
- FOUR CORNERS CHARTER SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,103
- LAKE POINTE ACADEMY2.9 mi · 985
- PINECREST ACADEMY FOUR CORNERS3.1 mi · 583
- BELLA CITTA3.2 mi · 1,459
Frequently asked questions
About BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLKHow many students attend BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK?
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK serve?
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK?
At BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK, the student body is approximately 18% White, 63% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK in?
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK is part of POLK.
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