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BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
About BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in MIAMI, Florida, operated by OSCEOLA. Current enrollment sits at 737 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% bigger than the state mean of about 604.
Within OSCEOLA, which oversees 83 schools and 75,388 students, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD is one campus in the system.
On demographics, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD lists that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Osceola County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.
Zooming out to the county, Osceola County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,637, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Osceola County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.3%.
The school occupies a suburban site. As a public charter, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Osceola County at a glance
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