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BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY
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 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 OSCEOLA COUNTY
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in KISSIMMEE, Florida, overseen by OSCEOLA, instructing 837 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.
OSCEOLA comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 75,388 students; BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY is among them.
In terms of who attends, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 36% Black, 7% White, 2% Asian. Compared to Osceola County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Osceola County's rate of about 52%.
With demographic context factored in, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 36.3%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Osceola County) shows that median household income runs about $72,637, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY is one.
The closest other public school is KOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY operates from a bedroom-community location. BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Inside the community feed, members of the BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Osceola County at a glance
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