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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT·NCES 160093000975
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1499 INDIAN HOLLOW DRIVE, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401 · (208) 552-5577 · Bonneville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
246 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 46%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
33.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
+29 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 21.4:1
% White
58%
was 66%
% Hispanic
38%
was 32%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, one of the schools within BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT. The school caters to 480 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT, a district that hosts 13,577 students overall.
Looking at the student body, BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest consists of 38% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bonneville County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
Around the school, Bonneville County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,068 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 57 public schools in Bonneville County (combined enrollment of about 27,028 students).
Nearest neighbor: LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 451 students in 2018 compared to 480 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 66% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.
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Bonneville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,230 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- IONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 661 students
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 110
- ELEVATE ACADEMY EAST IDAHO0.3 mi · 333
- CLOVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 542
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 607
- TIEBREAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 379
- SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.