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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