Bridge Elem School

Bridge Elem School, a high-enrollment primary school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teaches 1,100 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 189% above typical.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Bridge Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bridge Elem School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder consists of 32% White, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bridge Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 38.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Bridge Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dever Elem School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bridge Elem School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bridge Elem School has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,115 students in 2018 to 1,100 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.