Bridges/Wyandot Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 1 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 20% |
Where Bridges/Wyandot Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15 | #13 of 14 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15 | 3.4 | 4.5:1 | 60% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 4 | 2.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 5.5 | 1.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 13 | 1.1:1 | 80% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 11.9 | 2.6:1 | 90% (28) |
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (31 to 15); teachers down 72% (11.9 to 3.4).
About Bridges/Wyandot Academy
Bridges/Wyandot Academy is a small combined-grade school in Kansas, located in Kansas City. The school's 15 students are in kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 96% lower than the average for combined schools in Kansas, which is about 353.
Bridges/Wyandot Academy sits within Kansas City, which has 43 schools and 21,538 students.
At Bridges/Wyandot Academy, Black students make up 53% of the student body. The remaining shares are 47% White. Wyandotte County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school's share is higher.
Federal staffing data show 3.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bridges/Wyandot Academy and a ratio of 4.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 49.0:1 average for combined schools in Kansas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. That rate is below the 75% average among public schools in Wyandotte County.
Among Wyandotte County residents, the median household income is $63,631, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Bridges/Wyandot Academy, Wyandotte County has 61 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Bertram Caruthers Elem, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 15 in 2020-21, 15 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 1.1:1 to 4.5:1.
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