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Best kept secret at Bridgeport Elementary School?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201001990
Bridgeport Elementary School
10 Doctors Dr, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8430 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
263 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bridgeport Elementary School
Bridgeport Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Elementary School this school | 402 | 65.4% | 41.6% |
| Audubon Elementary School Owensboro | 408 | 63.2% | 49.2% |
| Daniel Boone Elementary School Richmond | 469 | 65.7% | 42.0% |
| Madison Kindergarten Academy Richmond | 403 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Newton Parrish Elementary School Owensboro | 545 | 66.4% | 58.2% |
| Westridge Elementary Frankfort | 351 | 66.7% | 52.4% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bridgeport Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #384 of 669 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #255 of 668 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #391 of 674 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #427 of 744 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #74 of 674 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #232 of 674 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #382 of 721 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #265 of 437 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 65% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 68% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 31.5 | 12.7:1 | 67% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 58% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 61% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 60% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridgeport Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (443 to 402); teachers up 7% (30 to 32).
About Bridgeport Elementary School
Bridgeport Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Kentucky, located in Frankfort. It had 402 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Franklin County is made up of 14 schools with 6,199 students in all.
At Bridgeport Elementary School, 72% of students are White. It is also 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Franklin County is roughly 81% White. The diversity index for Bridgeport Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 2.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 56% average for public schools in Franklin County is 9 points.
Bridgeport Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bridgeport Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 41.6%. Predicted: 40.8%.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,298, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,121, Bridgeport Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Western Hills High School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bridgeport Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Bridgeport Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 425 to 402. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.2 to 12.6 over 4 years.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
Other Bridgeport Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 12 states are named Bridgeport Elementary. Bridgeport Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 13.
- Bridgeport ElementaryValencia, CA · 866 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 692 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 575 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolTualatin, OR · 531 students
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolBRIDGEPORT, TX · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Western Hills High School0.2 mi · 827
- Bondurant Middle School0.2 mi · 600
- Collins Lane1.4 mi · 509
- Westridge Elementary2.5 mi · 351
- Frankfort High School2.6 mi · 331
- Panther Transition Academy2.6 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Bridgeport Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bridgeport Elementary School?
Bridgeport Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bridgeport Elementary School serve?
Bridgeport Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bridgeport Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Bridgeport Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bridgeport Elementary School?
At Bridgeport Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Bridgeport Elementary School?
Bridgeport Elementary School is overseen by Franklin County in Franklin County.
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