Bridgedale Elementary School

Set in Metairie, Louisiana, Bridgedale Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, operated by Jefferson Parish. It hosts 491 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Jefferson Parish comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 46,790 students; Bridgedale Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bridgedale Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black, 14% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bridgedale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 28.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) reports that median household income runs about $65,252, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bridgedale Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Jefferson High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bridgedale Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bridgedale Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.0%.

Bridgedale Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 51% to 65%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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