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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGE ACADEMY·NCES 260030601706

Bridge Academy East

9600 BUFFALO ST, HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212 · (313) 462-6100 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Michigan 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.
  • ABeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools

Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
581 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9917%
Grade 110718%
Grade 210518%
Grade 39416%
Grade 49617%
Grade 58014%

This year's kindergarten class (99) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (80).

Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
50086%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
7212%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
30252%
Female
27948%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
29.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.0%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Bridge Academy East

Bridge Academy East's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bridge Academy East this school581100.0%32.7%
Schuchard Elementary School
STERLING HEIGHTS
60286.0%36.2%
Henry Ford Elementary School
DEARBORN
69790.0%34.1%
Bridge Academy West
HAMTRAMCK
331100.0%23.9%
Lowrey Elementary School
DEARBORN
51591.3%47.0%
Maples Elementary School
DEARBORN
54194.5%40.4%
Matched among Michigan 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 Bridge Academy East ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Wayne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#883 of 1,085#110 of 165
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#775 of 1,072#101 of 165
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.1%#995 of 1,139#130 of 176
Enrollment
ranked largest first
581#141 of 1,630#50 of 301
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.2:1#777 of 1,424#144 of 281
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
24.4%#973 of 1,424#163 of 281
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#8 of 1,563#5 of 294
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+19.3%#103 of 440#23 of 91
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 2024-25
Enrollment
581
+50 (+9%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558135.916.2:1100% (581)
2023-246533021.8:1100% (653)
2022-235542919.1:1100% (553)
2020-215313017.7:1100% (531)
2017-1848721.722.4:197% (473)
2015-164482517.9:1100% (448)
2010-115793118.7:199% (576)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridge Academy East.

Since 2017-18: students up 19% (487 to 581); teachers up 65% (21.7 to 35.9).

About Bridge Academy East

Bridge Academy East is an elementary school in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, and it is part of Bridge Academy. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 581 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 57% above average.

In Bridge Academy, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,304 students.

About 86% of the student body at Bridge Academy East is White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Wayne County's population at about 49%. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.

Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Bridge Academy East receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.0%.

In Wayne County (population about 1,772,259), the median household income is $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Bridge Academy East is one of 573 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to Bridge Academy East is Bridge Impact, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Bridge Academy East places 2nd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Bridge Academy East operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

2024-25 enrollment was 581, a 9% increase from 531 in 2020-21. The ratio was 17.7:1 in 2020-21 and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Wayne County at a glance

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Population
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students

Quick facts

School name
Bridge Academy East
District
Bridge Academy
Address
9600 BUFFALO ST, HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212
Phone
(313) 462-6100
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
581
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
581 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260030601706
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bridge Academy East
What is the total enrollment at Bridge Academy East?
Bridge Academy East enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bridge Academy East serve?
Bridge Academy East serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bridge Academy East?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Bridge Academy East.
How diverse is Bridge Academy East?
Bridge Academy East reports a student body of 86% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Bridge Academy East public or private?
Bridge Academy East is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Bridge Academy.
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