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If you could change one rule at Bridge Academy West, what would it be?
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Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGE ACADEMY·NCES 260030608288
Bridge Academy West
3120 CARPENTER Ave, HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212 · (313) 462-6200 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
331 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 95 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 36% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 West
Bridge Academy West's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Academy West this school | 331 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| Bridge Academy East HAMTRAMCK | 581 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
| Holden Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 341 | 83.3% | 35.2% |
| Schuchard Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 602 | 86.0% | 36.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 408 | 79.7% | 42.0% |
| Star International Academy CANTON | 370 | 87.8% | 37.3% |
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 West ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,032 of 1,085 | #140 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,033 of 1,072 | #146 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #1,017 of 1,139 | #139 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #960 of 1,630 | #209 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #1,405 of 1,424 | #273 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #766 of 1,424 | #133 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #9 of 1,563 | #6 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #361 of 440 | #79 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 2024-25Enrollment
331
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 331 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 17 | 19.8:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 16 | 25.4:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 95% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 11 | 25.7:1 | 100% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridge Academy West.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (323 to 331); teachers down 17% (18 to 15).
About Bridge Academy West
Bridge Academy West is a medium-sized elementary school based in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan. Its 331 students are spread across kindergarten through 8.
The 3 schools of Bridge Academy, including Bridge Academy West, enroll 1,304 students.
White students are the large majority at Bridge Academy West, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups make up 19% Asian. County-wide, 49% of Wayne County residents are White. Bridge Academy West has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bridge Academy West employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Bridge Academy West receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Bridge Academy West scores 23.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.0%.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
The closest other public school is Early Childhood Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bridge Academy West at 3rd of 5.
Bridge Academy West has an NCES locale of City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 334 to 331, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.6:1 to 22.1:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bridge Academy
- Bridge Academy EastElementary · 581 students
- Bridge ImpactCombined · 392 students
Other schools in HAMTRAMCK
- Hamtramck High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Hanley International AcademyElementary · 667 students
- Oakland International Academy 912High · 614 students
- Caniff Liberty AcademyCombined · 590 students
- Bridge Academy EastElementary · 581 students
- Hamtramck AcademyElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Elementary School0.2 mi · 146
- Frontier International Academy0.4 mi · 737
- Hamtramck High School0.4 mi · 926
- Hamtramck Academy0.5 mi · 549
- Davison ElementaryMiddle School0.5 mi · 765
- Horizon High School0.5 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Bridge Academy WestHow large is Bridge Academy West?
Bridge Academy West enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Bridge Academy West serve?
Bridge Academy West serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridge Academy West?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bridge Academy West is approximately 22.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bridge Academy West?
At Bridge Academy West, the student body is approximately 80% White, 1% Black, 19% Asian.
Is Bridge Academy West public or private?
Bridge Academy West is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Bridge Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.