Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000877
Bridger Creative Science School
7910 SE Market St, Portland, OR 97215 · (503) 916-6336 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
200 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 37.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Bridger Creative Science School
Bridger Creative Science School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Creative Science School this school | 474 | 42.2% | 44.3% |
| Bridlemile Elementary School Portland | 418 | 41.9% | 70.3% |
| Sunnyside Environmental School Portland | 461 | 41.6% | 51.5% |
| Sunset Primary School West Linn | 375 | 44.5% | 56.7% |
| Beverly Cleary School Portland | 535 | 41.7% | 67.0% |
| Willamette Primary School West Linn | 384 | 44.3% | 59.0% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Bridger Creative Science School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #169 of 591 | #37 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #196 of 646 ▲ 67 | #45 of 109 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #154 of 646 ▲ 25 | #40 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #96 of 710 | #19 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #351 of 587 | #62 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #310 of 587 | #79 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #592 of 645 | #69 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #385 of 493 | #75 of 89 |
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
474
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 474 | 27.2 | 17.5:1 | 42% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 29.5 | 17.4:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 21.3 | 15.4:1 | 65% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 28.2 | 18.9:1 | 44% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 50% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 65% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 42% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 13 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridger Creative Science School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (531 to 474); teachers down 4% (28.2 to 27.2).
About Bridger Creative Science School
Bridger Creative Science School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon. Enrollment stands at 474 students, covering kindergarten through 8. It has 48% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
The district, Portland SD 1J, operates 86 schools serving 41,894 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bridger Creative Science School is 67% White. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. In Multnomah County overall, the White share is about 68%. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Bridger Creative Science School are from different groups.
On staff are 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. About 42% of students at Bridger Creative Science School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Multnomah County average 75%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bridger Creative Science School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 44.3% actual against 46.2% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Multnomah County show that the median household earns about $88,766 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Multnomah County has 169 public schools with about 81,096 students, including Bridger Creative Science School.
Harrison Park School is the nearest public school to Bridger Creative Science School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 42.4%, lower than Bridger Creative Science School's 44.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Bridger Creative Science School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Bridger Creative Science School enrolled 515 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 474. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
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Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
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- Kellogg Middle School1.0 mi · 592
- Vestal Elementary School1.0 mi · 257
- Atkinson Elementary School1.2 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Bridger Creative Science SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bridger Creative Science School?
Bridger Creative Science School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-08.
Is Bridger Creative Science School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bridger Creative Science School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Bridger Creative Science School have?
Bridger Creative Science School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bridger Creative Science School?
Student demographics at Bridger Creative Science School are roughly 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Bridger Creative Science School in?
Bridger Creative Science School is part of Portland SD 1J.
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