Bridesburg Sch

Bridesburg Sch operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 525 students spanning grades K through 8.

Bridesburg Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that caters to 116,230 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Bridesburg Sch reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Bridesburg Sch higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 104% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bridesburg Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 34.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Bridesburg Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Franklin Towne CHS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bridesburg Sch comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bridesburg Sch has decreased 35%, going from 809 students in 2018 to 525 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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