BRIDGE CITY EL

BRIDGE CITY EL is a substantial elementary school in BRIDGE CITY, Texas, operated by BRIDGE CITY ISD. The school educates 813 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so BRIDGE CITY EL sits 57% bigger than that benchmark.

Within BRIDGE CITY ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 3,157 students, BRIDGE CITY EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, BRIDGE CITY EL reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BRIDGE CITY EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Orange County's rate of about 56%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $72,104 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,100 students), of which BRIDGE CITY EL is one.

BRIDGE CITY INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around BRIDGE CITY EL.

BRIDGE CITY EL operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRIDGE CITY EL has changed only slightly, going from 833 students in 2018 to 813 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the BRIDGE CITY EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.