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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD·NCES 482166007116

THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER

5800 COLLEYVILLE BLVD, COLLEYVILLE, TX 76034 · (817) 251-5474 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
Enrollment
57
High
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
5
Grade 10
9
Grade 11
19
Grade 12
24
Student demographics
White
1425%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
3663%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54%
Black
35%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13%
Two+
47%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2239%
Female
3561%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
12.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
14.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
57
+12 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 4.5:1
% White
25%
was 49%
% Hispanic
63%
was 36%
% Black
5%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER

Set in COLLEYVILLE, Texas, THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER is a minimally staffed secondary school, one of the schools within GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD. It serves 57 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 93% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 13,541 students; THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER is among them.

Demographically, THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COLLEYVILLE MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER has increased 27%, going from 45 students in 2018 to 57 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 4.5:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 today.

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Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students

Quick facts

School name
THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER
District
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
Address
5800 COLLEYVILLE BLVD, COLLEYVILLE, TX 76034
Phone
(817) 251-5474
County
Tarrant County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
57
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
5.7:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482166007116
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER
How large is THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER?
THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER enrolls approximately 57 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER serve?
THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER?
Approximately 5.7:1 students per teacher at THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER.
What is the student diversity at THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER?
Student demographics at THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER are roughly 25% White, 63% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER in?
THE BRIDGES ACAD ALTER is part of GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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