Bridgeport Elementary

Set in BRIDGEPORT, Washington, Bridgeport Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, run under Bridgeport School District. It caters to 347 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Bridgeport School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 772 students. Bridgeport Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bridgeport Elementary reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $80,363 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Douglas County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students), of which Bridgeport Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bridgeport Aurora High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.