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Bridges Academy

Public Grades 7-8

2592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Bridges Academy is a public middle school serving 274 students in grades 7-8 within the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district in San Jose, but it ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the state, placing in the 6th percentile in 2024-2025.

Academic performance at Bridges Academy is critically low, with fewer than 20% of students proficient in English and under 10% proficient in math, and it is struggling with a chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 30%. This is particularly striking when compared to a school just half a mile away, College Connection Academy, which serves a similar community in the same district but achieves proficiency rates above 80% in English and 66% in math with an absenteeism rate of only 3.3%. Despite having the highest per-student spending among nearby schools at over $30,000, Bridges Academy's outcomes are the weakest, suggesting significant challenges in how resources are used.

The school's deep struggles appear to be specific to its own programs and culture, not an inevitable result of its location or student population, as several nearby schools like KIPP Heartwood Academy and Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy perform very well. A notable bright spot is that English Language Learners at Bridges Academy have shown much stronger performance, indicating the school has effective supports for that group that could be a model for improvement. The urgent priorities for the school are clearly to address the attendance crisis and learn from the highly successful practices of its closest neighbors.

274

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,681

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1702 Mclaughlin Ave.
San Jose, CA 95122-2936

(408) 283-6400

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend Bridges Academy usually attend:

High:

Yerba Buena High

Feeder schools for Bridges Academy:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
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	Santee Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

Asian:

20.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,592^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-McKinley Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	2592 of 2761	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2163 of 2783	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2323 of 2781	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2231 of 2740	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1876 of 2715	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1585 of 2480	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	1580 of 2508	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	1511 of 2497	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	1576 of 2477	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	1552 of 2379	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.8	1646 of 2259	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	1508 of 2236	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.2	1305 of 2179	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	1172 of 2063	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	1225 of 2005	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	1053 of 1999	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	1031 of 1804	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.8	858 of 1777	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.5	793 of 1769	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	704 of 739	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	614 of 743	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	641 of 715	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	654 of 733	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	638 of 745	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	467 of 700	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	763 of 1531	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.7	1489 of 1491	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1360 of 1369	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	363 of 1478	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	840 of 1521	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	901 of 1540	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	639 of 1442	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	386 of 1364	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2427 of 2533	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2220 of 2551	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2244 of 2531	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1856 of 2509	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1847 of 2380	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1565 of 2262	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2315 of 2395	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2082 of 2388	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2170 of 2374	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2175 of 2359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1795 of 2213	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1816 of 2072	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	2369 of 2542	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1853 of 2579	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1906 of 2531	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1800 of 2458	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1524 of 2369	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1598 of 2230	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2377 of 2534	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1775 of 2552	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2007 of 2538	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2150 of 2527	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1568 of 2407	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1382 of 2273	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1173 of 1566	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1029 of 1552	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1359 of 1531	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+53 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bridges Academy	Public	7-8	1702 Mclaughlin Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6400	274	15	18.6	89.4%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	208 (75.9%)	55 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	10.8	2592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.1%		22.2	2163^rd of 2783 public middle schools	22.3%	429		6.9	6.9			18.0	21.3	19.7			9.8	8.5	9.1	$30,681	$3,197	$27,484
ACE Esperanza Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1665 Santee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3420	205	9	22.7	86.8%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (89.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	22.9	2108^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%		15.8	2443^rd of 2783 public middle schools	12.2%	335	21.7	14.7	16.3	26.1	26.8	37.5	30.7	31.5	26.1	14.6	20.6	16.0	18.3	$17,105	$1,634	$15,471
College Connection Academy	Public	7-8	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4827	213	10	20.8	65.3%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	69 (32.4%)	137 (64.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	93.1	199^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		88.3	312^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	113		48.2	48.2			80.2	84.3	82.2			62.3	70.4	66.4	$27,080	$3,560	$23,520
KIPP Heartwood Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 South King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heartwood Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 926-5477	423	24	17.4	73.5%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	274 (64.8%)	137 (32.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	90.8	259^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.6%		91.8	234^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.6%	25	55.0	56.6	55.8	71.0	67.9	77.2	65.7	70.4	62.0	58.5	66.3	69.7	64.0	$38,372	$2,906	$35,466
Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 South King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-5600	416	19	21.9	80.8%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (79.3%)	79 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	61	883^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.0%		79.1	500^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	383	24.5	30.9	27.5	40.6	58.9	49.5	52.1	50.3	33.0	50.5	35.4	30.9	37.7	$37,274	$2,888	$34,386
Renaissance Academy	Public	6-8	1720 Hopkins Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1950	348	22	15.9	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	274 (78.7%)	56 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.4%)	32.2	1746^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.8%		33.5	1687^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.4%	59		25.8	25.8		41.7	39.3	29.9	36.5		27.1	17.9	22.5	22.0	$22,475	$3,088	$19,387
ACE Empower Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	625 South Sunset Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3920	189	8	23.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (96.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2640^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.4%		10.8	2640^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%		5.9	3.9	4.4	11.8	5.7	13.4	17.7	12.2	11.8	11.3	10.5	11.8	11.2	$20,415	$3,453	$16,962
Downtown College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	231	9	26.1	81.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	213 (92.2%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10	2614^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		16.4	2426^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.8%	188	18.2	6.3	9.3	26.3	17.3	20.3	23.0	20.5	9.1	8.6	6.9	6.6	7.7	$27,062	$3,412	$23,650
Renaissance at Mathson	Public	6-8	2050 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-6800	326	21	15.7	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	270 (82.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	21.4	2172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		19.8	2268^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	96		21.2	21.2		25.0	26.0	33.7	28.2		9.4	18.5	19.1	15.6	$22,756	$3,052	$19,704
Ocala Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Ocala Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8350	377	24	15.7	79.3%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	289 (76.7%)	71 (18.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	24.5	2032^nd of 2761 public middle schools	26.4%		27.5	1922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.9%	110		13.9	13.9		34.8	40.0	29.6	34.9		20.8	18.8	13.9	17.5	$23,405	$2,722	$20,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridges Academy

Is Bridges Academy a good school?

Bridges Academy ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bridges Academy?

Students at Bridges Academy are 76% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bridges Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Bridges Academy.

What high school do graduates of Bridges Academy attend?

Students who attend Bridges Academy usually go on to attend Yerba Buena High

What district is Bridges Academy in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

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