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The Bridges Academy Alter

Public Grades 9-12

1952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 3% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Bridges Academy Alter in Colleyville, TX, is a small alternative high school within the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd), serving just 57 students in grades 9-12. This school is designed for students who have faced challenges in traditional high school settings, offering an intensive, individualized approach with a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7:1. The school's per-student spending of $13,386 is notably higher than nearby comprehensive schools like Colleyville Heritage High School ($9,925) and Grapevine High School ($11,049), reflecting the significant resources needed to support its unique mission.

Academically, the school faces substantial challenges, with state test scores significantly below district averages. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 0% of students were proficient in Algebra I and 5.26% in English I Reading, compared to district peers that rank in the 78th to 95th percentiles statewide. The school's graduation rate, while improving to 89.4% in 2023-2024, still lags behind the district's 97.6%, and its dropout rate of 4.0% is eight times higher than the district average of 0.5%. This contrasts sharply with the Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy At Tcc NE, another alternative school in the same district that serves high-achieving students and boasts a 98.9% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate.

Despite these difficulties, there are signs of progress. The graduation rate has risen from a low of 73.2% in 2020-2021, and the dropout rate has decreased from 9.6% in 2021-2022, suggesting recent interventions may be helping more students stay on track. The school's performance for "At Risk" students has been inconsistent, ranking in the 68th percentile in one year but dropping to the 14th percentile the next, highlighting the volatility that comes with serving a small, high-needs population. For parents considering this option, The Bridges Academy Alter represents a high-support, high-cost intervention program that offers a second chance for students who have struggled elsewhere, though families should be prepared for the academic and social challenges that come with this environment.

Students ?

5.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,459

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Colleyville Blvd
Colleyville, TX 76034

(817) 251-5474

District: Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

24.6%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2010 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (12% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg80%

Texas avg62%

1,952^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)

122^nd of 951Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	1952 of 2009	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1676 of 1961	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1579 of 1857	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1185 of 1797	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1402 of 1777	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	1542 of 1762	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	1629 of 1743	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	1603 of 1734	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	54.6	965 of 1672	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	1088 of 1568	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.1	1267 of 1539	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.1	1142 of 1510	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	1371 of 1497	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	42.0	1014 of 1430	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	61.5	603 of 1429	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.3	116 of 1427	91.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.5	590 of 1837	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.0	1579 of 1829	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1296 of 1810	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	645 of 1784	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	1156 of 1195	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	1874 of 1936	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1702 of 1891	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1222 of 1841	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1336 of 1815	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1613 of 1798	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1104 of 1781	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	1808 of 1860	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1712 of 1820	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1556 of 1762	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1656 of 1743	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1609 of 1714	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	1688 of 1691	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1821 of 1937	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1824 of 1897	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1253 of 1847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1664 of 1848	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1731 of 1818	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1773 of 1794	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1853 of 1954	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1468 of 1913	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1552 of 1853	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1421 of 1840	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1522 of 1824	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1421 of 1803	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	1410 of 1576	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	82.4	109 of 1525	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	67.6	370 of 1510	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	582 of 1526	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.0	116 of 1539	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)68th percentile

White (2023)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology33%-37 vs state

U.S. History18%-52 vs state

English II Reading12%-47 vs state

English I Reading5%-50 vs state

Algebra I0%-54 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
The Bridges Academy Alter	Public	9-12	5800 Colleyville Blvd	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5474	57	10	5.7		14 (24.6%)	3 (5.3%)	36 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	2.6	1952^nd of 2009 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	5.3	12.5	18.2										$19,459
Grapevine High School	Public	9-12	3223 Mustang Dr	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5210	1,624	123	13.2		885 (54.5%)	85 (5.2%)	463 (28.5%)	121 (7.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (3.9%)	69.2	451^st of 2009 public high schools	77.6%		73	345^th of 1974 public high schools	82.5%	106	55.9	63.3	73.2	82.3	79.4										$11,776
Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,415	38	37.1		798 (56.4%)	100 (7.1%)	256 (18.1%)	166 (11.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.3%)	86.2	108^th of 2009 public high schools	94.6%		87.5	97^th of 1974 public high schools	95.1%	11	67.2	95.6	95.7	97.1	92.6	88.2	90.6	86.0	93.4	63.6	66.4	60.6	64.4	43.8	$5,002
Colleyville Heritage High School	Public	9-12	5401 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4700	1,837	122	15.0		855 (46.5%)	171 (9.3%)	410 (22.3%)	272 (14.8%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	114 (6.2%)	72.5	373^rd of 2009 public high schools	81.4%		69.8	422^nd of 1974 public high schools	78.6%	49	50.2	70.7	76.8	78.9	85.1										$9,458
Birdville High School	Public	9-12	9100 Mid Cities Blvd	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-8000	2,069	120	17.1	40.6%	943 (45.6%)	247 (11.9%)	713 (34.5%)	76 (3.7%)	9 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (3.6%)	65.1	541^st of 2009 public high schools	73.1%		65.4	538^th of 1974 public high schools	72.7%	3	52.5	75.0	65.5	69.1	81.7										$8,584
Carroll Senior High School	Public	11-12	1501 W Southlake Blvd	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5800	1,422	89	15.9		822 (57.8%)	30 (2.1%)	168 (11.8%)	323 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.3%)								(n/a)				11.1	91.8										$8,970
Bell High School	Public	10-12	1601 Brown Trl	Hurst	76054	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3230	2,411	143	16.8	51.0%	848 (35.2%)	394 (16.3%)	869 (36.0%)	140 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	35 (1.5%)	121 (5.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	5.0	5.4	75.7	78.5										$9,230
Buinger Cte Academy	Public	10-12	1849e Central Dr	Bedford	76022	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-2220	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy At Tcc NE	Public	9-12	828 W Harwood Bldg Nmpc	Hurst	76054	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-6775	358	14	25.5	43.0%	133 (37.2%)	15 (4.2%)	163 (45.5%)	26 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	80.3	209^th of 2009 public high schools	89.6%		77.2	262^nd of 1974 public high schools	86.7%	53	80.0	87.5	73.5	83.7	60.0										$4,922
Trinity High School	Public	10-12	500 N Industrial Blvd	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3690	2,734	156	17.5	52.8%	604 (22.1%)	748 (27.4%)	804 (29.4%)	304 (11.1%)	4 (0.1%)	91 (3.3%)	179 (6.5%)								(n/a)	7.1	17.9	1.9	64.6	77.9										$8,864

Frequently Asked Questions about The Bridges Academy Alter

What district is The Bridges Academy Alter in?

Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of The Bridges Academy Alter?

Students at The Bridges Academy Alter are 63% Hispanic, 25% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is The Bridges Academy Alter a good school?

The Bridges Academy Alter ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend The Bridges Academy Alter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 57 students attended The Bridges Academy Alter.

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