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KIPP Bridge Academy

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KIPP Bridge Academy ranks 4180 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Bridge Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 520 students in grades K-8 in Oakland, California, operating within the KIPP Bridge Academy District and serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with overall test scores below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate of over 40%, which is more than double the state average and a major obstacle to learning. This high rate of students missing school stands in stark contrast to nearby schools like Yu Ming Charter (3.1% absenteeism) and Lincoln Elementary (6.1%), which are also higher-performing. Interestingly, KIPP Bridge spends significantly more per student than these neighboring schools, yet its academic results are lower, highlighting a complex relationship between funding, attendance, and achievement.

Despite its overall struggles, the school shows notable strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with English Language Learners performing particularly well. Its performance also varies greatly by grade level, suggesting some effective classrooms or programs. The local area shows that schools with similar student populations can achieve very different results, as seen with the high performance of American Indian Public Charter School II. For parents, this indicates that while KIPP Bridge is dealing with systemic issues like attendance, it may have effective practices for certain learners that could be key to its future improvement.

520

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,860

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Market St.
Oakland, CA 94607-3230

(510) 929-0437

District: KIPP Bridge Academy District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.5%

Hispanic:

23.3%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,180^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,554^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1040^th of 1,543KIPP Bridge Academy District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4180 of 5857	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4154 of 5869	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4496 of 5859	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4367 of 5883	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1063 of 1417	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	5013 of 5789	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	266 of 569	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	221 of 593	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	254 of 661	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	230 of 663	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	370 of 747	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	373 of 3162	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	1160 of 3245	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	362 of 3311	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	92 of 602	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.3	1962 of 3275	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4768 of 5597	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4278 of 5612	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4388 of 5609	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4856 of 5635	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1059 of 1267	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4107 of 5492	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1799 of 5107	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	1602 of 5107	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	3490 of 5087	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	2060 of 5084	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	3575 of 4963	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3511 of 5460	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3641 of 5517	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4128 of 5363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3334 of 5264	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	747 of 1110	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4045 of 5173	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3238 of 5628	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3688 of 5643	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4224 of 5638	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3436 of 5663	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	796 of 1272	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	5164 of 5510	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1145 of 2847	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	1245 of 2635	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1554 of 2761	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1303 of 2783	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	1303 of 2781	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	1282 of 2740	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	578 of 894	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1614 of 2715	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	213 of 609	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	148 of 627	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	123 of 613	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	178 of 637	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	155 of 643	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	544 of 1531	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	141 of 354	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	80.9	105 of 1521	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	83 of 1540	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.0	41 of 363	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	482 of 1442	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1550 of 2533	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1373 of 2551	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1383 of 2531	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	1252 of 2509	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	492 of 738	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1268 of 2380	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	784 of 2395	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	521 of 2388	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	626 of 2374	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	497 of 2359	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	1584 of 2213	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1148 of 2542	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	896 of 2579	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	889 of 2531	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	838 of 2458	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	372 of 721	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1128 of 2369	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1376 of 2534	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1089 of 2552	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1081 of 2538	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1068 of 2527	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	467 of 763	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1590 of 2407	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	396 of 1566	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	37.0	866 of 1552	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	591 of 1531	61.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science19%-14 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Market St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	KIPP Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 929-0437	520	25	20.6	90.2%	49 (9.4%)	294 (56.5%)	121 (23.3%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.8%)	27.4	4180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27.5	4154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	26	22.5	15.3	18.5	28.9	36.0	40.0	23.8	53.5	48.3	38.7	43.5	29.2	21.6	12.5	35.1	30.5	28.0	85.9	88.7	95.8	88.7	88.7	90.1	$40,860	$3,042	$37,818
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Tenth St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2182	296	17	17.4	98.6%	62 (20.9%)	143 (48.3%)	45 (15.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.4%)	5.8	5818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.8	5738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	80	8.7		8.7	3.4	9.1	15.2				8.7	5.2	6.1	6.7				5.9	74.0	80.8	86.3	82.2	78.1	82.2	$27,800	$4,565	$23,235
Yu Ming Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Chestnut St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Yu Ming Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 452-2063	959	49	19.6	33.9%	53 (5.5%)	79 (8.2%)	84 (8.8%)	525 (54.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (22.5%)	97	151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.7	39^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	112	67.6	77.1	70.6	81.0	74.7	85.1	87.7	93.3	94.3	84.3	82.5	86.7	86.5	92.3	96.7	94.3	88.1							$14,847	$262	$14,585
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	890 Brockhurst St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2170	281	11	25.5	96.8%	24 (8.5%)	65 (23.1%)	152 (54.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.3%)	9.3	5670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	5718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	48	4.8		4.8	16.7	16.2	10.0				14.5	19.3	12.5	11.9				15.1	84.8	87.0	91.3	89.1	87.0	89.1	$26,715	$4,906	$21,809
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	225 11th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5133	664	28	24.1	79.2%	44 (6.6%)	70 (10.5%)	30 (4.5%)	467 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	79.9	1160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		87.2	854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	306	48.7		48.7	45.4	64.6	65.5				58.6	56.0	77.4	70.0				68.0	93.1	96.2		96.2	95.4	95.4	$24,003	$3,591	$20,412
Prescott Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Campbell St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2183	135	6	22.5	94.8%	8 (5.9%)	77 (57.0%)	34 (25.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	9.9	5641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		14.4	5363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	278	11.8		11.8	0.0	8.3	29.4				12.8	5.9	16.7	11.1				10.6	65.6	81.3	81.3	78.1	78.1	81.3	$35,080	$5,951	$29,129
American Indian Public Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter School II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	617	28	21.7	73.4%	29 (4.7%)	297 (48.1%)	51 (8.3%)	198 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.7	1167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		86.2	896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	271	46.5	44.4	45.8	70.1	58.5	69.7	47.0	75.0	68.1	63.5	72.2	54.3	68.2	53.0	75.0	47.8	61.6	93.6		93.6	93.6			$17,078	$2,496	$14,582
La Escuelita	Public	K-5	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	274	11	26.0	93.4%	22 (8.0%)	40 (14.6%)	134 (48.9%)	50 (18.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		19.4	4916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	434	10.5		10.5	15.0	32.4	21.6				22.5	8.1	23.5	13.2				14.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	93.2	94.5	94.5	$27,255	$4,134	$23,121
Anna Yates Elementary	Public	K-8	4727 San Pablo	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4916	428	23	18.2	71.3%	50 (11.7%)	161 (37.6%)	113 (26.4%)	38 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	62 (14.5%)	32.3	3774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		33.8	3618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	156	20.5	23.1	21.8	35.3	41.5	36.6	27.5	47.7	46.2	38.9	36.4	47.2	23.8	7.8	25.5	2.5	24.1	90.6	94.3		92.5	92.5	92.5	$22,280	$796	$21,484
Ruby Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Jack London Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4006	458	20	22.9	65.7%	70 (15.3%)	93 (20.3%)	98 (21.4%)	123 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (15.3%)	45	2881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		47.7	2687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	194	30.2		30.2	37.5	36.8	43.6				39.3	50.7	39.3	31.8				41.2							$19,093	$2,233	$16,860

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How many students attend KIPP Bridge Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended KIPP Bridge Academy.

Is KIPP Bridge Academy a good school?

KIPP Bridge Academy ranks 4180^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Bridge Academy?

Students at KIPP Bridge Academy are 57% African American, 23% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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