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Bridges Preparatory Academy

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Bridges Preparatory Academy ranks 1813 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Bridges Preparatory Academy is a public charter middle school located in Compton, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 134 students. The school is part of the Bridges Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 1100 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bridges Preparatory Academy has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels and years. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 24.14% to 50.88%, compared to the state average of 48.06% to 49.65%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 8.62% to 31.58%, compared to the state average of 33.94% to 36.6%. The school's performance in CAST Science assessments is also significantly below the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Bridges Preparatory Academy generally performs worse than Whaley Middle, Willowbrook Middle, and Davis Middle, but better than Walton Middle, Bunche Middle, and Hosler Middle.

Bridges Preparatory Academy has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.1% to 30% over the past few years, which is a significant concern as it can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. The school's spending per student, between $16,707 and $18,083, is lower than the spending at some nearby schools, and it has a relatively high student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 23.6 to 32.2 over the past few years. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and the need for a more consistent and targeted approach to improving outcomes for all students.

151

Students ?

29.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,083

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 South Santa Fe Ave.
Compton, CA 90221-3244

(866) 201-3890

District: Bridges Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

African American:

9.9%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

California avg41%

1,813^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 26% (2023) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1093^rd of 1,543Bridges Preparatory 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1813 of 2761	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	1261 of 2783	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	2067 of 2781	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	176 of 1478	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1644 of 2533	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1312 of 2551	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1909 of 2531	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1227 of 2395	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	678 of 2388	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	35.3	1433 of 2374	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1461 of 2542	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	914 of 2579	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	1652 of 2531	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1718 of 2534	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	1032 of 2552	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.2	1849 of 2538	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Bridges Preparatory Academy

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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 Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	400 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 201-3890	151	5	29.0	88.1%	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.9%)	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	30.4	1813^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.3%		46.6	1261^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.7%	552	14.3	14.3	24.1	50.9	42.9	38.5	8.6	31.6	10.7	18.2	$18,083	$1,640	$16,443
Davis Middle	Public	6-8	621 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6020	520	20	26.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	75 (14.4%)	437 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	1135^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	364	9.9	9.9	50.8	63.0	49.4	55.2	56.2	57.2	44.2	52.6	$24,626	$3,853	$20,773
Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		29.1	1854^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.4%	784	15.0	15.0	46.0	45.3	45.2	45.4	60.0	33.8	51.0	47.3	$25,990	$4,259	$21,731
Walton Middle	Public	7-8	900 West Greenleaf Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6060	72	5	13.3	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.1%)	58 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	2371^st of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%		23.3	2117^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.9%	254	2.8	2.8			33.3	33.3			11.1	11.1	$31,411	$6,356	$25,055
Bunche Middle	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6010	286	11	25.2	93.4%	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.1%)	233 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	38.9	1523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.8%		24.1	2079^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	556	8.3	8.3	35.9	46.7	45.2	43.3	23.1	39.4	26.1	30.0	$25,914	$4,477	$21,437
Willowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	304	11	28.0	88.8%	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.5%)	260 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		95.1	150^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	10	52.9	52.9	80.4	98.1	87.3	88.7	71.1	67.0	62.8	66.9	$17,169	$3,663	$13,506
Compton Community Day Middle	Public	6-8	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	2	2	.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	650	40	16.2	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37.3	1565^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.3%		39.6	1478^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.9%	87	19.0	19.0	41.2	46.1	42.6	43.4	18.2	32.1	21.4	24.2	$22,246	$2,227	$20,019
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	25.9	1956^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		27.1	1942^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.2%	14	14.5	14.5	37.6	40.0	39.9	39.2	10.1	17.3	14.2	13.9	$21,026	$4,614	$16,412
Hosler Middle	Public	7-8	11300 Spruce St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1447	754	35	21.2	95.5%	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	715 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17.5	2339^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.3%		17.8	2355^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	16	8.3	8.3		30.1	20.3	24.9		20.5	15.2	17.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridges Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Bridges Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Bridges Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Bridges Preparatory Academy?

Students at Bridges Preparatory Academy are 88% Hispanic, 10% African American.

Is Bridges Preparatory Academy a good school?

Bridges Preparatory Academy ranks 1813^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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