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Bridgeway Island K-8 School

Public Grades K-8
1558th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 73% of California elementary schools
Summary

Bridgeway Island K-8 School is in West Sacramento, in the Washington Unified area, and serves grades K–8 with 1,062 students. Its 2025–2026 results show a strong school overall, with its clearest advantage in English and math: it ranked second among six nearby schools with results that year in all three tested subjects.

Bridgeway’s ELA and math results are well above both state and district averages, while science is a narrower strength. ELA proficiency was 59%, compared with 49% statewide and 39% in the district; math was 49%, versus 38% statewide and 29% districtwide. Science was 38%, just 2 percentage points above the state’s 36%, though 11 points above the district’s 27%. Bridgeway also exceeded the six nearby schools’ averages—44% in ELA, 36% in math and 32% in science. There are specific areas to watch: sixth-grade math was 35%, below the state’s 37%, and eighth-grade science was 30%, below the state’s 35%.

Math has improved most over the longer term, rising 6 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; ELA rose 2 points, while science was nearly unchanged overall. However, science fell 8 points in the latest year, from 46% to 38%. SchoolDigger gives Bridgeway 4 stars and a 73rd-percentile statewide ranking, up 7 percentile points since 2022–2023. The school’s 23.6:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was the highest among nearby schools with reported figures. In that same school year, 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of 58%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Bridgeway serves Low Socio Economic Status Students rose sharply, from the 57th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 83rd in 2025–2026. By contrast, its ranking for how well it serves Asian Students was at the 18th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 73rd-percentile ranking.

1,062
Students ?
23.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
42.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 3255 Half Moon Bay Cir.
       West Sacramento, CA  95691-5861

(916) 375-7778

District: Washington Unified


Students who attend Bridgeway Island K-8 School usually attend:

High:    River City High
Racial breakdown:

White:
33.5%
Hispanic:
24.6%
Asian:
23.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Washington Unified
✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg33%
California avg42%
Elementary school
1,558th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From top 23% (2016) to top 27% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
796th of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Top 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From top 15% (2016) to top 29% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 8Elementary Schools in the Washington Unified
702nd of 968Washington Unified 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.51558 of 580473.2%★★★★☆
202569.61615 of 585772.4%★★★★☆
202466.61750 of 586970.2%★★★★☆
202361.81971 of 585966.4%★★★☆☆
202270.31593 of 588372.9%★★★★☆
201973.51448 of 578975.0%★★★★☆
201879.91140 of 566279.9%★★★★☆
201776.21283 of 569277.5%★★★★☆
201675.71282 of 561477.2%★★★★☆
201575.61298 of 561176.9%★★★★☆
201378.81117 of 553079.8%★★★★☆
201276.11218 of 539077.4%★★★★☆
201174.21293 of 537776.0%★★★★☆
201066.61643 of 531469.1%★★★☆☆
200964.21712 of 519367.0%★★★☆☆
200858.21938 of 511362.1%★★★☆☆
200752.72174 of 511357.5%★★★☆☆
200641.62632 of 481845.4%★★☆☆☆
200537.32867 of 482240.5%★★☆☆☆
200458.11794 of 480962.7%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.1988 of 120718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202521.4995 of 120317.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.01017 of 120515.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.31037 of 119012.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5963 of 115416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.8917 of 114920.2%★☆☆☆☆
201842.6748 of 107130.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202240.51054 of 222752.7%★★★☆☆
201949.9984 of 258561.9%★★★☆☆
201861.8549 of 212874.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202448.31285 of 316259.4%★★★☆☆
202350.41180 of 324563.6%★★★☆☆
202234.12274 of 331131.3%★★☆☆☆
201942.61629 of 327550.3%★★★☆☆
201850.81212 of 324662.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202669.51512 of 556972.8%★★★★☆
202570.61472 of 559773.7%★★★★☆
202465.51686 of 561270.0%★★★☆☆
202363.51785 of 560968.2%★★★☆☆
202270.91488 of 563573.6%★★★★☆
201977.51199 of 549278.2%★★★★☆
201885.8778 of 541385.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202673.21035 of 508579.6%★★★★☆
202567.81303 of 510774.5%★★★★☆
202472.11095 of 510778.6%★★★★☆
202363.41475 of 508771.0%★★★★☆
202264.81388 of 508472.7%★★★★☆
201972.21054 of 496378.8%★★★★☆
201883.4551 of 483088.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.6929 of 541282.8%★★★★☆
202551.62325 of 546057.4%★★★☆☆
202452.92207 of 551760.0%★★★☆☆
202354.02095 of 536360.9%★★★☆☆
202261.01623 of 526469.2%★★★☆☆
201971.11132 of 517378.1%★★★★☆
201870.41159 of 508477.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202669.41536 of 559072.5%★★★★☆
202566.61672 of 562870.3%★★★★☆
202464.61764 of 564368.7%★★★☆☆
202357.82046 of 563863.7%★★★☆☆
202267.11635 of 566371.1%★★★★☆
201966.21670 of 551069.7%★★★☆☆
201870.51465 of 543173.0%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202557.957 of 15362.7%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.2515 of 75231.5%★★☆☆☆
202530.4544 of 71824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8548 of 67018.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.0556 of 66916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.9464 of 61023.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202678.5399 of 292086.3%★★★★☆
202574.8469 of 284783.5%★★★★☆
202470.1495 of 263581.2%★★★★☆
202357.4717 of 242070.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.51258 of 253250.3%★★★☆☆
202555.61234 of 259852.5%★★★☆☆
202450.31399 of 265147.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.71468 of 266144.8%★★☆☆☆
202262.71051 of 272661.4%★★★☆☆
201951.51508 of 283446.8%★★☆☆☆
201859.91203 of 273756.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.4796 of 270370.6%★★★★☆
202570.7659 of 276176.1%★★★★☆
202475.2584 of 278379.0%★★★★☆
202380.3480 of 278182.7%★★★★☆
202279.5492 of 274082.0%★★★★☆
201986.1347 of 271587.2%★★★★☆
201887.6297 of 248088.0%★★★★☆
201780.5447 of 250882.2%★★★★☆
201682.6380 of 249784.8%★★★★☆
201590.8202 of 247791.8%★★★★★
201382.0263 of 237988.9%★★★★☆
201273.8480 of 225978.8%★★★★☆
201170.3534 of 223676.1%★★★★☆
201052.6963 of 217955.8%★★★☆☆
200957.5809 of 206360.8%★★★☆☆
200847.5986 of 200550.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202574.3107 of 60982.4%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.6639 of 76916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.0567 of 73923.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9564 of 74324.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6603 of 71515.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.1551 of 73324.8%★☆☆☆☆
201959.9347 of 74553.4%★★★☆☆
201866.2274 of 70060.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202343.1648 of 152157.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.3713 of 248371.3%★★★★☆
202568.5663 of 253373.8%★★★★☆
202473.5571 of 255177.6%★★★★☆
202378.3468 of 253181.5%★★★★☆
202273.7547 of 250978.2%★★★★☆
201989.9225 of 238090.5%★★★★★
201889.9220 of 226290.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.4770 of 232566.9%★★★☆☆
202560.6746 of 239568.9%★★★☆☆
202466.6580 of 238875.7%★★★★☆
202369.7510 of 237478.5%★★★★☆
202272.0454 of 235980.8%★★★★☆
201977.2360 of 221383.7%★★★★☆
201891.8108 of 207294.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.3499 of 249380.0%★★★★☆
202551.41036 of 254259.2%★★★☆☆
202467.0595 of 257976.9%★★★★☆
202381.5302 of 253188.1%★★★★☆
202272.2468 of 245881.0%★★★★☆
201976.9356 of 236985.0%★★★★☆
201882.7237 of 223089.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.9790 of 247868.1%★★★☆☆
202570.3613 of 253475.8%★★★★☆
202473.2559 of 255278.1%★★★★☆
202378.7461 of 253881.8%★★★★☆
202282.4398 of 252784.3%★★★★☆
201978.9445 of 240781.5%★★★★☆
201882.9356 of 227384.3%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202687.615 of 17991.6%★★★★★
202557.178 of 19459.8%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202547.1392 of 72646.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.5406 of 70142.1%★★☆☆☆
202354.8320 of 67752.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202669.4303 of 158680.9%★★★★☆
202563.3368 of 156676.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202660.3568 of 148261.7%★★★☆☆
202567.5476 of 152068.7%★★★☆☆
202471.5398 of 153774.1%★★★★☆
202373.5357 of 154376.9%★★★★☆
202267.8462 of 155570.3%★★★★☆
201972.8397 of 160275.2%★★★★☆
201871.8421 of 149671.9%★★★★☆
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
Special Education (2026)86th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school
Military Connected (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-20 vs school
White (2026)50th percentile-23 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-42 vs school
Asian (2026)18th percentile-55 vs school
Middle school
Military Connected (2026)92nd percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2026)81st percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)71st percentile~ school
Male (2026)68th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)57th percentile-25 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2026)17th percentile-54 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state
Mathematics49%+10 vs state
Science38%~ state avg

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Students at Bridgeway Island K-8 School are 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Bridgeway Island K-8 School ranks 1558th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Bridgeway Island K-8 School usually go on to attend:

High : River City High

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,062 students attended Bridgeway Island K-8 School.

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