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Bridge Street Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5549th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of California elementary schools
Summary

Bridge Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 480 students in the Yuba City Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Bridge Street is among the lowest in the state, ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with test scores in English, math, and science significantly below both district and state averages. The school has experienced a steady decline over the past decade and faces a serious challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than the district average. Notably, the school's effectiveness varies dramatically between student groups, with particularly low outcomes for male students and students receiving special education services.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that high poverty levels do not necessarily determine outcomes. For example, Covillaud Elementary in a neighboring district serves a similar high-need population but achieves much stronger academic results. Within the same district, schools like Lincoln Elementary and Lincrest Elementary perform significantly better, suggesting that school-level factors such as instruction, leadership, and culture play a critical role. The nearby Twin Rivers Charter also shows that different educational models can yield high achievement in the area.

480
Students ?
22.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
91.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 Bridge St.
       Yuba City, CA  95991-3801

(530) 822-5225

District: Yuba City Unified


Students who attend Bridge Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gray Avenue Middle
High:    River Valley High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.5%
White:
14.0%
Asian:
9.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg30%
California avg41%
5,549th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 11Elementary Schools in the Yuba City Unified
1010th of 1,543Yuba City 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.35549 of 58575.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.35282 of 586910.0%★☆☆☆☆
202314.55351 of 58598.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.75199 of 588311.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.65108 of 578911.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.04929 of 566212.9%★☆☆☆☆
201716.15027 of 569211.7%★☆☆☆☆
201628.93858 of 561431.3%★★☆☆☆
201532.43516 of 561137.3%★★☆☆☆
201344.23064 of 553044.6%★★☆☆☆
201234.83604 of 539033.1%★★☆☆☆
201146.12825 of 537747.5%★★☆☆☆
201045.72806 of 531447.2%★★☆☆☆
200940.33041 of 519341.4%★★☆☆☆
200829.33644 of 511328.7%★☆☆☆☆
200721.34192 of 511318.0%★☆☆☆☆
200620.53962 of 481817.8%★☆☆☆☆
200510.24647 of 48223.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200417.34171 of 480913.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201933.01627 of 258537.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202431.32473 of 316221.8%★☆☆☆☆
202338.61915 of 324541.0%★★☆☆☆
202233.42332 of 331129.6%★☆☆☆☆
201940.81735 of 327547.0%★★☆☆☆
201840.81726 of 324646.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.24923 of 559712.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.94364 of 561222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.94799 of 560914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202221.14606 of 563518.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.74898 of 549210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.04773 of 541311.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.04697 of 51078.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.64626 of 51079.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.14716 of 50877.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.64602 of 50849.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.64683 of 49635.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.94188 of 483013.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.65193 of 54604.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.84958 of 551710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.04828 of 536310.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.14408 of 526416.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.84313 of 517316.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.24181 of 508417.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.95538 of 56281.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.65401 of 56434.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.65326 of 56385.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.45262 of 56637.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.84842 of 551012.1%★☆☆☆☆
201818.04745 of 543112.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.32710 of 28474.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.82581 of 26352.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.62123 of 242012.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20251.32592 of 25980.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.62342 of 265111.7%★☆☆☆☆
20237.82525 of 26615.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.52432 of 272610.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2019)37th percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state
Mathematics14%-23 vs state
Science12%-21 vs state

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Students at Bridge Street Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Bridge Street Elementary.

Students who attend Bridge Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gray Avenue Middle
High : River Valley High

Bridge Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of California elementary schools.


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