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Bridges PCS

Q: Is Bridges PCS a good school?

Bridges PCS ranks 91 st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Bridges PCS is a small public charter elementary school at 100 Gallatin Street NE in Washington, DC, serving 365 students in grades PK through 5 in a neighborhood full of highly rated school options. The school operates as its own single-school district, Bridges PCS, and carries a 1-star rating. After two consecutive years in the bottom 5% of DC schools, it rebounded to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, though ELA proficiency remains far below the state average.

The most urgent concern is literacy: only 8.8% of Bridges students scored proficient on the DC CAPE ELA assessment, the lowest among nearby schools. By comparison, Washington Yu Ying PCS (53.4%), Barnard Elementary School (46.6%), Sela PCS (46.3%), and DC Bilingual PCS (48.2%) serve the same area with far stronger reading outcomes. Math is more encouraging: 22.8% of Bridges students scored proficient, beating Capital City PCS - Lower School (12.0%), Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep (14.2%), and Creative Minds International PCS (16.2%). Third-grade math reaches 38.4%, near the state average, but drops to 6.7% by 5th grade.

Bridges serves a substantial share of low-income students, English language learners, and special education students. The school shows meaningful success with African American students (58th percentile) and low-socioeconomic-status students (64th percentile), but Hispanic students rank in the 5th percentile, a significant gap. Bridges spends $34,782 per student, about $10,000 more than Washington Yu Ying PCS, yet achieves far weaker results. Nearby LaSalle-Backus Elementary School spends even more ($39,295) but reaches 32.9% ELA proficiency, suggesting funding alone does not drive outcomes. Improving literacy instruction in grades 3 through 5 is the most critical lever for lifting the school's rating.

365

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,413

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Gallatin Street NE
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 545-0515

District: Bridges PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

African American:

42.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2018 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (16% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

District Of Columbia avg34%

91^st of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 30% (2018) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 46Bridges PCS among District Of Columbia 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	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	91 of 124	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	120 of 126	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	85 of 128	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	93 of 122	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	40 of 96	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	59 of 100	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	44.9	48 of 91	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	37 of 90	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.2	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	29 of 80	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	79 of 113	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+32 vs school

At Risk (2019)47th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2019)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)24th percentile~ school

Male (2019)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-5 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2016)	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	DC CAPE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 4th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bridges PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Gallatin Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Bridges PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-0515	365	40	9.2	99.1%	8 (2.2%)	155 (42.5%)	195 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	22.8	91^st of 124 public elementary schools	26.6%		15.1	123^rd of 128 public elementary schools	3.9%	32	6.4	5.4		8.8	38.4	16.3	6.7	22.8	$37,413	$2,947	$34,466
DC Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	33 Riggs Road NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	DC Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-6674	622	78	7.9	0.0%	200 (32.2%)	122 (19.6%)	261 (42.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	68.7	31^st of 124 public elementary schools	75.0%		69.8	24^th of 128 public elementary schools	81.3%	7	35.2	50.0	61.6	48.2	45.0	42.9	46.7	44.7	$30,431	$1,837	$28,595
Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5450 3rd Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 627-2256	321	23	13.8		5 (1.6%)	223 (69.5%)	84 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	19.4	96^th of 124 public elementary schools	22.6%		21	105^th of 128 public elementary schools	18.0%	9	8.4	17.5	13.9	13.4	25.0	15.0	2.9	14.2	$41,930	$2,638	$39,292
Roots PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15 Kennedy Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Roots PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 882-8073	80	8	10.6	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	9.1			23.5				17.7	$31,494	$7,618	$23,876
LaSalle-Backus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Riggs Rd. NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6340	279	35	7.9	100.0%	12 (4.3%)	142 (50.9%)	119 (42.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	48.7	52^nd of 124 public elementary schools	58.1%		44.2	49^th of 128 public elementary schools	61.7%	3		46.2	30.0	32.9	17.2	50.0	30.0	31.8	$39,027	$2,449	$36,578
Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	573	57	10.0	100.0%	61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	74.4	25^th of 124 public elementary schools	79.8%		61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	42.5	50.7	46.3	46.6	59.1	64.2		53.5	$29,584	$2,480	$27,104
Capital City PCS - Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	323	27	12.1	64.5%	18 (5.6%)	61 (18.9%)	232 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	17	109^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.1%		19.3	108^th of 128 public elementary schools	15.6%	1	7.7	16.6		12.0	11.5	12.5		12.0	$36,666	$2,087	$34,578
Sela PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6015 Chillum Place NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Sela PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7352	302	43	7.0	57.5%	78 (25.8%)	170 (56.3%)	37 (12.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	67.1	33^rd of 124 public elementary schools	73.4%		58.8	35^th of 128 public elementary schools	72.7%	2	63.3	23.8	44.5	46.3	66.7			55.0	$27,035	$1,212	$25,823
Washington Yu Ying PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	220 Taylor Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 635-1950	701	70	10.0	9.8%	156 (22.3%)	244 (34.8%)	64 (9.1%)	53 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (25.7%)	82	21^st of 124 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.1	18^th of 128 public elementary schools	85.9%	3		66.7	64.9	53.4	59.8	52.8	47.4	53.8	$28,247	$1,302	$26,945
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	212	17	12.4		1 (0.5%)	196 (92.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	19.0				38.0				$36,223	$2,479	$33,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridges PCS

How many students attend Bridges PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Bridges PCS.

Is Bridges PCS a good school?

Bridges PCS ranks 91^st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Bridges PCS?

Students at Bridges PCS are 53% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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