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Bridgewater Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
300th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Idaho elementary schools
Summary

Bridgewater Elementary School is a public elementary school in Idaho Falls, Idaho, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school is part of the Bonneville Joint School District, which is ranked 50 out of 96 districts in the state.

Bridgewater Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in ISAT Math (33.5%) and ISAT English Language Arts (36.1%) significantly lower than the district (41% and 53.7%) and state (43.1% and 53.9%) averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.0% to 17.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, the school has struggled to support certain student subgroups, ranking 63 out of 69 Idaho elementary schools for female students and 65 out of 69 for male students, both with 1 or fewer SchoolDigger stars.

When comparing Bridgewater Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Bonneville Joint District, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Discovery Elementary School, which is only about a mile away, consistently outperforms Bridgewater in academic achievement, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in both Math and English Language Arts. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the large percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Bridgewater Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance, and the school and district may have opportunities to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

480
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,201
Per pupil spending ?
51.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1499 Indian Hollow Drive
       Idaho Falls, ID  83401-6288

(208) 552-5577

District: Bonneville Joint District


Students who attend Bridgewater Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Rocky Mountain Middle School
High:    Bonneville High School
    Bonneville Online School
Racial breakdown:

White:
58.3%
Hispanic:
38.3%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Idaho average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg45%
Idaho avg47%
300th of 337
Idaho public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
14th of 15Elementary Schools in the Bonneville Joint District
50th of 96Bonneville Joint District among Idaho 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 rankIdaho percentileRating
202515.8300 of 33711.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4242 of 30119.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7202 of 25219.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.7132 of 18829.8%★★☆☆☆
202119.1140 of 16615.7%★☆☆☆☆
201921.1140 of 17118.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.8202 of 25420.5%★☆☆☆☆
201740.3185 of 29236.6%★★☆☆☆
201638.0152 of 24036.7%★★☆☆☆
201537.2145 of 22635.8%★★☆☆☆
201318.9325 of 3579.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201221.0322 of 3549.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.8347 of 3593.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.6353 of 3560.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.4344 of 3491.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202412.463 of 698.7%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5113 of 1216.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202439.930 of 5848.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
201828.329 of 4434.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202415.965 of 695.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.385 of 12129.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202435.488 of 13534.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.119 of 3748.6%★★★☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2024)48th percentile+29 vs school
White (2024)35th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)34th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2024)9th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2024)6th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts36%-18 vs state
Math34%-10 vs state
Science28%-15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Bridgewater Elementary School.

Students who attend Bridgewater Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Mountain Middle School
High : Bonneville High School
High : Bonneville Online School

Students at Bridgewater Elementary School are 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Bridgewater Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Idaho elementary schools.


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