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Bridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1090th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 47% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Bridge Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 1,112 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages, particularly in certain grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in IAR English Language Arts for all grades was 44.9%, compared to 53.1% for the state and 42.8% for the district, while its proficiency rate in IAR Mathematics for all grades was 31%, compared to 38.5% for the state and 27.3% for the district.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Canty Elementary School and Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy have significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Bridge Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

Bridge Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some improvements in certain areas, but overall, its ranking among Illinois elementary schools has declined from a high of 380 out of 2,044 in the 2016-2017 school year to 1,090 out of 2,056 in the 2024-2025 school year. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, increased resources, and a focus on improving attendance and engagement.

1,100
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,777
Per pupil spending ?
56.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3800 N New England Ave
       Chicago, IL  60634-2346

(773) 534-3718

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Bridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Steinmetz College Prep High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.9%
White:
32.0%
Asian:
4.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,090th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From top 30% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
727th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 32 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
100th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois 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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.61090 of 205647.0%★★☆☆☆
202449.3953 of 206753.9%★★★☆☆
202344.21081 of 207748.0%★★☆☆☆
202249.4943 of 208254.7%★★★☆☆
202156.7716 of 194863.2%★★★☆☆
201964.9680 of 208667.4%★★★☆☆
201863.5684 of 203766.4%★★★☆☆
201779.1380 of 204481.4%★★★★☆
201678.4391 of 204680.9%★★★★☆
201565.1616 of 205270.0%★★★★☆
201467.9685 of 209367.3%★★★☆☆
201366.5762 of 216764.8%★★★☆☆
201268.8782 of 216663.9%★★★☆☆
201158.21090 of 214749.2%★★☆☆☆
201052.71228 of 213942.6%★★☆☆☆
200952.61221 of 212042.4%★★☆☆☆
200852.01231 of 209241.2%★★☆☆☆
200768.0782 of 209562.7%★★★☆☆
200669.8707 of 208666.1%★★★☆☆
200563.9880 of 202256.5%★★★☆☆
200459.41013 of 203050.1%★★★☆☆
200342.61352 of 202033.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.2575 of 104945.2%★★☆☆☆
202452.7309 of 88665.1%★★★☆☆
202346.9368 of 90759.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.5337 of 78857.2%★★★☆☆
202451.2303 of 82663.3%★★★☆☆
202340.8434 of 78844.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.9260 of 76866.1%★★★☆☆
202139.7300 of 53744.1%★★☆☆☆
201959.7172 of 74376.9%★★★★☆
201853.2253 of 71864.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.4950 of 194251.1%★★★☆☆
202452.4807 of 194258.4%★★★☆☆
202345.9970 of 195750.4%★★★☆☆
202244.2992 of 197049.6%★★☆☆☆
202152.1711 of 168057.7%★★★☆☆
201969.7544 of 201973.1%★★★★☆
201863.1659 of 196466.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.3513 of 98247.8%★★☆☆☆
202450.7388 of 95959.5%★★★☆☆
202341.3540 of 97044.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.4445 of 95453.4%★★★☆☆
202167.6127 of 74282.9%★★★★☆
201973.8139 of 95585.4%★★★★☆
201866.9212 of 93877.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.6876 of 180051.3%★★★☆☆
202455.3670 of 179362.6%★★★☆☆
202355.0691 of 180861.8%★★★☆☆
202262.2490 of 176372.2%★★★★☆
202178.4146 of 151490.4%★★★★★
201985.997 of 181694.7%★★★★★
201883.5129 of 176592.7%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.31107 of 194743.1%★★☆☆☆
202445.3983 of 195949.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.61078 of 198445.7%★★☆☆☆
202252.7821 of 197758.5%★★★☆☆
202155.0639 of 170762.6%★★★☆☆
201960.2721 of 201964.3%★★★☆☆
201862.1666 of 197266.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.2708 of 129245.2%★★☆☆☆
202457.2397 of 119566.8%★★★☆☆
202349.9458 of 115660.4%★★★☆☆
202234.1675 of 111339.4%★★☆☆☆
202177.482 of 64087.2%★★★★☆
201962.7306 of 119474.4%★★★★☆
201853.2246 of 76367.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.6960 of 138930.9%★★☆☆☆
202443.4792 of 139243.1%★★☆☆☆
202343.7807 of 141943.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.7687 of 142551.8%★★★☆☆
202142.8727 of 130844.4%★★☆☆☆
201954.8643 of 146256.0%★★★☆☆
201858.6569 of 146361.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.5727 of 136846.9%★★☆☆☆
202453.2556 of 136359.2%★★★☆☆
202347.1646 of 136752.7%★★★☆☆
202252.7541 of 136960.5%★★★☆☆
202157.0429 of 124165.4%★★★☆☆
201969.8355 of 135673.8%★★★★☆
201864.7397 of 129369.3%★★★☆☆
201777.7241 of 129381.4%★★★★☆
201670.9305 of 129476.4%★★★★☆
201573.5278 of 130278.6%★★★★☆
201472.6326 of 132275.3%★★★★☆
201372.2348 of 136774.5%★★★★☆
201269.5425 of 136568.9%★★★☆☆
201165.6526 of 134460.9%★★★☆☆
201066.4495 of 132762.7%★★★☆☆
200965.4518 of 131860.7%★★★☆☆
200874.3324 of 129374.9%★★★★☆
200769.0420 of 128767.4%★★★☆☆
200673.0344 of 127273.0%★★★★☆
200565.1502 of 120958.5%★★★☆☆
200453.3661 of 120445.1%★★☆☆☆
200349.9673 of 118543.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.6608 of 69412.4%★☆☆☆☆
202444.2278 of 63956.5%★★★☆☆
202346.7275 of 67459.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.0263 of 48345.5%★★☆☆☆
202448.9170 of 48665.0%★★★☆☆
202346.8193 of 48059.8%★★★☆☆
202228.3405 of 45410.8%★☆☆☆☆
201961.856 of 33983.5%★★★★☆
201859.648 of 28583.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.4638 of 124848.9%★★☆☆☆
202452.0523 of 125158.2%★★★☆☆
202342.0699 of 127545.2%★★☆☆☆
202255.0471 of 128663.4%★★★☆☆
202159.0349 of 101765.7%★★★☆☆
201970.0332 of 127674.0%★★★★☆
201860.3435 of 122664.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.0426 of 66936.3%★★☆☆☆
202454.3237 of 64363.1%★★★☆☆
202345.1313 of 66152.6%★★★☆☆
202251.0269 of 66259.4%★★★☆☆
202169.393 of 51782.0%★★★★☆
201965.9164 of 63974.3%★★★★☆
201857.6205 of 59065.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.9556 of 122954.8%★★★☆☆
202465.4299 of 121975.5%★★★★☆
202362.6332 of 123473.1%★★★★☆
202272.3201 of 122183.5%★★★★☆
202171.9146 of 101985.7%★★★★☆
201986.874 of 121793.9%★★★★★
201879.1143 of 116187.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.8684 of 127146.2%★★☆☆☆
202453.1504 of 126460.1%★★★☆☆
202349.8563 of 129256.4%★★★☆☆
202249.6555 of 128656.8%★★★☆☆
202149.4443 of 104857.7%★★★☆☆
201965.6370 of 129671.5%★★★★☆
201864.3359 of 122370.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.7342 of 81257.9%★★★☆☆
202454.9248 of 80269.1%★★★☆☆
202349.2288 of 80564.2%★★★☆☆
202235.4470 of 78139.8%★★☆☆☆
201959.6180 of 79277.3%★★★★☆
201833.3384 of 60236.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.2387 of 88456.2%★★★☆☆
202452.6395 of 87554.9%★★★☆☆
202343.5489 of 89545.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.5424 of 89852.8%★★★☆☆
202144.5417 of 81348.7%★★☆☆☆
201971.8213 of 90576.5%★★★★☆
201868.1248 of 88972.1%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)45th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)45th percentile~ school
Male (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)58th percentile+11 vs school
White (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)49th percentile~ school
Male (2025)46th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2025)12th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts45%-8 vs state
Science45%~ state avg
Mathematics31%-8 vs state

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Students at Bridge Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 32% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Bridge Elementary School ranks 1090th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,100 students attended Bridge Elementary School.

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

High : Steinmetz College Prep High School


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