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Bridge Academy East

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Bridge Academy East ranks 987 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bridge Academy East is an elementary school in Hamtramck, MI, serving 581 students in grades PK through 5 within the Bridge Academy district.

One of the most striking things about Bridge Academy East is its exceptional attendance record. In 2024-2025, only 10.1% of students were chronically absent, which is dramatically lower than the state average of 27.9%. This is a huge contrast to nearby schools like Holbrook School (51.6%) and Dickinson West Elementary School (47.1%), where chronic absenteeism is four to five times higher. Even higher-performing neighbors like Hamtramck Academy (19.7%) and Hanley International Academy (22.4%) have rates nearly double that of Bridge Academy East. This suggests a strong culture of daily attendance and student engagement that sets the school apart.

While the school's overall test scores are below the state average, it shows real strength in supporting its students from low-income households. In the most recent school year, Bridge Academy East ranked in the 53rd percentile for its low-income students, earning a 3-star rating—significantly better than its overall 34th percentile ranking. This indicates the school is particularly effective with its primary demographic, where 100% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. The school has also shown steady improvement over time, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating, and its student-teacher ratio improved to a favorable 16.2 in 2024-2025. Interestingly, Bridge Academy East is outperforming its sister school, Bridge Academy West, which serves grades K-8 and ranks in the 19th percentile despite spending more per student ($15,620 vs. $13,102). One area for growth is 5th-grade social studies, where proficiency has been persistently low (10.3% in 2024-2025 vs. a state average of 29.8%), suggesting a specific curriculum focus that may need additional attention.

581

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,102

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

94.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.9% (any vaccine)

9600 Buffalo St
Hamtramck, MI 48212-3323

(313) 462-6100

District: Bridge Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Asian:

12.4%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Michigan avg40%

987^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bridge Academy

502^nd of 625Bridge Academy among Michigan 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	987 of 1492	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	955 of 1488	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1046 of 1486	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1062 of 1470	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1009 of 1344	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1121 of 1153	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	775 of 1408	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1109 of 1448	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1061 of 1466	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1173 of 1548	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	1151 of 1580	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	1225 of 1533	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1232 of 1563	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	1389 of 1566	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1471 of 1552	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	1498 of 1552	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.0	1484 of 1589	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	1475 of 1577	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	1408 of 1565	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	60 of 100	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	83 of 95	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	158 of 188	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	130 of 173	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	132 of 180	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	72 of 98	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	40 of 42	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	66 of 117	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	201 of 270	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1017 of 1343	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	939 of 1338	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1045 of 1342	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1034 of 1321	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	949 of 1106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	893 of 902	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	852 of 1171	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1074 of 1443	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	636 of 1352	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	636 of 1346	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	759 of 1381	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	810 of 1350	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	652 of 1099	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	723 of 749	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.9	333 of 1134	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.1	857 of 1397	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	952 of 1372	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	945 of 1366	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	978 of 1347	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	977 of 1334	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	932 of 1139	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	910 of 915	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	589 of 1196	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	1074 of 1446	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	1103 of 1199	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	1038 of 1206	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1053 of 1204	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1099 of 1198	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1001 of 1102	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	1004 of 1005	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	919 of 1128	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1152 of 1253	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2011	31.2	699 of 858	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	768 of 851	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	764 of 847	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	725 of 839	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.9	532 of 823	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math33%-9 vs state

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bridge Academy East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9600 Buffalo St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	581	36	16.2	—	500 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31	987^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.8%		33.8	955^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%	32			23.2	32.7				40.6	24.5								94.2%	1.9%	$13,102	$2,264	$10,838
Dickinson East Elementary School	Public	K-6	3385 Norwalk St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7406	529	41	12.9	81.7%	359 (67.9%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.2	1269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.1	1243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%	26			11.5	22.9	14.9	27.8		15.8	14.9	13.0	22.9		13.0		7.2		86.7%	2.2%	$25,962	$5,222	$20,740
Hamtramck Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11420 Conant St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-7312	549	35	15.9	96.0%	74 (13.5%)	60 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	366 (66.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	75.9	324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.3%		61.9	537^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.9%	213	83.9	50.0	45.2	64.1	55.2	62.3	51.6	61.3	65.6	39.7	55.7	48.4	53.4	54.4	17.2	86.0	86.2%	1.7%	$15,328	$2,799	$12,529
Tau Beta School	Public	K-8	3056 Hanley St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7409	261	15	17.4	87.7%	249 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1204^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.3	1215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.3%	11	37.0	17.9	10.7	14.8	18.5	28.0	17.2	21.4	37.0	1468.9	19.2	13.8	14.3	1774.1	10.7	14.3	87%	8.7%	$21,312	$4,720	$16,592
Oakland International Academy PreK1	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-1	4001 Miller St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 923-0790	344	7	50.9	61.0%	293 (85.2%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)																			$9,948	$958	$8,990
Early Childhood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	11680 McDougall St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7410	146	14	10.1	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	8 (5.5%)	1 (0.7%)	79 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	86.2%	5.2%	$32,411	$5,648	$26,763
Bridge Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 CARPENTER Ave	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6200	331	15	22.0	—	265 (80.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	1205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.2%					(n/a)	38.8	19.8			18.4	22.4	24.3			15.3	26.5	24.1	14.4	21.6	7.2	29.3			$15,620	$2,482	$13,138
Holbrook School	Public	K-8	2361 Alice St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7408	186	17	10.9	88.7%	150 (80.6%)	17 (9.1%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	12.5	322.5	1253.2	1354.9	1467.8	1555.8	17.9	1256.6	1356.7	25.0	1554.1	14.3	1473.1	1759.9	1462.8	1780.0	85%	0%	$31,359	$5,275	$26,085
Dickinson West Elementary School	Public	K-6	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7407	422	28	15.0	85.5%	199 (47.2%)	85 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	8.2	1403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.2	1354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.0%	49			15.2	12.5	14.5	7.4		15.9	1358.6	1455.2	8.6		11.7		1466.3		93.3%	0%	$22,032	$5,223	$16,809
Hanley International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Denton St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hanley International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 875-8888	667	42	15.7	96.1%	14 (2.1%)	77 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	571 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46.1	760^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.1%		36.9	910^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%	150	65.6	26.2	25.6	28.0	50.0	24.6	29.0	46.2	38.7	34.7	26.2	27.5	36.5	29.5	36.5	41.0	92%	1.3%	$13,899	$2,154	$11,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridge Academy East

How many students attend Bridge Academy East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Bridge Academy East.

What is the racial makeup of Bridge Academy East?

Students at Bridge Academy East are 86% White, 12% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Bridge Academy East a good school?

Bridge Academy East ranks 987^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bridge Academy East in?

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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