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Bridge Academy West

Q: Is Bridge Academy West a good school?

Bridge Academy West ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Bridge Academy West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Bridge Academy West.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bridge Academy West?

Students at Bridge Academy West are 80% White, 19% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bridge Academy West is a K-8 charter school in Hamtramck, MI, serving 331 students in a community where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. Part of the Bridge Academy district, the school currently ranks in the 19th percentile statewide, placing it in the bottom fifth of Michigan schools.

The most striking thing about Bridge Academy West is the contrast between attendance and academics. Only 10.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025—less than half the state average of 27.9% and dramatically better than nearby schools like Davison ElementaryMiddle School (59.7%) or Commonwealth Community Development Academy (57.3%). Kids are showing up, yet test scores remain low. This suggests the challenges aren't about attendance but may relate to instructional quality or the significant hurdles of serving a 100% economically disadvantaged population. The school also has larger class sizes (22:1 student-teacher ratio) compared to its sister school Bridge Academy East (16.2:1) and nearby Hanley International Academy (15.7:1).

There are bright spots worth noting. Eighth-grade social studies proficiency has more than tripled over three years, jumping from 8.6% in 2022-2023 to 29.3% in 2025-2026. Upper-grade students also show relative strength—8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts hit 38.8%, much closer to the state average than lower-grade scores. The school spends generously at $15,620 per student, more than most comparable schools. However, the contrast with Hamtramck Academy, just half a mile away, is telling: that school serves a similarly high-poverty population yet ranks in the 78th percentile with proficiency rates often double or triple Bridge Academy West's. This shows higher achievement is possible with similar demographics, and Bridge Academy West has a clear local model to learn from.

331

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,620

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3120 CARPENTER Ave
Hamtramck, MI 48212-2735

(313) 462-6200

District: Bridge Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Asian:

19.0%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

Michigan avg39%

Elementary school

1,205^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

649^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	649 of 896	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	660 of 890	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	726 of 897	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	757 of 883	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	693 of 776	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	634 of 675	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	670 of 792	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	605 of 838	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	570 of 821	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	604 of 894	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	690 of 919	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	740 of 921	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	85 of 87	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	80 of 85	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	83 of 88	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	84 of 87	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	108 of 108	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	604 of 789	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	607 of 789	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	705 of 771	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	707 of 770	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	631 of 657	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	510 of 521	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	578 of 658	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	550 of 794	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	503 of 834	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	546 of 832	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	626 of 836	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	685 of 825	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	590 of 691	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	470 of 523	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	526 of 672	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	435 of 815	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	648 of 813	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	661 of 798	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	654 of 786	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	687 of 776	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	602 of 658	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	504 of 540	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	558 of 639	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	590 of 797	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	633 of 687	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	666 of 696	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	684 of 701	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	681 of 688	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	630 of 638	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	573 of 577	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	599 of 624	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	610 of 678	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)26th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math22%-10 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Social Studies19%-20 vs state

Science18%-21 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)		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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	100.0%	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
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)																	$00	$00	$00
Davison ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 E Davison St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3118	765	43	17.9	89.3%	18 (2.4%)	350 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	369 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	20.9	1161^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.8	1098^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.2%	63	44.2	22.1	16.3	16.5	23.9	23.5	23.7	25.8	30.9	16.5	19.8	29.1	21.1	21.3	19.6	48.8	$21,998	$1,777	$20,221
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	$15,328	$2,799	$12,529
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		$00	$00	$00
Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	13477 Eureka St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 366-9470	150	10	15.5	92.7%	4 (2.7%)	146 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1216^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	94			1263.1	21.1	21.4	23.1		1267.6	21.1	1466.1	1565.7		1474.5		1467.1		$14,064	$2,998	$11,066
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		$00	$00	$00
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	100.0%	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								$13,102	$2,264	$10,838
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	$00	$00	$00
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	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridge Academy West

What is the racial makeup of Bridge Academy West?

Students at Bridge Academy West are 80% White, 19% Asian.

What district is Bridge Academy West in?

Bridge Academy

Is Bridge Academy West a good school?

Bridge Academy West ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Bridge Academy West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Bridge Academy West.

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