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Bridgman Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bridgman Elementary School in Bridgman, MI, serves 309 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade and is part of the highly-rated Bridgman Public Schools district, which ranks in the 95th percentile statewide.

Bridgman Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance. In the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for 3rd and 4th graders ranged from 62.5% to 77.6%—roughly 20 to 36 percentage points higher than the state average. For example, 4th-grade reading proficiency is 77.6% compared to the state's 41.3%, and 4th-grade math is 74.1% versus the state's 39.4%. These results are on par with or exceed those of top-performing schools in nearby St. Joseph Public Schools and Lakeshore School District (Berrien). What makes this even more impressive is that Bridgman achieves these results while serving a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students (45.3% receiving free/reduced lunch) than many of its high-achieving peers, which typically have rates between 20% and 37%.

The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $19,255 per pupil—significantly more than neighboring districts—and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 13.1, compared to ratios of 15-21 elsewhere. This investment appears to pay off across all student groups: Bridgman ranks in the 95th percentile for low-income students and the 90th percentile for special education students, with notable recent improvement in special education outcomes. The school has earned a 5-star rating for four consecutive years. One area for potential growth is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 20.2%—better than the state average of 27.9% but higher than some peers like Clarke School (9.1%) and Roosevelt Elementary School (9.5%). Overall, Bridgman Elementary offers a high-quality, equitable education that supports strong outcomes for all learners.

309

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,255

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3891 Lake St
Bridgman, MI 49106-8708

(269) 466-0241

District: Bridgman Public Schools

Students who attend Bridgman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	FC Reed Middle School
High:	Bridgman High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (70% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Michigan avg40%

89^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 625Bridgman Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	89 of 1492	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	82 of 1488	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	61 of 1486	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	129 of 1470	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	167 of 1344	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	96.1	21 of 1153	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	83 of 1408	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	247 of 1448	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	292 of 1466	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	231 of 1548	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	203 of 1580	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	435 of 1533	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	305 of 1563	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	258 of 1566	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	49.6	1004 of 1552	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	1077 of 1552	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	989 of 1589	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	814 of 1577	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	789 of 1565	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.1	460 of 1545	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	69 of 1343	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	53 of 1338	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	58 of 1342	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	149 of 1321	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.6	20 of 902	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	48 of 1171	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	260 of 1443	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	70 of 1352	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	39 of 1346	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	14 of 1381	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	23 of 1350	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	113 of 1099	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	96.8	7 of 749	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	6 of 1134	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.7	392 of 1397	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	96 of 1372	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	129 of 1366	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	44 of 1347	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	109 of 1334	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	95 of 1139	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	150 of 1196	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	241 of 1446	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	25 of 246	89.8%	★★★★★
2025	56.5	94 of 252	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	39 of 225	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	20 of 195	89.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	93 of 1199	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	71 of 1206	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	42 of 1204	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	158 of 1198	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	200 of 1102	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	95.9	17 of 1005	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	71 of 1128	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	260 of 1253	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math70%+29 vs state

English Language Arts70%+30 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
Bridgman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3891 Lake St	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 466-0241	309	24	13.1	45.3%	265 (85.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	92.8	89^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.7	82^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	94.5%	7			62.5	77.6				66.1	74.1								98%	0%	$19,255	$1,005	$18,250
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 El Dorado Dr	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1416	412	26	15.7	28.9%	332 (80.6%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.6%)	24 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	84.7	201^st of 1492 public elementary schools	86.5%		84.6	212^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.8%	11			50.0	61.5	75.4			52.7	61.5	63.1			63.1		44.6		97.6%	0%	$14,298	$683	$13,616
Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Orchard Ln	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 428-1418	391	26	15.2	31.5%	295 (75.4%)	24 (6.1%)	18 (4.6%)	36 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	67.7	437^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.7%		76.8	310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.2%	127			50.0	48.1	61.1			55.0	39.0	27.3			55.6		44.4		86.8%	5.3%	$13,646	$1,599	$12,047
Hollywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143 E John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 428-1414	377	25	15.2	37.4%	312 (82.8%)	16 (4.2%)	31 (8.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	85.6	188^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.4%		82.6	236^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.1%	48			51.5	58.5	69.6			59.1	52.8	65.2			68.1		44.9		93%	3.5%	$16,319	$2,109	$14,210
River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15480 Three Oaks Rd	Three Oaks	49128	Berrien County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 756-9050	195	20	9.7	61.5%	163 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.1%)	63.3	506^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.7	616^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.6%	110			46.4	44.4	54.5			42.9	36.1	40.9			50.0		50.0		92.3%	3.8%	$25,465	$2,017	$23,448
Clarke School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 E Glenlord Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3600	462	22	21.3	20.1%	340 (73.6%)	19 (4.1%)	32 (6.9%)	42 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	84.5	211^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.9%		83.5	225^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.9%	14			47.3	64.9	60.8			52.7	62.3	50.6			72.2		54.4		94.9%	3.4%	$11,847	$555	$11,292
Brown School	Public	PK, KG-5	2027 Brown School Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3500	410	19	21.2	22.9%	295 (72.0%)	33 (8.0%)	23 (5.6%)	30 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	87.9	166^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.9%		83.7	223^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	85.0%	57			58.7	71.7	64.8			61.3	79.2	46.5			66.2		46.5		89.4%	8.5%	$12,338	$519	$11,819
River School	Public	PK, KG-8	4439 River Rd	Sodus	49126	Berrien County	Sodus Township S/D #5	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 925-6757	70	4	17.5	82.9%	34 (48.6%)	15 (21.4%)	13 (18.6%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)																	85.7%	14.3%	$13,414	$1,529	$11,885
Sylvester Elementary School	Public	2-5	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 471-7198	394	27	14.5	62.2%	166 (42.1%)	122 (31.0%)	57 (14.5%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	30 (7.6%)	40	860^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.4	745^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.9%	115			32.5	39.3	35.1			35.3	44.4	30.8			33.1		16.5				$19,600	$1,090	$18,510
Mars Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 471-1836	338	28	12.0	60.1%	133 (39.3%)	95 (28.1%)	56 (16.6%)	17 (5.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	25 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	92%	1.1%	$18,750	$873	$17,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridgman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bridgman Elementary School?

Students at Bridgman Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Bridgman Elementary School in?

Bridgman Public Schools

How many students attend Bridgman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Bridgman Elementary School.

Is Bridgman Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Bridgman Elementary School ranks in the top 6.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bridgman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : FC Reed Middle School
High : Bridgman High School

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

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