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Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy is an alternative public charter school in Tiffin, Ohio, serving 127 students in grades K-9. While the school boasts impressive graduation rates, it faces significant challenges with high chronic absenteeism and lower-than-average academic performance.

Despite maintaining a 90-100% four-year graduation rate over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average, Bridges Preparatory Academy has struggled with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 45-58% in recent years. This is in stark contrast to the nearby Tornado Academy, an alternative public virtual school, which had a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 19.7% in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is also generally lower than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels.

The discrepancy between Bridges Preparatory Academy's high graduation rates and its academic performance suggests the school may be employing strategies to support student graduation, even if their academic achievement is lagging. With a relatively low spending per student of $7,183 in 2018-2019, the school's resource constraints may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and improving academic outcomes could be crucial for the long-term success of Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy and the academic achievement of its students.

102

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,237

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 St Francis Ave
Tiffin, OH 44883-3475

(419) 455-9295

District: Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Hispanic:

5.9%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 31st percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 31st-percentile peak (2022) to 24th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

Ohio avg57%

Elementary school

1,179^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2017

From bottom 12% (2017) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

729^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 25 pts since 2017

From bottom 4% (2017) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1179 of 1558	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1255 of 1577	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1350 of 1596	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1089 of 1588	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1515 of 1676	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1381 of 1636	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	1450 of 1651	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	1476 of 1687	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1093 of 1473	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1120 of 1484	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1231 of 1447	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	924 of 1419	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1323 of 1465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1222 of 1465	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	1100 of 1242	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	1258 of 1271	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1283 of 1309	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	729 of 1036	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	677 of 1046	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	771 of 1048	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	858 of 1050	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	915 of 1010	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	994 of 1038	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	747 of 1008	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	675 of 983	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	445 of 989	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	689 of 974	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	875 of 924	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	659 of 777	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	782 of 796	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	11.9	710 of 836	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	678 of 800	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	653 of 773	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	724 of 784	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	49.3	531 of 769	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2022)11th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science58%-5 vs state

English Language Arts36%-22 vs state

Mathematics32%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	190 St Francis Ave	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 455-9295	102	4	25.5		87 (85.3%)	5 (4.9%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	25.2	1179^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.2	1255^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.4%	76		58.3		54.5		30.0	9.1	33.3		27.3		40.0	27.3	50.0	$11,237
Krout 2-3 Elementary	Public	2-3	20 Glenn St	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 447-2652	346	17	20.3		276 (79.8%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (8.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.7%)								(n/a)			54.5						61.4						$10,301
Washington K-1 Elementary School	Public	K-1	151 Elmer St	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 447-1072	320	21	15.2		266 (83.1%)	7 (2.2%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)								(n/a)															$12,361
Noble 4-5 Elementary	Public	4-5	130 Minerva St	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 447-1566	317	16	19.8		259 (81.7%)	7 (2.2%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.9%)	58.2	757^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.4%		64.2	678^th of 1577 public elementary schools	57.0%	79	66.2			64.8	59.3					58.5	73.8				$11,158
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	181 N County Road 7	Bascom	44809	Seneca County	Hopewell-Loudon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 937-2804	397	23	17.2		355 (89.4%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	76.9	389^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.0%		79.2	340^th of 1577 public elementary schools	78.4%	49	77.3		88.1	86.5	71.2	73.2			72.9	75.0	75.4	57.9			$12,016
Mohawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	605 State Highway 231	Sycamore	44882	Wyandot County	Mohawk Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 927-2595	518	32	16.1		485 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	87	114^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.7%		85.1	179^th of 1577 public elementary schools	88.6%	65	88.5		84.5	92.3	98.0	80.9			79.7	76.9	86.5	79.4			$12,414
New Riegel Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 N Perry St	New Riegel	44853	Seneca County	New Riegel Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 595-2265	179	14	12.7		165 (92.2%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	80.6	287^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.6%		79.5	329^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.1%	42	67.9		91.7	75.8	73.1				83.3	81.8	92.9				$17,072
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	118 Washington St	Bettsville	44815	Seneca County	Old Fort Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 986-5166	380	24	15.8	44.2%	322 (84.7%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	64.5	639^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.0%		67	606^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.6%	33	73.2		75.6	80.7	44.6	68.8			66.7	59.6	73.2	56.3			$14,283
Green Springs Elementary School	Public	3-5	420 N Broadway St	Green Springs	44836	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 639-2902	435	31	14.0	54.9%	349 (80.2%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	70	529^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.0%		75	430^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.7%	99	79.9		67.8	80.1	74.6				65.8	65.1	77.6				$12,613
Seneca East Elementary	Public	K-5	13343 E US Highway 224	Attica	44807	Seneca County	Seneca East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 426-3344	345	23	15.0		329 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	85.8	149^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.4%		83.4	228^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.5%	79	93.2		85.7	83.8	89.8				91.8	75.0	84.7				$15,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy?

Students at Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy a good school?

Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

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