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Bridge Gate Community School

Q: Is Bridge Gate Community School a good school?

Bridge Gate Community School ranks 1093 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bridge Gate Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Bridge Gate Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bridge Gate Community School?

Students at Bridge Gate Community School are 59% African American, 28% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Bridge Gate Community School is a K–8 charter school serving 199 students on Columbus's west side at 4060 Sullivant Ave, and it operates as its own district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1,093rd out of 1,560 Ohio schools (30th percentile, 1 star) and 602nd of 773 Ohio districts (22nd percentile). That reflects a long climb: the school sat at the 0th percentile in 2018–2019 and 2021–2022, reached the 34th percentile with 2 stars in 2024–2025, and eased slightly to 30th percentile this year.

Among nearby schools, Bridge Gate is near the top of its local group — essentially tied with Binns Elementary School and Westside Academy, and clearly ahead of Sullivant Avenue Community School and Eakin Elementary School. Its student–teacher ratio of 12.0 is the lowest of any nearby school (Sullivant's is 33.4; Westside's 22.2). Chronic absenteeism is improving, dropping from 73.0% in 2023–2024 to 53.3% in 2025–2026 — better than Sullivant (61.5%) and Binns (55.7%), but still well above Prairie Lincoln Elementary School (22.8%) and Stiles Elementary School (30.3%). It is close to the Columbus City Schools District rate of 53.8% and far above South-Western City's 32.1%.

Test results are uneven. Strengths include 3rd grade ELA (84.6% proficient versus the state's 63.4%), 4th grade math (76.2%), and middle-school math at or near state levels. Upper-grade reading, however, drops sharply: 6th grade ELA at 17.6%, 7th at 16.7%, and 8th at 18.8% — the lowest among nearby K–8 schools — while 5th grade science was 0% proficient. Effectiveness rankings have risen markedly for several student groups, including African American students (56th percentile, 3 stars), English language learners (48th percentile), and low-income students (38th percentile). With only 199 students, individual grade results swing widely year to year, so multi-year trends are more informative than any single score.

199

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,040

Per pupil spending ?

4060 Sullivant Ave
Columbus, OH 43228-5102

(614) 501-3820

District: Bridge Gate Community School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.3%

Hispanic:

27.6%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Science scores 46 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,093^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 30 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

759^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

602^nd of 773Bridge Gate Community School among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1093 of 1560	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	1025 of 1558	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1394 of 1577	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1517 of 1596	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1581 of 1588	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1593 of 1610	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	1675 of 1676	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	277 of 631	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	290 of 615	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.4	477 of 603	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	527 of 610	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	598 of 601	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	604 of 605	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	165 of 318	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	137 of 281	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.8	240 of 258	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	213 of 213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1110 of 1452	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1422 of 1466	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1473 of 1483	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	1500 of 1502	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	916 of 1467	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	891 of 1473	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1314 of 1484	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1383 of 1447	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1416 of 1419	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	1464 of 1465	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	759 of 1046	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1010 of 1036	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	995 of 1046	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1045 of 1048	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1008 of 1017	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1036 of 1037	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1046 of 1050	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	262 of 455	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.0	403 of 405	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	89 of 172	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	737 of 947	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	915 of 917	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	704 of 996	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	928 of 989	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	941 of 945	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	3.2	811 of 836	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	804 of 819	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	828 of 836	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	7.6	291 of 306	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	265 of 279	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	95 of 100	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	2.5	759 of 773	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	770 of 779	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	739 of 758	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	1.6	750 of 763	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)56th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2022)26th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2022)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2018)2nd percentile

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%-4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-26 vs state

Science16%-46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 (2016)	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	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
Bridge Gate Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4060 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Bridge Gate Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-3820	199	17	12.0		16 (8.0%)	118 (59.3%)	55 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	33.6	1093^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	29.9%		39.2	1025^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.2%	68	0.0	31.3	46.2	76.2	38.5	52.9	55.6	50.0	84.6	47.6	30.8	17.6	16.7	18.8	$12,040
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	784 Georgian Dr	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5931	484	25	19.3	71.2%	142 (29.3%)	95 (19.6%)	169 (34.9%)	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	21.4	1240^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.5%		24.6	1188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%	52	41.2		45.9	31.5	30.4				49.2	43.8	49.3				$14,226
Eakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3774 Eakin Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5928	242	15	16.1	100.0%	39 (16.1%)	130 (53.7%)	50 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	4.4	1509^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.5	1453^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%	56	14.3		19.0	16.7	7.1				16.7	19.5	42.9				$17,733
Westside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4330 Clime Rd North	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Westside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 272-9392	339	15	22.2	98.6%	3 (0.9%)	319 (94.1%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.3	1106^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.1%		31	1108^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%	2	51.3	38.5	48.4	43.8	33.3	40.0	50.0	53.8	53.1	43.8	69.2	40.0	59.1	50.0	$9,983
Sullivant Avenue Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	3435 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Sullivant Avenue Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 308-5991	301	9	33.4	100.0%	14 (4.7%)	62 (20.6%)	215 (71.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	6.7	1470^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.8%		4	1518^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.6%	48	9.1		8.6	11.5	8.3	13.3			14.3	23.1	34.8	40.0			$9,645
West Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 279-0646	488	26	18.5	81.6%	101 (20.7%)	186 (38.1%)	152 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	27.2	1168^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.1%		28.9	1131^st of 1558 public elementary schools	27.4%	37			39.0	56.9					38.2	52.9					$11,053
Stiles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4700 Stiles Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8375	511	28	18.5	88.4%	78 (15.3%)	150 (29.4%)	244 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	11	1392^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	10.8%		12.2	1365^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.4%	27			27.7	36.0					35.3	34.8					$11,931
Westgate Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3080 Wicklow Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5971	279	15	18.6	100.0%	139 (49.8%)	61 (21.9%)	37 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	30.5	1127^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.9	1129^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%	2	61.8		35.6	25.0	55.9				43.5	28.9	70.6				$15,321
Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	694	42	16.4	99.4%	96 (13.8%)	206 (29.7%)	290 (41.8%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.4%)	15.2	1323^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	15.2%		12.2	1364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.5%	41	27.8	34.3	40.9	33.3	40.7	12.9	14.5	32.8	32.8	26.3	57.4	21.0	46.1	40.3	$11,534
Binns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Binns Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5911	299	15	19.9	87.7%	130 (43.5%)	73 (24.4%)	50 (16.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)	35.1	1083^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	30.6%		27.1	1151^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.1%	68	55.6		31.9	67.4	36.1				53.2	56.5	55.6				$15,106

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What is the racial makeup of Bridge Gate Community School?

Students at Bridge Gate Community School are 59% African American, 28% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bridge Gate Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Bridge Gate Community School.

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Bridge Gate Community School ranks 1093^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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