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Bridges Preparatory School

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Bridges Preparatory School ranks 201 st of 640 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 69% of South Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Bridges Preparatory School is a public charter school located in Beaufort, South Carolina, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,355 students. As part of the School Public Charter School District, which is ranked 30 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, Bridges Preparatory School stands out as a high-performing institution in the region.

The school's academic achievements are impressive, with consistently high 4-year graduation rates ranging from 83.8% to 90.0% in recent years, outperforming both the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's dropout rates are relatively low, ranging from 0.0% to 10.8%, again outperforming the district and state. Bridges Preparatory School students consistently outperform their peers in various standardized tests, including EOCEP, SC READY, and SCPASS, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates are still relatively high, they are lower than the district average.

Interestingly, when compared to nearby Polaris Technical Charter School and Lowcountry Montessori School, which are also part of the same district, Bridges Preparatory School consistently outperforms these schools in various academic metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates. This suggests that the school's effective teaching practices, targeted interventions, and commitment to providing a quality education are contributing to its strong academic performance.

1,472

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,095

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Robert Smalls Parkway
Beaufort, SC 29906

(843) 982-7737

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

African American:

13.1%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2022 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School Public Charter School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

201^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

69^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

16^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 16 pts since 2021

From top 23% (2021) to top 7% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Alternative Schools in the School Public Charter School District

30^th of 75School Public Charter School District among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	201 of 640	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	191 of 638	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	225 of 644	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	213 of 625	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	242 of 622	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	161 of 643	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	94 of 624	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	102 of 639	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	117 of 619	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	63.3	190 of 638	70.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	99.8	2 of 393	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	194 of 581	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	195 of 565	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	213 of 580	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	213 of 573	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	240 of 554	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	131 of 588	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	82 of 570	85.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	38 of 101	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	32 of 156	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	176 of 613	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	222 of 599	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	233 of 608	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	220 of 600	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	246 of 580	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	103 of 600	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	53 of 588	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	181 of 586	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	150 of 568	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	220 of 582	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	206 of 579	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	221 of 561	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	212 of 590	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	131 of 571	77.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	231 of 460	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	208 of 441	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	272 of 463	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	289 of 455	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	302 of 439	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	245 of 472	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	172 of 457	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	69 of 320	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	57 of 325	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	75 of 325	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	56 of 310	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	48 of 311	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	74 of 315	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	79 of 303	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	64.6	99 of 317	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	72 of 303	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	59.5	98 of 301	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	99.8	2 of 249	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	71 of 295	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	62 of 294	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	73 of 299	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	60 of 290	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	33 of 279	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	99 of 296	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	95 of 281	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	53 of 173	69.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	20 of 156	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	83 of 307	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	79 of 307	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	78 of 313	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	49 of 300	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	33 of 288	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	26 of 289	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	45 of 280	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	67 of 296	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	47 of 294	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	76 of 303	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	58 of 292	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	56 of 279	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	49 of 296	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	34 of 284	88.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	121 of 257	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	83 of 255	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	108 of 260	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	95 of 249	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	85 of 244	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	120 of 258	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	134 of 250	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	16 of 235	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	30 of 235	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	46 of 237	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	17 of 226	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	52 of 227	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	24 of 225	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	23 of 225	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	55 of 223	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	26 of 220	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	57 of 213	73.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	16 of 153	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	46.7	110 of 157	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	100 of 156	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	97.4	3 of 108	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	16 of 226	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.5	32 of 229	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	33 of 226	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	7 of 220	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	64.2	50 of 213	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	14 of 224	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	42 of 228	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	44 of 229	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	15 of 224	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	65.2	54 of 215	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	57 of 218	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	26 of 196	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	51 of 196	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	73 of 197	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	37 of 192	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	77 of 189	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	132 of 191	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	134 of 185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)99th percentile+34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

African American (2022)99th percentile+17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-26 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2022)97th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 297%+10 vs state

English 177%+16 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution76%+15 vs state

English Language Arts70%+10 vs state

Science61%+13 vs state

Mathematics48%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Robert Smalls Parkway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,472	98	15.0		974 (66.2%)	193 (13.1%)	175 (11.9%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.1%)								(n/a)	67.5	80.0	62.5	66.2	74.0	68.0	57.5	71.6	41.7	39.8	42.9	37.1	60.0	62.1		77.2	76.1	96.7	$11,095	$589	$269	$858	$8,092	$2,145	$10,237
Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	408	29	14.2		287 (70.3%)	66 (16.2%)	37 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)	78.6	56.0	76.1	37.5		64.0	21.5	8.0	33.3	16.7		8.0	20.0	8.4		70.4	51.5	96.0	$11,504	$634	$123	$756	$8,236	$2,512	$10,748
Polaris Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1508 Grays Hwy	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 645-0605	514	44	11.6		92 (17.9%)	269 (52.3%)	144 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)	31.3	30.0	36.1	39.1	48.4	40.4	21.9	15.0	25.0	2.4	16.1	2.1	12.5	7.3	50.9	27.5		84.5	$11,890	$1,338	$164	$1,502	$6,937	$3,451	$10,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridges Preparatory School

What is the racial makeup of Bridges Preparatory School?

Students at Bridges Preparatory School are 66% White, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Bridges Preparatory School in?

School Public Charter School District

Is Bridges Preparatory School a good school?

Bridges Preparatory School ranks 201^st of 640 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bridges Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,472 students attended Bridges Preparatory School.

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