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Bridges Preparatory School

Q: Is Bridges Preparatory School a good school?

Bridges Preparatory School ranks 215 th of 661 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Bridges Preparatory School in Beaufort, SC, is a public charter school serving 1,472 students in grades K-12 within the School Public Charter School District.

The most impressive thing about Bridges Preparatory is its graduation rate. For the 2024-2025 school year, it hit 98.1%—that's more than 20 points higher than the district average and 11 points above the state. This isn't a fluke; the school has stayed above 90% for five straight years, including a perfect 100% in 2021-2022. Students also shine on high school end-of-course exams, with English 2 proficiency at 97% and Algebra 1 at 87.4%, both far exceeding state averages. Chronic absenteeism is low at 14.6%, which is better than both the district and state. Early elementary math is another strength, with 3rd-grade proficiency at 70.5% versus 59.2% statewide. When compared to nearby charters, Bridges is the clear academic leader—it outperforms Polaris Technical Charter School in nearly every metric and beats Lowcountry Montessori School in most academic areas, all while spending less per student ($11,095) than either of them.

However, there's a notable weak spot: middle school math. Proficiency drops sharply from 67.7% in 5th grade to just 28.9% in 6th grade and 28% in 8th grade—below both district and state averages. This "middle school math cliff" has persisted for several years and suggests a need for targeted intervention. In contrast, English Language Arts performance is consistently strong across all grades. So while Bridges is a top-tier choice for high school preparation and early elementary learning, parents of middle schoolers may want to ask about math support and curriculum alignment before enrolling.

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: Improving — 81st percentile in 2023 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg57%

Elementary school

215^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

126^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

27^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 12 pts since 2021

From top 23% (2021) to top 11% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Alternative Schools in the School Public Charter School District

31^st 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
2026	66.3	215 of 661	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	201 of 639	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	193 of 643	70.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.1	195 of 599	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	194 of 580	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	196 of 568	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
2026	57.6	118 of 196	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	70.5	161 of 634	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	176 of 612	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	223 of 602	63.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	63.0	210 of 591	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	181 of 585	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	151 of 571	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%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	231 of 459	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	208 of 446	53.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.5	126 of 341	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.2	68 of 321	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	56 of 322	82.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	47.7	160 of 310	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.9	70 of 295	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	62 of 293	78.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.4	30 of 159	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	20 of 156	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	127 of 325	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	82 of 308	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	77 of 304	74.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.8	93 of 310	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	66 of 298	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	46 of 292	84.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	31.2	195 of 271	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	120 of 259	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	82 of 256	68.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	86.1	27 of 248	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	16 of 240	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	30 of 243	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	46 of 237	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	17 of 226	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	52 of 227	77.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.3	2 of 200	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	24 of 229	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.7	26 of 155	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	16 of 154	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	46.7	111 of 158	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	86.0	25 of 241	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	16 of 230	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.5	32 of 235	86.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.6	28 of 233	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	14 of 228	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	43 of 234	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
2026	74.9	48 of 203	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	26 of 200	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	51 of 202	74.8%	★★★★☆
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

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

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

Military Connected (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)48th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-35 vs school

High school

African American (2026)99th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2022)97th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 297%+13 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 287%+23 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 281%+21 vs state

English Language Arts68%+7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution67%+5 vs state

Science58%+6 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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 (2024)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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	16.7%	974 (66.2%)	193 (13.1%)	175 (11.9%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.1%)								(n/a)	65.3	70.0	75.0	54.7	71.4	68.6	70.5	60.0	67.7	28.9	45.5	28.0	60.0	55.7	87.4	81.5	67.3	97.0	$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	18.6%	287 (70.3%)	66 (16.2%)	37 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)	48.8	70.0	78.6	62.8	33.4	65.0	26.9	26.6	25.0	36.7	12.5	30.0	43.4	42.8	92.0		66.7	91.3	$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	99.4%	92 (17.9%)	269 (52.3%)	144 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)	37.3	41.0	36.6	28.2	41.0	36.4	37.2	15.0	21.4	9.7	20.5	27.3	15.0	6.5				81.3	$11,890	$1,338	$164	$1,502	$6,937	$3,451	$10,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridges Preparatory School

How many students attend Bridges Preparatory School?

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

Is Bridges Preparatory School a good school?

Bridges Preparatory School ranks 215^th of 661 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bridges Preparatory School in?

School Public Charter School District

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.

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