Bridge Academy

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Twin Falls, Idaho

Bridge Academy in Twin Falls, Idaho enrolled 48 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 9.6 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

55 students in 2022-23, 46 students in 2023-24, 48 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.7 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Bridge Academy by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 46, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23552023-24462024-2548
Students enrolled at Bridge Academy by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 46, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23552023-24462024-2548
Students enrolled at Bridge Academy by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 46, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23552023-24462024-2548
Students enrolled at Bridge Academy by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 46, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23552023-24462024-2548
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23554.711.7
2023-24465.09.2
2024-25485.09.6

9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Idaho middle schools

Among the 111 Idaho middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Bridge Academy 9.6; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherBridge Academy 9.6state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Bridge Academy 9.6; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherBridge Academy 9.6state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Bridge Academy 9.6; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherBridge Academy 9.6state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Bridge Academy 9.6; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherBridge Academy 9.6state median 17.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 116 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bridge Academy enrolled 58 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 116 of the 58 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent56.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.3% of students were White, 31.3% Hispanic, 4.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White58.3%
  2. Hispanic31.3%
  3. Black4.2%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Pacific Islander2.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bridge Academy scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑19%51%54.8%
Math, 2022-2310% or less39% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Twin Falls

4 public middle schools in Twin Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Bridge Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Vera C O'leary Middle School75820.129.7%
Robert Stuart Middle School69017.637.1%
South Hills Middle School52515.750.5%
Bridge Academy489.664.6%

All public schools in Twin Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bridge Academy

  1. Vera C O'leary Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 758 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. South Hills Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 525 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Bridge Academy with Vera C O'leary Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Twin Falls District spends per student$9,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,657
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoBridge Academy is the number 109 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#109 of 113
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.9.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bridge Academy

  1. How many students attend Bridge Academy?
    48 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 55 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Twin Falls, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridge Academy?
    9.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for middle schools is 17.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bridge Academy a Title I school?
    Bridge Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bridge Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bridge Academy scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bridge Academy in?
    Twin Falls District, NCES district ID 1603240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160324000755 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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