BRIDGES Charter

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Thousand Oaks, California

BRIDGES Charter in Thousand Oaks, California enrolled 420 students in 2024-25 with 24.4 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 34%

351 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 420 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.2 to 24.4.

Students enrolled at BRIDGES Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233512023-243782024-25420
Students enrolled at BRIDGES Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233512023-243782024-25420
Students enrolled at BRIDGES Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233512023-243782024-25420
Students enrolled at BRIDGES Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233512023-243782024-25420
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335118.219.3
2023-2437816.622.8
2024-2542024.417.2

17.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; BRIDGES Charter 17.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBRIDGES Charter 17.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; BRIDGES Charter 17.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBRIDGES Charter 17.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; BRIDGES Charter 17.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBRIDGES Charter 17.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; BRIDGES Charter 17.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBRIDGES Charter 17.2state median 22.4U.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 655 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection BRIDGES Charter enrolled 393 students and had 0.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.6, one per 655 of the 393 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.5% of students were White, 24.8% Hispanic, 7.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.5%
  2. Hispanic24.8%
  3. Two or more races7.9%
  4. Asian3.6%
  5. Black1.2%

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 BRIDGES Charter scored proficient or above: 57-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑68%57‑68%45%
Math, 2022-2349%46‑56% (2021-22)34.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Thousand Oaks

11 public elementary schools in Thousand Oaks report 2024-25 enrollment; BRIDGES Charter is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lang Ranch72322.215.4%
Weathersfield Elementary43322.821.7%
BRIDGES Charter42017.219.0%
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary39722.85.0%
Wildwood Elementary39020.518.2%
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning35219.433.5%
Aspen Elementary33216.617.8%
Ladera STARS Academy31217.329.8%

All public schools in Thousand Oaks →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about BRIDGES Charter

  1. Ladera STARS AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 312 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Weathersfield ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 433 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare BRIDGES Charter with Ladera STARS AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much BRIDGES Charter District spends per student$13,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,977
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBRIDGES Charter is the number 3,405 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,405 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.17.2:1
  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 BRIDGES Charter

  1. How many students attend BRIDGES Charter?
    420 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 351 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thousand Oaks, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at BRIDGES Charter?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is BRIDGES Charter a Title I school?
    BRIDGES Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at BRIDGES Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at BRIDGES Charter scored proficient or above: 57-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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 BRIDGES Charter in?
    BRIDGES Charter District, NCES district ID 0601879. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060187912617 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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