📍 400 S. Santa Fe Ave., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90221
Bridges Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 118 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alejandro Gomez. It is part of the Bridges Preparatory Academy District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Bridges Preparatory Academy enrolls 118 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 118 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bridges Preparatory Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bridges Preparatory Academy is one of 1 schools in Bridges Preparatory Academy District, based in Compton, California. The district serves 151 students district-wide and employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 118 students, Bridges Preparatory Academy is smaller than the district average of about 151 students per school.
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