About Bridges Academy
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Bridges Academy is located in Oakland, CA and is one of 80 elementary schools in Oakland Unified. It is a public school that serves 382 students in grades K-5.
Bridges Academy made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Bridges Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Bridges Academy had an API growth score of 730 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Bridges Academy's 2009 base score was 704 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Bridges Academy had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Bridges Academy's students and teachers.
Bridges Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
93 %
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Black
3 %
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Multiple or No Response
2 %
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Asian
2 %
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White
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 52%
- Female 48%
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About Oakland, CA
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $40,055
- Average Household Size 2.6 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 27%
- % Owning / % Renting 41% / 59%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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