Bridesburg School
2824 Jenks St
Philadelphia PA, 19137, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-537-2515
Ranking: 
(1,199 out of 2,495, top 48%)*
(1,199 out of 2,495, top 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||
| Total Students: | 422 | 436 | 431 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 15.4% | 60 | 13.8% | 63 | 14.6% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 19.7% | 74 | 17.0% | 72 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 18.2% | 75 | 17.2% | 78 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 18.2% | 78 | 17.9% | 76 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 15.4% | 79 | 18.1% | 77 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 13.0% | 70 | 16.1% | 65 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 207 | 49.1% | 215 | 49.3% | 210 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 198 | 46.9% | 205 | 47.0% | 210 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.5% | 22 | 5.0% | 19 | 4.4% |
| Black | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% |
| White: | 385 | 91.2% | 398 | 91.3% | 396 | 91.9% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 419 | 99.3% | 190 | 43.6% | 172 | 39.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 7.8% | 34 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.03 | 19.40 | 19.20 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
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* Bridesburg School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.