Bridgeport Elementary School, Frankfort KY

Original Research by School Decision on Bridgeport Elementary School

Bridgeport Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within the Franklin County school district. The school sits in a small state capital that blends government, university, and bourbon-distilling industries, with the Kentucky River cutting through the city and creating distinct downtown and suburban districts. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Asian, Black, Hispanic, or identify with two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a mix of economic backgrounds in the community. The school’s housing market is near the state’s typical home values, and rents are moderate relative to incomes; the area has not seen major new housing developments and the population has been stable.

Academically, Bridgeport’s state test results show variation by grade and subject. In math, proficiency was a modest share in third grade, ticked up in fourth, and dipped in fifth. In English language arts, the pattern moved upward: a lower share of students reached proficiency in third grade, a higher share in fourth, and a still higher share in fifth, suggesting cumulative gains in reading and writing as students progress through the school. Science, tested only in fourth grade, had a lower proficiency rate. Social studies, tested only in fifth grade, came in at a similar level. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed it above the midpoint relative to other districts in Franklin County — though that comparison set is small, with only two districts in the county, so the contrast is limited. No testing data for grades before third is reported, as Kentucky’s state assessments begin at grade three, which is typical for elementary schools. No graduation rate applies here since Bridgeport serves only elementary grades.

Several areas of information are absent from the available data. The school’s staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism rate, course access, and discipline records were not included, nor were counts of students with disabilities or English learners. Title I status was also not provided. A parent may want to ask the school or district for these details to get a fuller picture of student support and school environment. No recent major district-level changes were found in publicly reported sources.

The community Frankfort offers a compact downtown with historic government buildings, the Kentucky State Capitol, and the Kentucky State University campus, a public historically Black university. Major employers include state government and manufacturing, with distilleries such as Buffalo Trace operating within the city. The built environment ranges from walkable riverfront areas to more auto-oriented suburban neighborhoods on the east and west sides. Overall, Bridgeport Elementary presents a profile of an elementary school with an economically mixed student population, academic results that vary by subject but show some upward trends in English language arts through the grades, and a relative position that is favorable within its county’s small set of districts. The school serves as one piece of the Franklin County public school system in a stable, historically rooted capital city.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 47% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 47% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 40% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 44% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 46% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 46% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Science

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 35% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 37% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median

This schoolFranklin County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income40%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income71%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income65%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income49%Higher-income52%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income49%Higher-income61%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income58%25 pp gap