The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mounds View Bridges Program
Mounds View Bridges Program is a special education school within the Mounds View Public School District, serving students from kindergarten through fifth grade. It is located on Lexington Avenue in Shoreview, a second-ring suburb north of Saint Paul. Shoreview is a car-oriented, primarily residential community set within a landscape of lakes and open spaces, with a notable corporate presence including Land O'Lakes and other businesses in banking, manufacturing, and medical technologies. The city has no traditional downtown; civic life centers on the Shoreview Community Center. Two public school districts serve Shoreview residents, Mounds View and Roseville, and schools are distributed across neighborhoods.
The Bridges Program is a distinct setting within the district. It serves a very small body of students. The student group is racially diverse, with the largest shares being White students and Black students, followed by students of two or more races and a smaller share of Hispanic students. Half of the students at the school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of household economic need.
Because this is a special education school, the academic performance data available from state assessments shows proficiency rates of zero percent in math and English language arts for the tested grades of three, four, and five. In science for grade five, the proficiency result was suppressed by the state due to the very small number of students tested, though every student in that grade participated in the assessment. The school is classified as a special education school by the National Center for Education Statistics, which explains this pattern. The overall proficiency index places the school in the bottom quartile relative to other schools within Ramsey County, but this comparison is for a general education measure applied to a specialized population. State assessments are designed for general education settings; a parent considering this program should discuss directly with the school how student progress and growth are measured and what the school’s goals are for its students.
The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate is reported. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing is not available in the provided records.
The parent district, Mounds View Public School District, has seen recent activity relevant to families. In November 2024, voters passed two operating levy questions, one that renewed an existing levy and another that added new revenue for social-emotional support, academic support, and maintaining class sizes. The new revenue will increase property taxes for homeowners. The district also made budget reductions for the 2024-2025 school year, citing inflation and state funding levels as factors, with cuts to staffing, professional development, and operational costs. For the same school year, the School Board approved limited nonresident K-5 open enrollment options, partially reversing a prior policy that had closed schools to outside students because of rising resident enrollment.
Housing in Shoreview is valued above both the state and national benchmarks, and rents have been rising. The area remains a fairly high-cost market for the Twin Cities region.
This school is a specialized program for students with disabilities, so the standard academic metrics are not a meaningful gauge of its effectiveness. A family considering the Bridges Program would want to learn directly from the school how it supports each child’s individual education plan, what therapeutic and instructional services are provided, and how the school measures and communicates progress tailored to its students’ needs.
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