The top reported proficiency rate is 16% in Math. The lowest is 10% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Bridgeport Elementary
Bridgeport Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in the small, rural city of Bridgeport, a community tucked along the Columbia River in Douglas County, Washington. The town itself is compact, shaped by the nearby Chief Joseph Dam and agriculture, with a predominantly Hispanic population and household incomes that are low relative to state averages. The school sits within the Bridgeport School District, which is the only district serving the city.
The student body, roughly moderate in size for an elementary school, reflects the community it serves. The overwhelming majority of students are Hispanic. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that aligns with the area's economic profile. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.
On state assessments, the picture is one where proficiency rates are low, and this is the area a parent would want to understand most closely. In math, the share of students meeting the state standard in grade three was about one in ten, rising to roughly one in five in grade four and then falling back to about one in six in grade five. In English language arts, the reported rates were lower: about one in thirteen students in grade four and one in eight in grade five met the bar. Results for grade three ELA and for fifth-grade science were suppressed, which can happen when there are too few students in a tested group. When compared to other districts within Douglas County, Bridgeport Elementary's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile. A parent considering this school should look into what academic support structures are in place and how the school addresses these results.
The school offers a single, straightforward developmental span. It covers the early elementary years and exits into the district's middle school. For a community like Bridgeport, that means children stay in one building for seven years, through prekindergarten to fifth grade. No data was available on staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or discipline, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, teacher experience, and student attendance patterns.
The housing context is notable for affordability relative to the wider state. Home values in the area are well below Washington's typical level, though they have been rising. The mortgage rate environment at the time of this writing places homebuying within reach for more families than in many other parts of the state. For a family moving to the area, this is a lower-cost entry point into homeownership, though the trade-off includes the school's academic performance profile.
Bridgeport itself is a place with a distinct identity. It is small enough that school and town life overlap. The riverfront, parks, and a collection of wood-carved public sculptures shape the local character. Employment centers on the dam, agriculture, and the school district. No recent district-level changes of note were publicly reported, so there is no major disruption or new initiative to weigh. What a parent gets here is a stable, small-town elementary school in a low-income, predominantly Hispanic community, with state test results that are low and that deserve a direct conversation with the school about supports, interventions, and long-term academic pathways.
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