Bridges Academy

Studio City · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~29 seniors CDS 4369450…

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Programs & features

Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, Class of 2024

Bridges Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 100 colleges, in the document's own order.

Allegheny College American University University of Arizona Biola University Boston University CSU Channel Islands CSU Fresno CSU Long Beach CSU Los Angeles CSU Monterey Bay CSU Northridge CSU San Bernardino Cal Poly Pomona UC Berkeley UC Davis UC Merced UC Riverside UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz Carleton College Central Washington University Chapman University Clark University College of Wooster University of Colorado, Boulder Colorado Mesa University Colorado School of the Mines Connecticut College University of Denver

and 70 more

Drexel University Fairleigh Dickinson, Metro Fordham University Goucher College Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University Camden Rutgers University New Brunswick Rutgers University Newark Santa Monica College Southern Methodist Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University St. Olaf College St. John’s University New York St. John’s University Santa Fe St. Mary’s College of Maryland State University of New York, Buffalo State University of New York, Purchase State University of New York, Stony Brook Swarthmore College Trinity College Trinity University University of Tulsa Union College Ursinus College University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington, Seattle Washington State University Western Washington University Westmont Whitman College Willamette College Woodbury University Grinnell College University of Hawaii, Hilo Hofstra University Howard University University of Idaho Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Wesleyan University University of Iowa Juanita College Kalamazoo College University of Kansas Landmark College Los Angeles Valley College Luther College Macalester College Marquette University University of Massachusetts, Amherst McDaniel College Miami University of Ohio University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Montana State University Montclair State University Moorpark College Occidental College University of Oregon Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Penn State Pepperdine University Point Park University University of the Pacific University of Puget Sound Reed College University of Richmond

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Independently verified As published by Bridges Academy — College Acceptances Class of 2024 (PDF) ↗. Found at: full page, 3-column list under 'COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES CLASS OF 2024'.

No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.

For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.

This school doesn't have UC outcomes data on file yet — we surface UCOP-published admits by sending HS, and not every private school appears in those records. The enrollment trend, stability, and other cards on this page are still primary-sourced for this school.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

30% of students miss 10%+ of school days — above the state's ~21%. Ask what the school is doing about engagement.

Chronic absent

29.7%

87 of 293 students

Absenteeism is up 19.6 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Los Angeles County median

22.8% · school is worse than 69% of 693 HS

Statewide median

20.9%

Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

378 (2018) → 310 (2026)

-18.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

26 (2020) → 29 (2025)

+11.5%

If this trend holds (-5.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~293	-17	$0
3 yr (2029)	~262	-48	$0
5 yr (2031)	~235	-75	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Bridges Academy really compare on getting kids to college?

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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

80% of students who start the year here finish it here.

Mixed signal

Demand outpacing county is masking internal churn.

Enrollment growth is beating Los Angeles County (+11.5% vs. +3.7%), but 63 of 308 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled? Chronic absenteeism is rising (29.7%, +19.6 pts since 2016-17) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.

+11.5% senior class, grade 12 (2020–2025)

+3.7% Los Angeles County baseline

+7.8pp gap vs. county

79.5% retention (county median 89.2%)

Senior class (grade 12) — indexed to 100 at 2020

Stability rate

79.5%

245 of 308 students

63 of 308 students who enrolled at Bridges Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (20.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Los Angeles County median

89.2% · school is in the 17th percentile of 700 HS

Statewide median

88.7% · in the 22nd percentile of 2,689 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (289) 81.3%

Hispanic / Latino (235) 79.6%

English learners (163) 71.8%

Students w/ disabilities (66) 80.3%

Asian (51) 74.5%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023

From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.

Total revenue

$12.8M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$-0.5M

-168.9% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$10.8M

≈ $34757/student avg

Gifts & grants

$1.8M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 954659439). Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.

UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

121

35 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 67% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

N/A

— / 35 applications

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of — admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

— enrollees / 29 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

Student-Counselor Ratio ⓘ

About 310 students per counselor — typical for California, though well above the 250 experts recommend.

310:1

1.0 FTE counselors · 310 students

In context: CA median 337:1 · ASCA target 250:1.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

175

All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.98

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2019–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.95	—^†
UCLA → Elite	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.98	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.00	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	9	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.00	—^†
UC Davis →	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.00	—^†

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which is measured against the whole senior class. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.

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