Bridges Preparatory School
| Bridges Preparatory School | |
|---|---|
 Bridges Prep logo | |
| Address | |
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555 Robert Smalls Parkway , , 29907 | |
| Coordinates | 32°24′54″N 80°44′53″W / 32.414950°N 80.748064°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public charter school |
| Opened | August 2013[1] |
| Status | Open |
| School district | South Carolina Public Charter School District |
| NCES District ID | 4503901 |
| School code | SC-4701-027 |
| CEEB code | 419399 |
| Principal, K-5 | Leon Lee |
| Principal, grades 9-12 | Daniel Tooman |
| Principal, grades 6-8 | Jeremiah Young |
| Head of school | Gary McCullough |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 1064 (2020-2021) |
| • Kindergarten | 66 |
| • Grade 1 | 69 |
| • Grade 2 | 65 |
| • Grade 3 | 69 |
| • Grade 4 | 68 |
| • Grade 5 | 69 |
| • Grade 6 | 68 |
| • Grade 7 | 65 |
| • Grade 8 | 46 |
| • Grade 9 | 35 |
| • Grade 10 | 44 |
| • Grade 11 | ~ |
| Average class size | 19-21 |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campuses | 2 |
| Campus size | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Dark blue and green |
| Athletics conference | South Carolina High School League |
| Sports |
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| Mascot | Buccaneer |
| Newspaper | Buccaneer Bulletin |
| Feeder schools | Beaufort County School District |
| Website | www |
Bridges Preparatory School is a public charter school within the South Carolina Public Charter School District, located in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. The school serves students from most parts of Beaufort County. It enrolled 700 students in the 2017–18 school year.[2][3][4]
Academics
[edit]According to data released by the South Carolina Department of Education Bridges Preparatory School showed 56 percent of elementary students achieved standards in English/language arts in 2015–16, seventh among 24 South Carolina Public Charter School District members offering elementary instruction. Math standards were met by 53 percent of students, ranking sixth.[5] In 2015–16, the average student-teacher ratio in core subjects was 15.90 students for every 1 teacher.[6]
Athletics
[edit]Bridges Prep competes at the Class A level in the South Carolina High School League. The school fields teams for boys in basketball, cross country, and soccer; and for girls in volleyball, basketball, cross country, and softball.
Campuses
[edit]Since Bridges Prep opened, they have used several different campuses for different groups of students. [7]
| School year | Boundary Street Campus | Green Street Campus | Celedon Club Campus | Port Royal Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 2nd–6th grade | K–1st grad | Not yet acquired | Not yet acquired |
| 2014–15 | 2nd–7th grade | K–1st grade | Not yet acquired | Not yet acquired |
| 2015–16 | 4th–8th grade | 2nd–3rd grade | K–1st grade | Not yet acquired |
| 2016–17 | 2nd–6th grade | 7th–9th grade | K–1st grade | Acquired, not built |
| 2017–18 | 2nd–7th | 8th–10th grade | K–1st grade | Acquired, not built |
| 2018–19 | 3rd–7th grade | Lease not renewed | K–2nd grade | 8th–11th grade |
| 2019-20 | 2nd-8th grade | - | K-1 | High school; in January, grades 5th through 8th moved into the new campus |
Boundary Street Campus
[edit]The Boundary Street Campus was the main campus of the school since its beginning in 2013. Located at 1100 Boundary Street in Downtown Beaufort, SC, the building was previously owned by the Boys and Girl's Club of the Lowcountry.[8] The City of Beaufort, SC bought the property from the school in December 2021, intending for it to become a Cybersecurity Education Center in conjuction with the University of South Carolina.[9]
Green Street Campus
[edit]The Green Street Campus was the secondary campus of the school, located at 1001 Hamar Street in downtown Beaufort. The building is owned by the City of Beaufort and leased to the school until the 2018-19 fiscal/school year, when the school ceased using the facility.[10][11][12][13][14] In the 2018-19 school year, the campus was reacquired on an emergency, temporary basis due to the fact that severe rain caused the new campus to flood, preventing them from paving.[15]
Celadon Campus
[edit]The Celadon Campus was located at the Old Celadon Club on Lady's Island,[16] until the school relocated the grades into the newly formed Port Royal Campus.
Port Royal Campus
[edit]In 2016, Bridges Preparatory School purchased 18 acres (7.3 ha) of land in Beaufort, on which they planned to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) school building for kindergarten through grade 12 students.[17] In October 2018, students in grades 8 to 11 were moved into "temporary modular classrooms" erected on the new campus property. On January 7, 2020, grades 5 through 8 were moved from the main campus to the new building. The school planned to move all grades by the 2020–2021 school year.[18] By 2024, all grade levels were in the campus, unifying the school into the final campus.
References
[edit]- ^ Shain, Jeff (24 January 2017). "Bridges Prep earns high marks on school's initial report card". Island Packet. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "About Bridges Prep - Bridges Preparatory School". Bridgesprep.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ McNabb, Matt (July 29, 2015). "Former James Island charter school principal to lead Bridges Prep". Hilton Head Island Packet. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Bridges Preparatory School". 843TV. WHHI-TV. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Shain, Jeff (January 24, 2017). "Bridges Prep earns high marks on school's initial report card". The Island Packet. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Bridges Preparatory School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Handbook" (PDF). www.bridgesprep.org. 2017.
- ^ "Main Campus - Bridges Preparatory School". www.bridgesprep.org.
- ^ "Former Beaufort Boys & Girls Club building to become cybersecurity education center". abcnews4.com.
- ^ "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2013" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2014" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2015" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2016" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2017" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bridges Prep moving kindergarten & 1st grade to Lady's Island – Beaufort South Carolina The Island News". yourislandnews.com.
- ^ Lurye, Rebecca (August 26, 2016). "Bridges Prep to Buy 18-Acre Site in Beaufort for New K-12 Campus". The Beaufort Gazette.
- ^ "New Campus Opens, Bridges Prep Upper School Students to Move to New Classrooms Monday Oct. 8" (PDF). Bridges Preparatory School. October 3, 2018.
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