Bridges Preparatory School

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]

Bridges Preparatory School
BPS Logo
Bridges Prep Logo
Address
555 Robert Smalls Parkway

South Carolina Lowcountry

Beaufort, South Carolina
,
Beaufort County, South Carolina
,
South Carolina
29907

United States
Coordinates32.414950°N 80.748064°W / 32.414950; -80.748064
Information
TypePublic Charter School
OpenedAugust 2013[1]
StatusOpen
School districtSouth Carolina Public Charter School District
NCES District ID4503901
School codeSC-4701-027
CEEB code419399
Principal, K-5Leon Lee
Principal, Grades 9-12Daniel Tooman
Principal, 6-8Jeremiah Young
Head of schoolGary McCullough
GradesK–12
Enrollment1064 (2020-2021)
 • Kindergarten66
 • Grade 169
 • Grade 265
 • Grade 369
 • Grade 468
 • Grade 569
 • Grade 668
 • Grade 765
 • Grade 846
 • Grade 935
 • Grade 1044
 • Grade 11~
Average class size19-21
Hours in school day7
Campuses2
Campus size18 acres (7.3 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Dark Blue and Green
Athletics conferenceSouth Carolina High School League
Sports
MascotBuccaneer
NewspaperBuccaneer Bulletin
Feeder schoolsBeaufort County School District
Websitewww.bridgesprep.org

Academics

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

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, softball.

Campuses

Since Bridges Prep opened, they have used several different campuses for different sections of students. [7]

School Year Boundary Street Campus Green Street Campus Celedon Club Campus Port Royal Campus
2013–14 2nd–6th Grades K–1st Grades Not Yet Acquired Not Yet Acquired
2014–15 2nd–7th Grades K–1st Grades Not yet acquired Not Yet Acquired
2015–16 4th–8th Grades 2nd–3rd Grades K–1st Grade Not Yet Acquired
2016–17 2nd–6th Grades 7th–9th Grade K–1st Grade Acquired, not built
2017–18 2nd–7th 8th–10th Grade K–1st Grade Acquire, Not Built
2018–19 3rd–7th Grade Lease Not Renewed K–2nd Grade 8th–11th Grade
2019-20 2nd-8th - K-1 High School/ in January grades 5th through 8th moved into the new campus

Boundary Street Campus

The Boundary Street Campus has been 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]

Green Street Campus

The green Street Campus was the Secondary Campus of the School located at 1001 Hamar Street in Downtown Beaufort SC. 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.[9][10][11][12][13] 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[14]

Celadon Campus

The Celadon Campus is located at the Old Celadon Club on Lady's Island, South Carolina.[15]

Port Royal Campus

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 its kindergarten through grade 12 students.[16] 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 5th through 8th were moved from the main campus to the new building. The school plans to move all grades by the 2020–2021 school year.[17]

References
  1. Shain, Jeff (24 January 2017). "Bridges Prep earns high marks on school's initial report card". Island Packet. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. "About Bridges Prep - Bridges Preparatory School". Bridgesprep.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. McNabb, Matt (July 29, 2015). "Former James Island charter school principal to lead Bridges Prep". Hilton Head Island Packet. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. "Bridges Preparatory School". 843TV. WHHI-TV. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  5. Shain, Jeff (January 24, 2017). "Bridges Prep earns high marks on school's initial report card". The Island Packet. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  6. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Bridges Preparatory School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. "Handbook" (PDF). www.bridgesprep.org. 2017.
  8. "Main Campus - Bridges Preparatory School". www.bridgesprep.org.
  9. "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2013" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  10. "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2014" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  11. "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2015" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  12. "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2016" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  13. "Bridges Preparatory School/Beaufort County Lease from 2017" (PDF). Beaufort County, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  14. "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)
  15. "Bridges Prep moving kindergarten & 1st grade to Lady's Island – Beaufort South Carolina The Island News". yourislandnews.com.
  16. Lurye, Rebecca (August 26, 2016). "Bridges Prep to Buy 18-Acre Site in Beaufort for New K-12 Campus". The Beaufort Gazette.
  17. "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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