Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium: Full Guide

Location: Windsor, CA

Are you a student or parent at Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium? Want to understand how to get the most out of high school?

We've written the best guide to Bridges Community Based School available. Here we'll cover:

Breakdowns of student ethnicity, gender, and family income
How safe Bridges Community Based School is to attend
SAT/ACT/AP scores earned by Bridges Community Based School students
Which AP/IB classes you can take at Bridges Community Based School
Every sports team you can join at Bridges Community Based School

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Basic Information

Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium is a public school, supporting grades 2 to 12 . It's located in Windsor, CA in Sonoma County.

Based on its location, Bridges Community Based School is classified as a school in a large suburb. Here's the location on a map:

Contact Information

Mailing address:

Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium
9291 Old Redwood Hwy
Windsor, CA 95492

Phone number: 7078377152

Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium homepage: www.wusd.org

Principal: Vicki Long
Email the principal: [email protected]

Student Demographics

Student Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium is 41 students, making it a small high school, in the bottom 25% of all California high schools by size.

With at most a few dozen students in your class, you'll get to know most other Bridges Community Based School students well. But the small student body size may mean that you won't get access to the full range of activities and classes that other high schools offer.

If you find that your interests aren't well served by Bridges Community Based School, consider transferring to a larger high school if possible, or find ways to supplement your interests in your community or on the Internet.

Growth in Student Body Size

Is Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium growing or shrinking? This will help you see trends in where the school is headed.

From our calculations, the enrollment at Bridges Community Based School has decreased over the past few years. We calculate this by comparing enrollment in grades 9 to 12.

	Male Students	Female Students	All Students
9^th grade	4	2	6
10^th grade	2	1	3
11^th grade	1	0	1
12^th grade	6	2	8

As you can see in the table above, the senior class is 2 students larger than the freshman class. This suggests that Bridges Community Based School is shrinking in size and taking on fewer students.

There are a few reasons this can happen. The population of Windsor could be decreasing, thus sending fewer students into Bridges Community Based School. Alternatively, other schools (like charter or private schools) might be appearing, drawing students away.

Gender Split

Are there more boys or girls at Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium?

From our statistics, Bridges Community Based School has a 73:27 split between male and female students in the high school grades.

There is a large male majority at Bridges Community Based School, and much more than you would expect from the general population in Sonoma County. As a result, it'll feel like there are a lot more girls than boys in your classes.

Sometimes this imbalance can result from random chance and may not suggest anything about Bridges Community Based School. In other cases, the school might preferentially select for males. For example, in our data we find that continuation high schools unfortunately seem to be male-dominated. In yet other cases, other neighboring schools might attract female students, drawing them away from Bridges Community Based School.

If the male majority is concerning to you, we suggest contacting Bridges Community Based School administration and asking if they have any thoughts about why there's a gender imbalance. Their phone number is 7078377152.

Ethnicity Breakdown

What's the racial diversity at Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium? Does one ethnicity make up most of the student body, or is it fairly balanced?

From our statistics, Bridges Community Based School has a diverse student body. No single ethnicity composes more than 50% of all students, which means you'll be surrounded by a diverse set of students in class. Only a third of California schools show this much diversity.

The most common ethnicity at Bridges Community Based School is Hispanic. In California, 51.5% of all students are Hispanic, making it the most common ethnicity. Even though Bridges Community Based School is relatively diverse, students of Hispanic descent are the most common ethnicity here.

	Percentage	Number
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0%	0
Asian	2.4%	1
Hispanic	43.9%	18
Black	0.0%	0
White	41.4%	17
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0.0%	0
Two or more races	12.1%	5

High schools usually reflect the population in the surrounding area, so the ethnicities of students likely resembles those of Windsor. If you'd like to see how other nearby schools look in diversity, just google "[name of school] prepscholar" to find our guide to that specific school.

Income Level of Bridges Community Based School Families

What are the family incomes of students at Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium? To determine this, we look at the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunches, a classification by the US federal government.

To qualify for a reduced price meal, family income needs to be below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $45,000 or below.

To qualify for a free meal, family income needs to be below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $32,000 or below.

The lower the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced price meals, the higher the income levels are likely to be.

At Bridges Community Based School, 7.3% of students qualify for reduced-price lunches, and 31.7% qualify for free lunches.

This means Bridges Community Based School has a low poverty level. The overwhelming majority of students at Bridges Community Based School don't qualify for free or reduced price lunches. Windsor is thus likely to be an affluent community, with quite high family incomes.

	Number	Percent
Reduced-price lunches	3	7.3%
Free lunches	13	31.7%
Do not qualify for reduced-price or free lunches	25	60.9%

As with ethnicity, this likely reflects the surrounding community in Windsor and doesn't speak much about the school itself.

Because Bridges Community Based School is in the top quartile of schools by family income, it's likely to be well-funded relative to other high schools in California. This means you'll likely have access to advanced coursework like AP/IB classes and better-funded extracurriculars and sports.

It's still up to you, though, to take advantage of the resources Bridges Community Based School has to offer. If you work hard and spend your time effectively, you'll likely be well positioned to succeed in college and beyond.

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School Safety

How safe is Bridges Community Based School, North County Consortium to attend? Can you expect a lot of conflict as a student here?

To study this, we look at disciplinary data for two types of incidents at Bridges Community Based School: referrals to law enforcement (when incidents are reported to police), and arrests.

These are the most serious disciplinary actions available to school administration and are more severe than suspensions or expulsions. Suspensions are often discretionary and can be given just for being disruptive in class. In contrast, law enforcement referrals and arrests often indicate incidents that put the safety of other Bridges Community Based School students at risk.

Compare this school with other high schools in the same school district, using the following table:

Windsor Unified School District Safety

School Name	Total Referred	Total Arrests	Enrollment
Windsor High	63	0	1687
Windsor Oaks Academy	18	0	87

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