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Schools in Bridgewater

Bridgewater’s public schools

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bridgewater. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 4% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
328 students on the public path
In brief

Bridgewater’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bridgewater’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bridgewater, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3A−
6–8Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04in EmeryB
9–12Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01in EmeryA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 328 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,596SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51% · 170 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 170 students tested

Bridgewater vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Bridgewater’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bridgewater—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3

Every school in Bridgewater

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bridgewaterby address
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
143 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Bridgewaterin other towns
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Emery
B
85 students13:1Rate it →
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Emery
A
100 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Bridgewater’s schools

Are Bridgewater’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bridgewater. Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bridgewater. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bridgewater in?

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3.

Where do Bridgewater kids go to high school?

Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.