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Year Founded

1980

School Calendar

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Student Body

Total Students

41 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 12%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

5 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Bridge School is an independent, state approved, not-for-profit, elementary school located in Middlebury, Vermont, in a former dairy barn.
Bridge School values respect for individuals in an environment of kindness and helping others.
This is promoted by many mixed-age classes, choices, the arts, and the children having the same group of teachers for all of their seven years.
The school is governed by the teachers and a parent advisory board.
Many parents volunteer at the school in a variety of capacities, from classroom assistants to morning greeters.

School Motto: Nurtures children's development as inquisitive scholars and kindhearted community members.

Bridge School is an independent, state approved, not-for-profit, elementary school located in Middlebury, Vermont, in a former dairy barn.
Bridge School values respect for individuals in an environment of kindness and helping others.
This is promoted by many mixed-age classes, choices, the arts, and the children having the same group of teachers for all of their seven years.
The school is governed by the teachers and a parent advisory board.
Many parents volunteer at the school in a variety of capacities, from classroom assistants to morning greeters.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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