Great Bridge Middle

Summary:

Great Bridge Middle is a public middle school in Chesapeake, Virginia, serving 1,223 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, which is ranked 29th out of 130 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Bridge Middle consistently performs above the state and district averages in various SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, with 98.67% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in SOL/Geometry, compared to 99.25% for the Chesapeake City Public Schools district and 96.66% for the state of Virginia. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with 68.03% White, 8.34% African American, 10.14% Hispanic, and 4.42% Asian students, which is higher than some nearby schools like Hickory Middle, which has a student population that is 74.18% White. Great Bridge Middle has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including Female Students, Asian Students, African American Students, and Hispanic Students, and it ranked 38th out of 402 Virginia middle schools for Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Great Bridge Middle outperforms the district and state averages in many academic areas, some nearby schools within the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, such as Greenbrier Middle and Hickory Middle, also demonstrate strong academic performance. Additionally, the nearby schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools district have varying levels of socioeconomic diversity, with schools like Indian River Middle having significantly higher percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to Great Bridge Middle. Great Bridge Middle has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 100 Virginia middle schools over the past several years, and it has a significant population of military-connected students, ranking 23rd out of 123 Virginia middle schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 441 Battlefield Blvd S
       Chesapeake, VA  23322


(757) 482-5128

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
29th of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,495 Help


Feeder schools for Great Bridge Middle:

Elementary:    Cedar Road Elementary
    Great Bridge Intermediate
    Great Bridge Primary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  1,223

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.0%
Hispanic:
10.1%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.4% Help


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Compare Details Great Bridge Middle ranks better than 93% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks 2nd among 10 ranked middle schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.81. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Great Bridge Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Chesapeake City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Great Bridge Middle is $8,495. 8 middle schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Great Bridge Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Bridge Middle 29th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Great Bridge Middle in the ranking list.)

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Chesapeake City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chesapeake City Public Schools 29th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Great Bridge Middle

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Rank History for all students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 82.06 24th 340 92.9%
2006 84.77 16th 383 95.8%
2007 84.46 12th 387 96.9%
2008 80.56 19th 391 95.1%
2009 79.78 17th 390 95.6%
2010 76.96 28th 408 93.1%
2011 77.60 33rd 413 92.0%
2012 75.58 42nd 413 89.8%
2013 81.37 28th 416 93.3%
2014 70.30 75th 416 82.0%
2015 80.97 30th 412 92.7%
2016 80.35 34th 409 91.7%
2017 79.96 45th 415 89.2%
2018 80.21 29th 413 93.0%
2019 82.09 25th 424 94.1%
2021 66.93 95th 419 77.3%
2022 77.73 53rd 415 87.2%
2023 80.47 50th 422 88.2%
2024 83.81 29th 417 93.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 49.08 118th 231 48.9%
2024 75.03 41st 237 82.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 83.19 38th 402 90.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.72 39th 411 90.5%
2024 83.46 26th 407 93.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 88.13 21st 278 92.4%
2024 75.53 49th 281 82.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.69 38th 114 66.7%
2024 69.34 23rd 123 81.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.84 71st 409 82.6%
2024 83.17 31st 407 92.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.29 72nd 132 45.5%
2024 76.54 13th 128 89.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.33 23rd 298 92.3%
2024 88.32 12th 299 96.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.86 25th 275 90.9%
2024 87.73 12th 272 95.6%
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Rank History for White students at Great Bridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.51 81st 402 79.9%
2024 74.01 71st 396 82.1%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Great Bridge Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1408 1408
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1524 1524
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1638 1638
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1669 1669
1993 1102 178 12 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1306
1994 1223 177 13 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1429
1995 1421 207 27 17 4 n/a n/a 0 1676
1996 1421 207 27 17 4 n/a n/a 0 1676
1997 1073 94 19 8 2 n/a n/a 0 1196
1998 1124 95 20 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1252
1999 1146 98 21 12 5 n/a n/a 0 1282
2000 1161 104 14 16 6 n/a n/a -4 1297
2001 1174 122 13 17 7 n/a n/a 0 1333
2002 1206 110 20 18 1 n/a n/a 1 1356
2003 1206 110 20 18 1 n/a n/a 1 1356
2004 1209 144 29 22 3 n/a n/a 1 1408
2005 1198 137 24 30 1 n/a n/a 5 1395
2006 1167 126 31 38 3 n/a n/a 15 1380
2007 1121 112 45 38 4 n/a n/a 13 1333
2008 1104 125 45 40 7 n/a n/a 20 1341
2009 1060 147 43 33 5 n/a n/a 28 1316
2010 1017 136 35 28 3 n/a n/a 26 1245
2011 910 110 18 58 4 4 67 0 1171
2012 986 112 20 59 6 2 65 0 1250
2013 996 100 32 55 6 8 68 0 1265
2014 1009 112 36 67 7 7 73 0 1311
2015 973 108 36 82 5 6 73 0 1283
2016 966 114 41 71 4 4 72 0 1272
2017 1019 130 49 88 6 2 92 0 1386
2018 1008 124 53 115 5 0 92 0 1397
2019 979 110 49 129 6 0 96 0 1369
2020 937 123 50 130 6 1 105 0 1352
2021 849 115 55 122 6 2 104 0 1253
2022 796 112 56 134 5 4 99 0 1206
2023 832 102 54 124 4 2 105 0 1223

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Great Bridge Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1408 68.1 20.6 n/a
1990 1524 72.0 21.1 n/a
1991 1638 79.0 20.7 n/a
1992 1669 80.5 20.7 n/a
1993 1306 66.8 19.6 n/a
1994 1429 96.2 n/a 5.9
1995 1676 n/a 0.0 6.2
1996 1676 n/a 0.0 6.2
1997 1196 n/a 0.0 4.8
1998 1252 n/a 0.0 3.6
1999 1282 77.0 16.6 5.7
2000 1297 n/a 0.0 5.1
2001 1333 79.6 16.7 5.6
2002 1356 89.0 15.2 5.4
2003 1356 89.0 15.2 5.4
2004 1408 85.5 16.5 5
2005 1395 80.5 17.3 6
2006 1380 86.0 16.0 6.5
2007 1333 76.0 17.5 6.1
2008 1341 66.5 20.2 6.1
2009 1316 65.9 20.0 8.5
2010 1245 66.0 18.8 9.8
2011 1171 66.1 17.6 10.6
2012 1250 78.5 15.9 9.9
2013 1265 78.6 16.0 9.6
2014 1311 79.0 16.5 10.5
2015 1283 79.0 16.2 10.2
2016 1272 78.0 16.3 10.1
2017 1386 79.9 17.3 12.6
2018 1397 84.1 16.6 13.3
2019 1369 86.7 15.7 13.8
2020 1352 86.7 15.5 16.6
2021 1253 83.2 15.0 n/a
2022 1206 87.1 13.8 18.6
2023 1223 85.2 14.3 16.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Great Bridge Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1408 68.1 20.6 n/a
1990 1524 72.0 21.1 n/a
1991 1638 79.0 20.7 n/a
1992 1669 80.5 20.7 n/a
1993 1306 66.8 19.6 n/a
1994 1429 96.2 n/a 5.9
1995 1676 n/a 0.0 6.2
1996 1676 n/a 0.0 6.2
1997 1196 n/a 0.0 4.8
1998 1252 n/a 0.0 3.6
1999 1282 77.0 16.6 5.7
2000 1297 n/a 0.0 5.1
2001 1333 79.6 16.7 5.6
2002 1356 89.0 15.2 5.4
2003 1356 89.0 15.2 5.4
2004 1408 85.5 16.5 5
2005 1395 80.5 17.3 6
2006 1380 86.0 16.0 6.5
2007 1333 76.0 17.5 6.1
2008 1341 66.5 20.2 6.1
2009 1316 65.9 20.0 8.5
2010 1245 66.0 18.8 9.8
2011 1171 66.1 17.6 10.6
2012 1250 78.5 15.9 9.9
2013 1265 78.6 16.0 9.6
2014 1311 79.0 16.5 10.5
2015 1283 79.0 16.2 10.2
2016 1272 78.0 16.3 10.1
2017 1386 79.9 17.3 12.6
2018 1397 84.1 16.6 13.3
2019 1369 86.7 15.7 13.8
2020 1352 86.7 15.5 16.6
2021 1253 83.2 15.0 n/a
2022 1206 87.1 13.8 18.6
2023 1223 85.2 14.3 16.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Great Bridge Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $264 (2.9%) $8,758 (97.1%) $9,022
2020 $214 (2.7%) $7,598 (97.3%) $7,812
2021 $193 (2.3%) $8,301 (97.7%) $8,495

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Great Bridge Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 25th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 50th of 422 Middle schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Great Bridge Middle)8270.8
 11.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Chesapeake City Public Schools)7862.2
 15.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Great Bridge Middle)9187.5
 3.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Chesapeake City Public Schools)8177.1
 3.9%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Great Bridge Middle)9185.2
 5.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Chesapeake City Public Schools)8163.7
 17.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Great Bridge Middle)9489.5
 4.5%
   7th Grade English Reading (Chesapeake City Public Schools)8378.8
 4.2%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Great Bridge Middle)8874.5
 13.5%
   8th Grade Writing (Chesapeake City Public Schools)7663.7
 12.3%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Great Bridge Middle)9050.3
 39.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chesapeake City Public Schools)8464.1
 19.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Great Bridge Middle)9679.2
 16.8%
   8th Grade Science (Chesapeake City Public Schools)8569
 16%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Great Bridge Middle)9383.5
 9.5%
   8th Grade English Reading (Chesapeake City Public Schools)8174.9
 6.1%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Great Bridge Middle)10095
 5%
   End of Course Geometry (Chesapeake City Public Schools)9288
 4%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Great Bridge Middle)9893
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Chesapeake City Public Schools)9187
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13691223
 10.7%
African American110102
 7.3%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian4954
 10.2%
Hispanic129124
 3.9%
Pacific Islander02
White979832
 15%
Two or More Races96105
 9.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13.8%16.4%
 2.5%


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Yes. Great Bridge Middle ranks in the top 7.0% of Virginia middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,223 students attended Great Bridge Middle.

Students at Great Bridge Middle are 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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