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.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Chesapeake City Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
29th of 417 Virginia Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,495
Feeder schools for Great Bridge Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.3
Number of students: 1,223
Racial breakdown:
White:
68.0%
Hispanic:
10.1%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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African American:
8.3%
Asian:
4.4%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.4%
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