BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE

BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE operates as a mid-sized 6-8 campus in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 1,178 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE sits 48% above that benchmark.

Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

The closest other public school is KEENES CROSSING ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 77.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE has contracted 48%, going from 2,253 students in 2018 to 1,178 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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