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Enrollment
1,178
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144005031
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE
5600 TINY RD, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 905-3710 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,178 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Florida public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
132 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 372 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 453 | 38% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE→WINDERMERE HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 82.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE this school | 1,178 | 11.2% | 77.9% |
| CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 1,365 | 17.1% | 67.8% |
| WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 1,646 | 10.7% | 81.5% |
| MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL LUTZ | 1,104 | 15.9% | 81.0% |
| RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL LITHIA | 1,373 | 14.3% | 77.8% |
| HAMLIN MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 953 | 8.7% | 72.2% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #43 of 560 | #2 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #60 of 560 ▼ 5 | #4 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #77 of 560 ▼ 29 | #6 of 41 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,178 | #64 of 584 | #6 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #393 of 547 | #33 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #207 of 553 | #19 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #554 of 565 | #41 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.7% | #4 of 379 | #1 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,178
-622 (-35%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 1,406
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,178 | 57 | 20.7:1 | 11% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 1,184 | 59 | 20.1:1 | 14% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 1,210 | 51 | 23.7:1 | 18% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 1,800 | 96 | 18.8:1 | 23% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 2,253 | 115 | 19.6:1 | 26% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 1,559 | 80 | 19.5:1 | 30% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 1,406 | 72 | 19.5:1 | 30% (423) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE.
About BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE
In WINTER GARDEN, Florida, BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its 1,178 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students.
A total of 272 schools make up ORANGE, with 207,778 students enrolled.
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE's enrollment is 52% White. Other groups make up 31% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 42% of Orange County residents are White. BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 57 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.7:1. That ratio is over the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Around 11% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Orange County is 39%.
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.9%) and its predicted rate (75.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is among the 286 public schools in Orange County.
The nearest other public school, KEENES CROSSING ELEMENTARY, is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE as Rural: Fringe.
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE saw enrollment fall 35% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 18.8:1 to 20.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,064 students
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,013 students
- HAMLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 953 students
Other Bridgewater Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bridgewater Middle. BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is the largest of the 2.
- Bridgewater Middle SchoolBridgewater, MA · 828 students
Nearby schools
- KEENES CROSSING ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 954
- INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 889
- WINDERMERE HIGH1.9 mi · 3,217
- SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 726
- HAMLIN MIDDLE2.3 mi · 953
- WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEHow many students attend BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE?
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,178 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE serve?
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE.
How diverse is BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE?
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE reports a student body of 52% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE in?
BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.