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Which teacher or staff member at BRIDGER MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
744
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548000709
BRIDGER MIDDLE
18200 E M-78 HWY, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057 · (816) 521-5375 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
538 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 744 | 100% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 52% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.3pp since 2021
Math
49.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 24.3% | 41.1% | 21.1% |
| Math | 27.8% | 21.9% | 28.1% | 22.1% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 50.2% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 42.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 BRIDGER MIDDLE
BRIDGER MIDDLE's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGER MIDDLE this school | 744 | 72.3% | 43.0% |
| BINGHAM MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE | 730 | 76.4% | 31.6% |
| PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE | 731 | 64.4% | 37.8% |
| MAPLE PARK MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 585 | 63.4% | 31.7% |
| EAST MIDDLE JOPLIN | 592 | 69.9% | 37.0% |
| MIDDLE SCH. NEOSHO | 702 | 65.4% | 31.7% |
Matched among Missouri 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 BRIDGER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #162 of 379 | #14 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #136 of 380 ▼ 20 | #13 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #223 of 380 ▼ 16 | #15 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #143 of 364 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #61 of 397 | #10 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #289 of 321 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #19 of 321 | #6 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #75 of 379 | #15 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #118 of 224 | #12 of 22 |
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
744
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,151
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 744 | 47.5 | 15.7:1 | 72% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 47.7 | 14.6:1 | 71% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 46.4 | 16.6:1 | 65% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 73% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 831 | 46.5 | 17.9:1 | 69% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 67% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 46 | 19.8:1 | 58% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 926 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 33% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 1,151 | 61 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIDGER MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (831 to 744); teachers up 2% (46.5 to 47.5).
About BRIDGER MIDDLE
BRIDGER MIDDLE is a large middle school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, under INDEPENDENCE 30. The school enrolls 744 students in grade 6. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 461.
BRIDGER MIDDLE sits within INDEPENDENCE 30, which has 29 schools and 14,272 students.
The student body at BRIDGER MIDDLE is 50% White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. Among all residents of Jackson County, the White share is about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
BRIDGER MIDDLE has 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Missouri. The school has 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
After adjusting for student poverty, BRIDGER MIDDLE lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%; the prediction is 32.8%.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $68,577 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 244 public schools with about 105,714 students, including BRIDGER MIDDLE.
BINGHAM MIDDLE is the nearest public school to BRIDGER MIDDLE, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, BRIDGER MIDDLE ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 752 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 744.
On allk12, people connected to BRIDGER MIDDLE can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE 30
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- VAN HORN HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
- BINGHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT OSAGE HIGHHigh · 1,545 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
- BINGHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
Nearby schools
- BINGHAM MIDDLE0.2 mi · 730
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE0.5 mi · 731
- BLACKBURN ELEM.0.7 mi · 363
- LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 263
- GLENDALE ELEM.1.4 mi · 417
- SPRING BRANCH ELEM.1.6 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About BRIDGER MIDDLEHow large is BRIDGER MIDDLE?
BRIDGER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 744 students in grades 06-06.
What age range does BRIDGER MIDDLE serve?
BRIDGER MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at BRIDGER MIDDLE?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at BRIDGER MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at BRIDGER MIDDLE?
Student demographics at BRIDGER MIDDLE are roughly 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees BRIDGER MIDDLE?
BRIDGER MIDDLE is overseen by INDEPENDENCE 30 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.