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Enrollment
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Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002402
New Bridge Middle
401 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 346-5144 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
188 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 82%
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 | 171 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
66.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 New Bridge Middle
New Bridge Middle's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bridge Middle this school | 482 | 39.0% | 67.3% |
| Orange Middle Hillsborough | 514 | 43.4% | 62.2% |
| Tucker Creek Middle Havelock | 478 | 44.6% | 70.8% |
| Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville | 540 | 49.6% | 63.4% |
| Lakeshore Middle Mooresville | 531 | 40.5% | 54.5% |
| East Cary Middle Cary | 597 | 36.2% | 70.5% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 New Bridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #72 of 463 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #75 of 461 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #63 of 463 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #318 of 478 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #263 of 456 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #246 of 456 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #413 of 472 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #296 of 300 | N/A |
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
482
+56 (+13%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 40% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 31.5 | 15.4:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 34% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 28% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 27% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Bridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (485 to 482); teachers down 8% (31.5 to 29).
About New Bridge Middle
Families in Jacksonville, North Carolina, are served by New Bridge Middle, a small middle school. The school's 482 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
New Bridge Middle is among 39 schools run by Onslow County Schools, which serves 27,397 students.
White students are the majority at New Bridge Middle, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 9% multiracial. Onslow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.6:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. Among public schools in Onslow County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
New Bridge Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at New Bridge Middle are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.3% actual, 66.9% predicted).
Onslow County census figures show that the median household income is $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 42 public schools in Onslow County, enrolling about 27,501 students in all.
The closest other public school is Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology, about 0.7 miles away. New Bridge Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.6% on proficiency, and New Bridge Middle is above that at 67.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, New Bridge Middle is City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 482, a 13% rise from 426 in 2020-21.
Discussions about New Bridge Middle may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Nearby schools
- Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology0.7 mi · 104
- Clyde Erwin Elementary0.8 mi · 283
- Onslow Virtual School1.3 mi · 421
- Northwoods Elementary1.5 mi · 439
- Northwoods Park Middle1.6 mi · 633
- Bell Fork Elementary1.9 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About New Bridge MiddleHow large is New Bridge Middle?
New Bridge Middle enrolls approximately 482 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does New Bridge Middle serve?
New Bridge Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does New Bridge Middle have?
New Bridge Middle employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is New Bridge Middle?
New Bridge Middle reports a student body of 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is New Bridge Middle public or private?
New Bridge Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.