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Enrollment
458
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGE CREEK·NCES 400540001674
Bridge Creek Middle School
2209 East Sooner Road, Blanchard, OK 73010 · (405) 387-9681 · Grady County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
202 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 68%
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 | 170 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 31% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 73% · 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
Bridge Creek Middle School→Bridge Creek High School
Based on grade levels within BRIDGE CREEK. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
40.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Bridge Creek Middle School
Bridge Creek Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Creek Middle School this school | 458 | 44.1% | 33.7% |
| Lindsay Middle School Lindsay | 313 | 41.2% | 32.3% |
| Blanchard Middle School Blanchard | 454 | 37.7% | 40.1% |
| Perkins-Tryon Middle School PERKINS | 330 | 49.4% | 22.3% |
| Mustang Middle School Mustang | 695 | 44.5% | 37.4% |
| Cushing Middle School Cushing | 488 | 50.4% | 28.3% |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Bridge Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Grady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #74 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #33 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #98 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #114 of 356 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #152 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #195 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #259 of 308 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.4% | #15 of 89 | 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
458
+75 (+20%) vs 2020
+85% since 2000-01, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 458 | 27.1 | 16.9:1 | 44% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 25.2 | 16.5:1 | 48% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 21.8 | 18.4:1 | 40% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 21.2 | 16.3:1 | 47% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 48% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 28% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridge Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (346 to 458); teachers up 28% (21.2 to 27.1).
About Bridge Creek Middle School
Bridge Creek Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Blanchard, Oklahoma. It serves 458 students in grades 6 through 8.
BRIDGE CREEK (4 schools, 1,929 students) runs Bridge Creek Middle School.
At Bridge Creek Middle School, White students make up 64% of the student body. It is also 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. For comparison, the population of Grady County is roughly 80% White. Bridge Creek Middle School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.9:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 44%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Grady County is 11 points.
allk12 grades Bridge Creek Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 40.5% for a school in Oklahoma with Bridge Creek Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bridge Creek Middle School posts 33.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Grady County show that the median household income is $75,419, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Bridge Creek Middle School is one of 33 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Bridge Creek High School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bridge Creek Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 75 more students in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.2:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Grady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,606
Census ACS
Median income
$75,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
9,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRIDGE CREEK
- Bridge Creek High SchoolHigh · 559 students
- Bridge Creek Early ChildhoodElementary · 492 students
- Bridge Creek Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Blanchard
- Blanchard High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Bridge Creek High SchoolHigh · 559 students
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Bridge Creek Early ChildhoodElementary · 492 students
- Blanchard Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Blanchard Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Bridge Creek High School0.1 mi · 559
- Bridge Creek Early Childhood0.2 mi · 492
- Bridge Creek Intermediate Elementary School0.2 mi · 420
- Tuttle Intermediate Elementary School5.9 mi · 266
- Tuttle Early Childhood Center6.0 mi · 237
- Tuttle Middle School6.1 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Bridge Creek Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bridge Creek Middle School?
Bridge Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bridge Creek Middle School serve?
Bridge Creek Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bridge Creek Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Bridge Creek Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bridge Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Bridge Creek Middle School are roughly 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Bridge Creek Middle School?
Bridge Creek Middle School is overseen by BRIDGE CREEK in Grady County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.