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What's one thing BRIDGE CITY MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
715
Middle
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGE CITY ISD·NCES 481131000608
Bridge City Middle School
300 BOWER DR, BRIDGE CITY, TX 77611 · (409) 735-1700 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
277 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
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 | 224 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · 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 City Middle School→Bridge City High School
Based on grade levels within BRIDGE CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 34.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 City Middle School
Bridge City Middle School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge City Middle School this school | 715 | 38.7% | 40.1% |
| Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School BURLESON | 654 | 37.3% | 54.9% |
| Canton Junior High School CANTON | 557 | 40.0% | 56.4% |
| Acton Middle School GRANBURY | 938 | 42.4% | 56.0% |
| Mt Valley Middle School CANYON LAKE | 781 | 40.8% | 58.8% |
| Azle Elementary School AZLE | 606 | 40.3% | 40.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #939 of 1,635 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,046 of 1,670 ▲ 272 | #3 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #880 of 1,670 ▼ 62 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #697 of 1,570 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #720 of 1,749 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,353 of 1,542 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #1,008 of 1,543 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #1,346 of 1,648 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #216 of 437 | 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
715
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 715 | 41.2 | 17.4:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 41.9 | 17.2:1 | 42% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 42.6 | 16.3:1 | 40% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 36% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 41.7 | 15.3:1 | 46% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 35% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 34% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 22% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridge City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (637 to 715); teachers down 1% (41.7 to 41.2).
About Bridge City Middle School
Bridge City Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in BRIDGE CITY, Texas, administered by BRIDGE CITY ISD. School enrollment was 715 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Bridge City Middle School falls under BRIDGE CITY ISD, which has 4 schools enrolling 3,157 students.
A majority of students at Bridge City Middle School, 70%, are White. Next come 22% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Bridge City Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Its 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.4:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. Public schools in Orange County average 56%.
Bridge City Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Bridge City Middle School is 57.1%. It actually posts 40.1%, which is 17.1 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, median household income is about $72,104, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 25 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 15,100 students.
Bridge City High School is the public school closest to Bridge City Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Bridge City Middle School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.8% on proficiency, and Bridge City Middle School is below that at 40.1%.
Bridge City Middle School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 709 in 2020-21 and 715 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,307
Census ACS
Median income
$72,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRIDGE CITY ISD
- Bridge City High SchoolHigh · 891 students
- Bridge City Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Bridge City Intermediate SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Jefferson County Youth AcademyHigh
Other schools in BRIDGE CITY
- Bridge City High SchoolHigh · 891 students
- Bridge City Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Bridge City Intermediate SchoolElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Bridge City High School0.2 mi · 891
- Bridge City Elementary School2.0 mi · 813
- Bridge City Intermediate School2.0 mi · 738
- Orangefield High School3.6 mi · 563
- Orangefield Elementary School3.7 mi · 828
- Orangefield Junior High School3.7 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Bridge City Middle SchoolHow large is Bridge City Middle School?
Bridge City Middle School enrolls approximately 715 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bridge City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bridge City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bridge City Middle School have?
Bridge City Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bridge City Middle School?
At Bridge City Middle School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bridge City Middle School public or private?
Bridge City Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRIDGE CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.