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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000456
Great Bridge Intermediate
253 West Hanbury Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322 · (757) 482-4405 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Virginia public elementary 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
117 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 239 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 253 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 236 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
88.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Great Bridge Intermediate
Great Bridge Intermediate's state test result (88.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bridge Intermediate this school | 728 | 16.1% | 88.0% |
| Hickory Elementary Chesapeake | 695 | 15.7% | 87.5% |
| Grange Hall Elementary Moseley | 724 | 15.9% | 84.0% |
| Three Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 706 | 17.4% | 85.3% |
| Thoroughgood Elementary Virginia Beach | 767 | 18.4% | 87.4% |
| Southeastern Elementary Chesapeake | 828 | 13.3% | 84.6% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Great Bridge Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #92 of 1,101 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #105 of 1,111 ▼ 66 | #4 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #183 of 1,111 ▼ 112 | #4 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #159 of 1,176 | #12 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,073 of 1,105 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #793 of 1,106 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.1% | #1,056 of 1,157 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #152 of 324 | #6 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
728
+74 (+11%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 728 | 39.9 | 18.2:1 | 16% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 38.5 | 18.9:1 | 20% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 36.5 | 19.1:1 | 19% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 37 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 34.5 | 19.5:1 | 19% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 15% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 38 | 20.2:1 | 6% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Bridge Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (674 to 728); teachers up 16% (34.5 to 39.9).
About Great Bridge Intermediate
Great Bridge Intermediate is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Chesapeake, Virginia. The school has 728 students in 2024-25 across grades 3 through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Great Bridge Intermediate sits within Chesapeake City Public Schools, which has 45 schools and 40,607 students.
The largest group at Great Bridge Intermediate is White students, at 70%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Chesapeake city residents are about 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Great Bridge Intermediate scores 48%.
The school has 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 4.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Great Bridge Intermediate, 16% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Chesapeake city report 49%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Great Bridge Intermediate outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Great Bridge Intermediate would score about 83.7%. It scores 88.0%, 4.3 points above that figure.
Chesapeake city is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $95,373, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chesapeake city's 50 public schools enroll about 40,607 students and include Great Bridge Intermediate.
The closest school to Great Bridge Intermediate is Great Bridge High, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Great Bridge Intermediate ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Great Bridge Intermediate is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
An 11% rise took enrollment from 654 in 2020-21 to 728 in 2024-25.
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Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Nearby schools
- Great Bridge High0.1 mi · 1,491
- Great Bridge Middle1.3 mi · 1,309
- Great Bridge Primary2.0 mi · 610
- Southeastern Elementary2.4 mi · 828
- Butts Road Primary2.4 mi · 498
- Hickory Middle2.8 mi · 1,285
Frequently asked questions
About Great Bridge IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Great Bridge Intermediate?
Great Bridge Intermediate enrolls approximately 728 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Great Bridge Intermediate serve?
Great Bridge Intermediate serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Great Bridge Intermediate?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Great Bridge Intermediate.
How diverse is Great Bridge Intermediate?
Great Bridge Intermediate reports a student body of 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Great Bridge Intermediate?
Great Bridge Intermediate is overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools in Chesapeake city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.