Great Bridge Middle

Located at 441 Battlefield Blvd S, in Chesapeake, Virginia, Great Bridge Middle is a roomy junior high that teaches 1,309 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 75% larger than typical.

Chesapeake City Public Schools comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 40,607 students; Great Bridge Middle is among them.

Demographically, Great Bridge Middle records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Great Bridge Middle records 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Great Bridge Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chesapeake city (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Great Bridge Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.2%; this one delivers 87.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Chesapeake city reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,373 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chesapeake city runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), of which Great Bridge Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Great Bridge Primary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Great Bridge Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 82.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Great Bridge Middle has fell 6%, going from 1,397 students in 2018 to 1,309 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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