Bridgeport Middle School

Bridgeport Middle School is an intermediate school of tiny scale in Bridgeport, Alabama, operated by Jackson County, works with 144 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

Bridgeport Middle School is one of 16 schools operated by Jackson County, a district that caters to 5,159 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Bridgeport Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 13% Native American, 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Bridgeport Middle School logs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at Bridgeport Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Bridgeport Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.1%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of +1.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $51,908, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Jackson County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,616 students), Bridgeport Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bridgeport Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bridgeport Middle School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Bridgeport Middle School's enrollment has grew 16% since 2018, when it stood at 124 (now 144). The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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