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Great Bridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Great Bridge Middle is a public middle school in Chesapeake, Virginia, serving 1,294 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, which is ranked 31 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating.

Great Bridge Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Virginia, with particularly strong performance in mathematics, Algebra I, and English reading. The school outperforms the district and state averages in these subject areas, with 6th-grade mathematics proficiency reaching as high as 80.32%. Great Bridge Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students, ranking among the top middle schools in Virginia for these groups.

When compared to other middle schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, Great Bridge Middle stands out as a high-performing school. For example, Deep Creek Middle and Indian River Middle have lower statewide rankings and lower proficiency rates in core subject areas. In contrast, Hickory Middle, located just a few miles away, is another high-performing school in the district, with similar academic achievements to Great Bridge Middle.

1,309

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,073

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

441 Battlefield Blvd S
Chesapeake, VA 23322

(757) 482-5128

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Great Bridge Middle:

Elementary:	Cedar Road Elementary
	Great Bridge Intermediate
	Great Bridge Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

10.5%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Virginia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg74%

Virginia avg69%

25^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Middle Schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools

31^st of 129Chesapeake City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	25 of 419	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	29 of 417	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	50 of 422	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	53 of 415	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	95 of 419	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	25 of 424	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	29 of 413	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	80.0	45 of 415	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	34 of 409	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	30 of 412	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	70.3	75 of 416	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	28 of 416	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	75.6	42 of 413	89.8%	★★★★★
2011	77.6	33 of 413	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	77.0	28 of 408	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.8	17 of 390	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	80.6	19 of 391	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	12 of 387	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	16 of 383	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	82.1	24 of 340	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	6 of 297	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	12 of 299	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	23 of 298	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	13 of 128	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	51.3	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	49 of 281	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	21 of 278	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	23 of 403	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	26 of 407	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	39 of 411	90.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	21 of 279	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	12 of 272	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	25 of 275	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	23 of 403	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	38 of 402	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	27 of 404	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	31 of 407	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	71 of 409	82.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	17 of 130	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	23 of 123	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	38 of 114	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	46 of 244	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	41 of 237	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	118 of 231	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	48 of 400	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	71 of 396	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	81 of 402	79.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2024)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry97%~ state avg

Algebra I97%+3 vs state

Civics and Economics92%+23 vs state

English Reading90%+18 vs state

Science87%+21 vs state

Mathematics72%+16 vs state

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Great Bridge Middle	Public	6-8	441 Battlefield Blvd S	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-5128	1,309	88	14.8	14.5%	894 (68.3%)	113 (8.6%)	138 (10.5%)	54 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (8.1%)	84.5	25^th of 419 public middle schools	94.0%		83.8	29^th of 417 public middle schools	93.0%	4	97.3	100.0	94.1	80.3	76.2	61.4	86.6		91.0	93.2	86.9	92.1		$9,073	$402	$8,671
Greenbrier Middle	Public	6-8	1016 Greenbrier Pkwy	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 548-5309	788	67	11.8	73.9%	234 (29.7%)	293 (37.2%)	105 (13.3%)	48 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	106 (13.5%)	74	94^th of 419 public middle schools	77.6%		73.6	92^nd of 417 public middle schools	77.9%	2	100.0	100.0	100.0	74.9	75.3	62.7	80.9		79.4	83.7	78.9	77.9		$17,275	$1,225	$16,050
Hickory Middle	Public	6-8	1997 Hawk Blvd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 421-0468	1,285	99	12.9	14.1%	964 (75.0%)	60 (4.7%)	115 (8.9%)	45 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (7.7%)	83.9	29^th of 419 public middle schools	93.1%		84.5	26^th of 417 public middle schools	93.8%	3	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.8	75.8	80.2	85.9		86.8	85.8	90.4	81.5		$9,552	$250	$9,301
Crestwood Middle	Public	6-8	1420 Great Bridge Blvd	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 494-7560	557	53	10.5	73.1%	112 (20.1%)	260 (46.7%)	114 (20.5%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.5%)	31	319^th of 419 public middle schools	23.9%		40.9	272^nd of 417 public middle schools	34.8%	47		100.0	93.6	57.0	41.5	46.0	51.8		68.1	65.6	66.3	52.7		$11,726	$809	$10,916
Hugo A. Owens Middle	Public	6-8	1997 Horseback Run	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5382	1,286	99	13.0	25.2%	612 (47.6%)	318 (24.7%)	181 (14.1%)	43 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	127 (9.9%)	74.5	91^st of 419 public middle schools	78.3%		75.3	81^st of 417 public middle schools	80.6%	10	100.0	100.0	100.0	74.7	74.4	66.4	76.5		82.1	83.0	78.2	80.3		$8,909	$443	$8,467
Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Pope St	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4450	1,053	69	15.3	67.4%	368 (34.9%)	329 (31.2%)	132 (12.5%)	77 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	136 (12.9%)	55.9	197^th of 419 public middle schools	53.0%		61.1	168^th of 417 public middle schools	59.7%	29	96.3	100.0	96.6	55.1	35.1	49.5	58.8	97.1	73.7	81.6	79.5		80.5	$14,006	$890	$13,115
Indian River Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Old Greenbrier Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7030	743	70	10.5	72.1%	177 (23.8%)	388 (52.2%)	87 (11.7%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (10.6%)	26.8	341^st of 419 public middle schools	18.6%		35.4	291^st of 417 public middle schools	30.2%	50	100.0	95.0	88.9	41.7	36.9	43.6	56.3		58.1	71.6	67.3	48.8		$11,059	$445	$10,615
Deep Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1955 Deal Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5321	764	66	11.6	72.8%	272 (35.6%)	260 (34.0%)	150 (19.6%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (8.9%)	51.1	216^th of 419 public middle schools	48.4%		55.2	202^nd of 417 public middle schools	51.6%	14	92.3	100.0	100.0	51.3	61.1	58.1	70.9		74.9	77.9	69.9	57.6		$10,436	$374	$10,062
Oscar Smith Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Rodgers St	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7590	967	94	10.2	71.9%	113 (11.7%)	621 (64.2%)	163 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.0%)	32.3	314^th of 419 public middle schools	25.1%		35.1	294^th of 417 public middle schools	29.5%	20			100.0	61.3	58.2	70.3	51.0		58.3	59.2	66.4	38.8		$11,774	$1,477	$10,297
Salem Middle	Public	6-8	2380 Lynnhaven Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5000	1,072	61	17.6	36.1%	380 (35.4%)	228 (21.3%)	152 (14.2%)	160 (14.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	139 (13.0%)	74.8	87^th of 419 public middle schools	79.2%		78.6	67^th of 417 public middle schools	83.9%	20	97.5	100.0	98.8	71.5		41.9	68.4	94.4	84.3	87.8	88.3		84.6	$13,081	$996	$12,086

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Bridge Middle

Is Great Bridge Middle a good school?

Yes. Great Bridge Middle ranks in the top 6.0% of Virginia middle schools.

What district is Great Bridge Middle in?

Chesapeake City Public Schools

How many students attend Great Bridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,309 students attended Great Bridge Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Great Bridge Middle?

Students at Great Bridge Middle are 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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