Summary:
Zip code 48722 is served by a single public high school, Bridgeport High School, which is part of the Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District and serves grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 501 students.
For parents considering this area, the most important takeaway is that Bridgeport High School is facing significant academic and attendance challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 7% of all Michigan high schools, with a state percentile ranking that has never exceeded the 7th percentile in the last three years. Academic proficiency rates are drastically below state averages across every subject. For example, only 11.7% of 11th graders are proficient in science compared to 35.2% statewide, and just 8.6% are proficient in social studies versus 43.2% statewide. The most severe issue is in mathematics, where only about 4% of 9th and 10th graders are proficient in PSAT math, compared to state averages above 31%. The graduation rate of 76.7% also falls well below the state average of 84.0%.
The root cause of these struggles appears to be a chronic absenteeism crisis. At 62.8%, the rate of students chronically absent is more than double the state average of 27.9%, making it nearly impossible for consistent learning to occur. This is compounded by the fact that 91.82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a highly economically disadvantaged population. While the school spends a relatively high $15,648 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1, there are small signs of improvement—proficiency rates in science, social studies, and SAT reading/writing all increased slightly in the most recent year, and the school's percentile ranking improved from 0 to 7. However, these gains are from an extremely low base, and the school remains in the bottom 10% of the state. Any parent considering this school should be aware that addressing attendance and foundational math skills will be critical to improving outcomes.
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