Best Public Schools in Bridgeport, MI

Summary:

Bridgeport, Michigan is home to a single high school, Bridgeport High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District. The school's diverse student population faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, with consistently low performance across multiple measures and high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout.

Bridgeport High School's academic performance is well below the state average, with only 9.6% of students proficient in M-Step/Science and 11.4% proficient in M-Step/Social Studies, compared to state averages of 37.5% and 39.6%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 69.4% is also significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 11.9% is concerning. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 57.8%, indicating that a majority of students are missing a significant amount of instructional time.

The school's challenges are further compounded by its high percentage of students (87.82%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $15,448, the academic outcomes remain poor, indicating that the resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of the student population. Addressing these systemic issues will require a comprehensive and data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students of Bridgeport High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	M-Step Science (2024)	M-Step Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bridgeport High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4691 Bearcat Blvd	Bridgeport	48722	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 777-3100	506	22	22.8	82.6%	49 (9.7%)	376 (74.3%)	53 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	6.9	695^th of 743 public high schools	6.5%		6.6	691^st of 735 public high schools	6.0%	4	19.2	9.6	11.4	$15,448	$886	$14,562

Cities Near Bridgeport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saginaw	2.87 mi	53	412^th
Frankenmuth	6.09 mi	3	31^st
Birch Run	7.49 mi	4	217^th
Reese	11 mi	3	190^th
Montrose	11.75 mi	4	318^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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