Bridger Middle

Public middle school, grade 6 · Independence, Missouri

Bridger Middle in Independence, Missouri enrolled 744 students in 2024-25 with 47.5 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

770 students in 2022-23, 696 students in 2023-24, 744 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.4 to 47.5.

Students enrolled at Bridger Middle by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 74402004006008002022-237702023-246962024-25744
Students enrolled at Bridger Middle by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 74402004006008002022-237702023-246962024-25744
Students enrolled at Bridger Middle by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 74402004006008002022-237702023-246962024-25744
Students enrolled at Bridger Middle by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 74402004006008002022-237702023-246962024-25744
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377046.416.6
2023-2469647.714.6
2024-2574447.515.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Bridger Middle 15.7; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherBridger Middle 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Bridger Middle 15.7; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherBridger Middle 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Bridger Middle 15.7; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherBridger Middle 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Bridger Middle 15.7; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherBridger Middle 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 368 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bridger Middle enrolled 736 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 136 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 368 of the 736 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions136
  • Chronically absent34.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.3% of students were White, 21.4% Hispanic, 15.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.3%
  2. Hispanic21.4%
  3. Black15.6%
  4. Two or more races10.1%
  5. Pacific Islander1.3%
  6. Asian1.1%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bridger Middle scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236%34%43.2%
Math, 2022-2347%27% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Independence

6 public middle schools in Independence report 2024-25 enrollment; Bridger Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Clifford H. Nowlin Middle90216.867.0%
Bridger Middle74415.758.5%
Pioneer Ridge Middle73114.348.2%
Bingham Middle73014.662.5%
Fire Prairie Middle71314.149.4%
Osage Trail Middle67513.041.3%

All public schools in Independence →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bridger Middle

  1. Bingham MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 730 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Pioneer Ridge MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 731 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Bridger Middle with Bingham MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Independence School District 30 spends per student$12,302 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,302
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriBridger Middle is the number 61 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#61 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bridger Middle

  1. How many students attend Bridger Middle?
    744 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 770 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Independence, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridger Middle?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bridger Middle a Title I school?
    Bridger Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bridger Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bridger Middle scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bridger Middle in?
    Independence School District 30, NCES district ID 2915480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291548000709 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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