For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 933 students in Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Michigan.
Public Elementary Schools in Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Michigan public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public elementary school average of 37% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
2,569 Schools
# Students
1,434 Students
958,745 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
58,822 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-74% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#790 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
38%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.57
# American Indian Students
4 Students
6,642 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
34,516 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
187 Students
84,947 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
9%
# Black Students
972 Students
178,021 Students
% Black Students
68%
18%
# White Students
200 Students
600,854 Students
% White Students
14%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
806 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
71 Students
52,145 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
106
109,698
# Students in 1st Grade:
116
102,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
86
99,656
# Students in 3rd Grade:
92
101,773
# Students in 4th Grade:
81
100,967
# Students in 5th Grade:
87
101,600
# Students in 6th Grade:
101
102,989
# Students in 7th Grade:
131
90,259
# Students in 8th Grade:
133
89,362
# Students in 9th Grade:
124
14,798
# Students in 10th Grade:
135
14,661
# Students in 11th Grade:
116
13,690
# Students in 12th Grade:
126
14,308
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,001
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,484 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,886 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,484
$18,370
Spending / Student
$12,886
$17,559
Best Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bridgeportspaulding Middle Schoolschrah
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3675 Southfield Dr
Saginaw, MI 48601
(989) 777-1600
Saginaw, MI 48601
(989) 777-1600
Grades: 6-8
| 365 students
Rank: #22.
Martin G Atkins Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3675 Southfield Dr
Saginaw, MI 48601
(989) 777-1600
Saginaw, MI 48601
(989) 777-1600
Grades: 2-5
| 346 students
Rank: n/an/a
Thomas White School
Magnet School
3650 Southfield Dr
Saginaw, MI 48601
(989) 777-2811
Saginaw, MI 48601
(989) 777-2811
Grades: PK-1
| 222 students
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