Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Regular public high school
Principal: Karen Black
Established: 1907 · this campus 1983
Mascot & colors: Wildcats · Green, Gold
Enrollment: 1,491 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 112.99 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081002031

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

91%

Mathematics

91%

Science

83%

History & Social Sci.

79%

98%

On-time graduation (2024-2025 (four-year cohort; entered 9th grade 2021-2022))

Dropout rate

63.4%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

27.75%

Students in AP courses

14.01%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

575

Career & technical credentials earned

AP enrollment 414 students; dual enrollment 209 students; 575 CTE credentials earned by 489 students. Percentages as reported by Virginia School Quality Profiles.

Attendance

2024-2025

12.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Great Bridge High School

Great Bridge High School traces its origins to 1907, when a school first opened in the Great Bridge area of what is now Chesapeake, Virginia, initially serving grades 1 through 12. A larger building opened in 1924, and the school relocated in 1954. The current campus at 301 Hanbury Road West opened in 1983, first accommodating grades 10 through 12 to relieve overcrowding and later expanding to serve grades 9 through 12.

The school is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools and is located in the Great Bridge section of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia. Its athletic teams, the Wildcats, compete in the Virginia High School League; the girls' field hockey program has been a notable contributor to the school's competitive history, winning state championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Athletics & activities

Girls' field hockey state champions (2016, 2017, 2018)

Notable alumni

Michael Cuddyer· MLB player; 9th overall pick in 1997 MLB DraftJustin Upton· MLB player; 1st overall pick in 2005 MLB DraftB.J. Upton (Melvin Upton Jr.)· MLB playerLawrence Johnson· Pole vaulter; 2000 Olympics silver medalistRandy Forbes· Former U.S. CongressmanNate Parker· Actor and filmmakerChris Richardson· American Idol season 6 finalist

Contact

Phone: (757) 482-5191

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Great Bridge High — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and enrollment by grade, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type/status, district2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Great Bridge High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, on-time graduation rate, dropout rate, advanced diploma share, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, demographics, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Wikipedia - Great Bridge High School — Founding history, current campus year, mascot, school colors, field hockey state championships, notable alumnicurrent link ↗

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