[3][4] In the academic competitions for the 2006–2007 school year, the BHS took the first place (in some form) in the state for the Science Bowl, the Quiz-Bowl and the Scholastic Chess.

In 2007 the Science Bowl team won the first-place position in the National Science Bowl Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge King of the Hill administered by the United States Department of Energy.

Students enrolled in these four schools live in Bridgeport, Anmoore, and surrounding unincorporated areas, such as Quiet Dell, Johnstown, Maple Lake, Corbin Branch, Oral Lake, Brushy Fork, and Romines Mills.

The school also participates in softball, danceline and wrestling, but it is yet to win or place runner-up in any of these sports.

Bridgeport was scheduled to move from competing in the AA to the AAA class starting in the 2020–2021 school year.

* Bridgeport was scheduled to play South Charleston for the AAA state championship, but COVID-19 numbers were high in Harrison County and the game was cancelled.

Volleyball (1): 2016 (AA) (Philip Barbour, 3 sets) The school was the subject of controversy over a print of artist Warner Sallman's portrait, Head of Christ, that has hung outside the principal's office since the 1970s.

[11] The portrait was stolen from the school on August 17, 2006, after someone broke a window and snatched the picture.

The person broke through a window located in the Tech Ed department of the building.

The settlement ensured that school officials would not restore the portrait or post any other unconstitutional pictures, paintings, posters or other items with religious content.