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Enrollment
719
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087006817
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4630 GALLAGHER RD, DOVER, FL 33527 · (813) 707-7531 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
454 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 42.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 719 | 63.1% | 39.5% |
| ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 747 | 66.7% | 42.7% |
| WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARCADIA | 622 | 62.5% | 47.7% |
| LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 604 | 63.4% | 57.4% |
| KEY LARGO SCHOOL KEY LARGO | 690 | 61.7% | 60.6% |
| HANCOCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 814 | 61.3% | 47.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,832 of 2,136 | #118 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,615 of 2,149 ▲ 102 | #105 of 176 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,885 of 2,149 ▲ 113 | #134 of 176 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #657 of 2,267 | #58 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,063 of 2,077 | #89 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #1,032 of 2,108 | #108 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #789 of 2,188 | #72 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #1,301 of 1,374 | #121 of 124 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
719
+52 (+8%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 719 | 45.3 | 15.9:1 | 63% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 45 | 16.9:1 | 64% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 66% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 76% (508) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 57 | 12.8:1 | 77% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 61 | 12.4:1 | 71% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 64% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in DOVER, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 719 students.
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH, where 300 schools serve 221,318 students.
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 51% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 41% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Hillsborough County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 63% of enrollment. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
In Florida, BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.5% actual against a predicted 49.5%.
Among Hillsborough County residents, median household income is about $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, which together enroll about 223,193 students.
The closest other public school is STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 667 in 2020-21 and 719 in 2024-25, an 8% increase. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 15.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in DOVER
- STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,501 students
- INDEPENDENCE ACADEMYElementary · 811 students
- NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 630 students
- DOVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
- WILLIS PETERS EXCEPTIONAL CENTERCombined · 61 students
Other Bailey Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bailey Elementary. BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Bailey Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 602 students
- Bailey ElementaryBailey, NC · 580 students
Nearby schools
- STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 2,501
- INDEPENDENCE ACADEMY0.4 mi · 811
- DOVER ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 530
- BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 636
- WILLIS PETERS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER2.7 mi · 61
- MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 719 students in grades PK-05.
Is BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 41% White, 51% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.