JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a moderately sized intermediate school in PENSACOLA, Florida, JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 948 students from grades 6 through 8, part of ESCAMBIA.

ESCAMBIA runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 36,795 students. JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 48.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Escambia County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,500 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 71 public schools in Escambia County (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students).

The closest other public school is HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 32%, going from 1,390 students in 2018 to 948 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 53% to 47% over that span.

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