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What do students at Bailly Elementary School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180280000331
Bailly Elementary School
800 S 5th St, Chesterton, IN 46304 · (219) 983-3670 · Porter County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
143 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
67.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Bailly Elementary School
Bailly Elementary School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly Elementary School this school | 374 | 38.2% | 58.9% |
| Newton Yost Elementary School Porter | 362 | 40.3% | 60.5% |
| South Newton Elementary School Kentland | 430 | 40.5% | 50.6% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Warsaw | 474 | 38.0% | 58.5% |
| Elsie Rogers Elementary School Mishawaka | 361 | 40.7% | 53.6% |
| Moran Elementary School Osceola | 389 | 42.4% | 54.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Bailly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #169 of 983 | #15 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #155 of 986 | #14 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #204 of 986 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #672 of 1,079 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #222 of 991 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #498 of 996 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #811 of 1,058 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #334 of 597 | #10 of 21 |
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
374
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 374 | 27.7 | 13.5:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 27.6 | 14.2:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 26.1 | 15.4:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 22.9 | 18.3:1 | 38% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 36% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 13% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 20 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bailly Elementary School.
About Bailly Elementary School
Families in Chesterton, Indiana, are served by Bailly Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 374 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4.
A total of 11 schools make up Duneland School Corporation, with 5,732 students enrolled.
The largest group at Bailly Elementary School is White students, at 73%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Porter County residents are about 84% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The school has 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.5:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Federal data show 38% of students (143) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bailly Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Indiana public elementary schools.
A school with Bailly Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 48.5%. Bailly Elementary School scores 58.9%, 10.4 points above that line.
In Porter County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $87,972 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bailly Elementary School, Porter County has 55 public schools.
Westchester Intermediate School sits about 0.3 miles from Bailly Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Bailly Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 374, compared with 414 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.5:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).
People who know Bailly Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duneland School Corporation
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Other schools in Chesterton
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Westchester Intermediate School0.3 mi · 404
- Westchester Middle School0.3 mi · 448
- Northwest Indiana Online School0.5 mi · 130
- Liberty Middle School0.5 mi · 423
- Chesterton Senior High School1.0 mi · 1,937
- Newton Yost Elementary School1.5 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Bailly Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bailly Elementary School?
Bailly Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Bailly Elementary School serve?
Bailly Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailly Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bailly Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bailly Elementary School?
Bailly Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bailly Elementary School?
Bailly Elementary School is overseen by Duneland School Corporation in Porter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.