Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180387002460
Bailly Middle School
4621 Georgia St, Gary, IN 46409 · (219) 980-6326 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
213 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 115 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 32% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bailly Middle School→West Side Leadership Academy
Based on grade levels within Gary Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
5.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School
Bailly Middle School's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly Middle School this school | 355 | 60.0% | 10.8% |
| Gary Middle School Gary | 365 | 62.5% | 8.4% |
| Paramount Englewood Indianapolis | 270 | 64.1% | 30.8% |
| New Augusta Public Academy - North Indianapolis | 751 | 50.5% | 28.0% |
| Merrillville Intermediate School Merrillville | 788 | 54.4% | 29.7% |
| Arlington Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis | 365 | 67.7% | 4.0% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #313 of 324 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #315 of 325 | #17 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #311 of 325 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #252 of 334 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #61 of 314 | #2 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #196 of 315 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #82 of 330 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #14 of 187 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
355
-158 (-31%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 355 | 27.8 | 12.8:1 | 60% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 66% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 85% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 72% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 81% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 92% (556) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bailly Middle School.
About Bailly Middle School
As a small middle-grades school, Bailly Middle School serves students in Gary, Indiana. Enrollment is 355 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 40% lower.
Gary Community School Corp serves 4,383 students across 10 schools.
Bailly Middle School's enrollment is 82% Black. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Black share among all Lake County residents. Bailly Middle School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bailly Middle School and a ratio of 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Lake County.
Bailly Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 22.3 points (10.8% versus 33.1%), a bottom-10% result in Indiana on BeatsExpectations.
Within Lake County, the median household income is $71,493, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Lake County has 121 public schools and roughly 74,661 students.
The shortest distance from Bailly Middle School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bailly Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 158 students since 2020-21, to 355. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gary Community School Corp
- West Side Leadership AcademyHigh · 1,232 students
- Glen Park Acad for Excel in LrnElementary · 566 students
- Frankie Woods McCullough AcademyElementary · 472 students
- Daniel Hale Williams Elem SchElementary · 450 students
- Beveridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Gary Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
Other schools in Gary
- West Side Leadership AcademyHigh · 1,232 students
- 21st Century Charter Sch of GaryCombined · 1,180 students
- Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolCombined · 1,138 students
- Charter School of the DunesElementary · 836 students
- Thea Bowman Leadership AcademyCombined · 773 students
- Aspire Charter AcademyElementary · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn1.1 mi · 566
- Gary Virtual Academy1.5 mi · 45
- Henry S Evans Elementary School1.8 mi · 400
- Higher Institute of Arts & Tech2.0 mi · 259
- Henry P Fieler Elementary School2.2 mi · 466
- Merrillville Intermediate School2.3 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About Bailly Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bailly Middle School?
Bailly Middle School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bailly Middle School serve?
Bailly Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bailly Middle School have?
Bailly Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Bailly Middle School?
Student demographics at Bailly Middle School are roughly 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 82% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bailly Middle School?
Bailly Middle School is overseen by Gary Community School Corp in Lake County.
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