Bailly Middle School

As a close-knit 6-8 campus in Gary, Indiana, Bailly Middle School hosts 355 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Gary Community School Corp. Enrollment runs roughly 40% leaner than the state mean of about 594.

Within Gary Community School Corp, which oversees 10 schools and 4,383 students, Bailly Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bailly Middle School reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Bailly Middle School shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Bailly Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bailly Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.1%; actual is 10.8%, a gap of -22.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lake County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Bailly Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bailly Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 18.7%.

Bailly Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 474 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 88% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bailly Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.