Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219001385
Bailey APAC Middle School
7020 US 49 North, Jackson, MS 39213 · (601) 987-3609 · Hinds County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
315 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
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 | 126 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 69.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 APAC Middle School
Bailey APAC Middle School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey APAC Middle School this school | 318 | 99.1% | 68.5% |
| Morgantown Elementary Natchez | 359 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Greenwood Middle School Greenwood | 278 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Robert L Merritt Junior High Indianola | 341 | 100.0% | 48.5% |
| Higgins Middle School MCCOMB | 287 | 100.0% | 48.4% |
| Blackburn Middle School Jackson | 317 | 99.7% | 16.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Bailey APAC Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #21 of 176 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #17 of 181 ▲ 13 | #2 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #19 of 181 ▼ 5 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #120 of 186 | #12 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #22 of 163 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #140 of 164 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #67 of 184 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #54 of 119 | #3 of 6 |
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
318
-57 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 318 | 27.7 | 11.5:1 | 99% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 26.2 | 10.2:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 24.6 | 10.1:1 | 100% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 28.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 100% (485) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bailey APAC Middle School.
About Bailey APAC Middle School
Bailey APAC Middle School, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is a small middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 318 students. It has 30% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
In Jackson Public Schools, 45 schools enroll a combined 19,765 students.
Black students are 91% of those enrolled at Bailey APAC Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 7% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Hinds County's population at about 72%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
The school had 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 88% average for public schools in Hinds County is 11 points lower.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bailey APAC Middle School is in the top 10% of Mississippi schools: 68.5% actual against 44.6% predicted.
In Hinds County, home to about 218,533 people, median household income comes to about $49,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 84 public schools in the county, enrolling about 32,870, Bailey APAC Middle School among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Northwest Middle School, is the closest to Bailey APAC Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Bailey APAC Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bailey APAC Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 318, down from 375 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
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Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle School0.0 mi · 242
- DAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 194
- Clinton Park Elementary School2.8 mi · 746
- Eastside Elementary School3.0 mi · 747
- Northside Elementary School3.0 mi · 683
- RAINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Bailey APAC Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bailey APAC Middle School?
Bailey APAC Middle School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bailey APAC Middle School serve?
Bailey APAC Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailey APAC Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bailey APAC Middle School is approximately 11.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bailey APAC Middle School?
Bailey APAC Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 1% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bailey APAC Middle School?
Bailey APAC Middle School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
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