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How has Bailey Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,315
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002870
Bailey Middle
11900 Bailey Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031 · (980) 343-1068 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,315 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public middle 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
309 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 454 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 431 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 430 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
72.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Bailey Middle
Bailey Middle's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Middle this school | 1,315 | 23.5% | 78.7% |
| Fuquay-Varina Middle Fuquay-Varina | 1,004 | 28.3% | 65.2% |
| Apex Middle Apex | 867 | 24.8% | 73.0% |
| Holly Ridge Middle Holly Springs | 955 | 26.0% | 71.9% |
| Heritage Middle Wake Forest | 947 | 16.9% | 78.3% |
| Northwest Guilford Middle Greensboro | 915 | 21.0% | 79.5% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #16 of 463 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #12 of 461 | #3 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #23 of 463 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,315 | #10 of 478 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #389 of 456 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #280 of 456 | #18 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #450 of 472 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #80 of 300 | #8 of 19 |
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
1,315
-139 (-10%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 1,326
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 1,315 | 71.8 | 18.3:1 | 23% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 1,325 | 73.6 | 18.0:1 | 22% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 1,326 | 74.4 | 17.8:1 | 16% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 1,454 | 77 | 18.9:1 | 14% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 1,612 | 86 | 18.7:1 | 18% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 1,557 | 76 | 20.5:1 | 19% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 1,326 | 65 | 20.4:1 | 23% (310) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bailey Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,612 to 1,315); teachers down 17% (86 to 71.8).
About Bailey Middle
Bailey Middle is a large middle school located in Cornelius, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 1,315 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 117% above the average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is responsible for 186 schools, Bailey Middle included, with 145,014 students in all.
The student body at Bailey Middle is 61% White. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 45%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Staffing at Bailey Middle comes to 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.3:1. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for middle schools in North Carolina. On the income side, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
On the allk12 Grade, Bailey Middle lands at A, ahead of 92% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Bailey Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 78.7% and a predicted 71.7%.
For Mecklenburg County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $87,005 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Mecklenburg County number 226, with about 170,407 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, William Amos Hough High, is the closest to Bailey Middle. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Bailey Middle is ahead of the 77.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 139 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Cornelius
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- J.V. Washam ElementaryElementary · 818 students
- Cornelius ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Lakeside Charter AcademyElementary · 221 students
Other Bailey Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bailey Middle. Bailey Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Bailey Middle SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 785 students
Nearby schools
- William Amos Hough High0.6 mi · 2,518
- Lakeside Charter Academy1.1 mi · 221
- Davidson K-8 School1.6 mi · 1,185
- J.V. Washam Elementary1.7 mi · 818
- Cornelius Elementary1.8 mi · 542
- Community School of Davidson2.9 mi · 1,631
Frequently asked questions
About Bailey MiddleHow many students attend Bailey Middle?
Bailey Middle enrolls approximately 1,315 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bailey Middle serve?
Bailey Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailey Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bailey Middle is approximately 18.3:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bailey Middle?
At Bailey Middle, the student body is approximately 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bailey Middle public or private?
Bailey Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.