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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at BAILEY MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
785
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894005486
Bailey Middle School
4020 LOST OASIS HOLLOW, AUSTIN, TX 78739 · (512) 414-4990 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
268 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
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 | 252 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 School
Bailey Middle School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Middle School this school | 785 | 34.1% | 47.0% |
| Danville Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 921 | 36.7% | 54.5% |
| Parkhill Junior High School DALLAS | 650 | 32.3% | 53.6% |
| James R Brooks Middle School MIDLAND | 843 | 33.3% | 43.1% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Middle School LUBBOCK | 901 | 31.3% | 51.5% |
| Richardson North Junior High School RICHARDSON | 574 | 35.7% | 59.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #614 of 1,635 | #14 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #513 of 1,670 ▲ 77 | #19 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #592 of 1,670 ▲ 180 | #21 of 48 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #493 of 1,570 | #15 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #585 of 1,749 | #19 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,102 of 1,542 | #30 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #497 of 1,543 | #14 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #1,408 of 1,648 | #30 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #287 of 942 | #14 of 36 |
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
785
-138 (-15%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 1,218
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 785 | 49.2 | 16.0:1 | 34% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 50.7 | 15.5:1 | 35% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 62 | 14.9:1 | 33% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 1,006 | 62.3 | 16.1:1 | 31% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 872 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 27% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 1,036 | 65 | 15.9:1 | 35% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 1,218 | 71 | 17.1:1 | 8% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bailey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,006 to 785); teachers down 21% (62.3 to 49.2).
About Bailey Middle School
The public middle school Bailey Middle School is located in AUSTIN, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 785 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 22% above average.
Bailey Middle School is a school in AUSTIN ISD. The district has 123 schools and 72,272 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Bailey Middle School, more than any other group. Other students are 44% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Travis County residents are about 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bailey Middle School scores 60%.
Based on 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bailey Middle School has a ratio of 16.0:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Travis County, the average is 54%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.1% at Bailey Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.0%.
In the wider Travis County area, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Travis County, 333 public schools serve about 191,706 students.
Measured in a straight line, Valor South Austin is about 1.3 miles from Bailey Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 47.0% is below the 58.5% average for nearby schools.
Bailey Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 15%, from 923 to 785. The school's ratio increased from 14.9:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Bailey Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bailey Middle. Bailey Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bailey MiddleCornelius, NC · 1,315 students
Nearby schools
- Valor South Austin1.3 mi · 1,364
- Baranoff Elementary School1.4 mi · 810
- Bowie High School1.8 mi · 2,876
- Kiker Elementary School1.9 mi · 750
- Bear Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 509
- Kocurek Elementary School2.4 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Bailey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bailey Middle School?
Bailey Middle School enrolls approximately 785 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bailey Middle School serve?
Bailey Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailey Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bailey Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bailey Middle School?
Student demographics at Bailey Middle School are roughly 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bailey Middle School?
Bailey Middle School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.