BAILEY MIDDLE

Set in AUSTIN, Texas, BAILEY MIDDLE is a medium-sized junior high, run under AUSTIN ISD. It teaches 785 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

AUSTIN ISD comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 72,272 students; BAILEY MIDDLE is among them.

In terms of who attends, BAILEY MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 44% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Travis County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, BAILEY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the surrounding community, Travis County reports that median household income runs about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), BAILEY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: VALOR SOUTH AUSTIN, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BAILEY MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.6%.

BAILEY MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 1,006 students in 2018 compared to 785 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 44% across the same window.

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