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Enrollment
982
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122010787
Rickey C Bailey Middle School
3377 JAMES C LEO DR, SPRING, TX 77373 · (281) 891-8000 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
783 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 312 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 11.0% | 30.0% | 55.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rickey C Bailey Middle School
Rickey C Bailey Middle School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey C Bailey Middle School this school | 982 | 79.7% | 20.3% |
| Hopper Middle School CYPRESS | 873 | 83.7% | 34.5% |
| Humble Middle School HUMBLE | 1,264 | 82.0% | 30.9% |
| Jones Middle School HUMBLE | 1,235 | 82.2% | 31.8% |
| Twin Creeks Middle School SPRING | 848 | 81.1% | 33.6% |
| Dueitt Middle School SPRING | 720 | 83.1% | 25.2% |
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 Rickey C Bailey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,589 of 1,635 | #214 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,647 of 1,670 ▲ 10 | #218 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,586 of 1,670 ▲ 20 | #212 of 219 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #145 of 1,570 | #15 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #298 of 1,749 | #78 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,504 of 1,542 | #202 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #663 of 1,543 | #86 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #524 of 1,648 | #129 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #273 of 942 | #55 of 145 |
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
982
+64 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,202
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 982 | 50 | 19.6:1 | 80% (783) |
| 2023-24 | 1,028 | 63.5 | 16.2:1 | 89% (916) |
| 2022-23 | 1,065 | 60.4 | 17.6:1 | 85% (907) |
| 2020-21 | 918 | 53 | 17.3:1 | 87% (801) |
| 2017-18 | 1,269 | 68.6 | 18.5:1 | 75% (949) |
| 2015-16 | 1,153 | 67 | 17.2:1 | 67% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 1,202 | 71 | 16.9:1 | 73% (878) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rickey C Bailey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,269 to 982); teachers down 27% (68.6 to 50).
About Rickey C Bailey Middle School
Rickey C Bailey Middle School is a middle-grades school located in SPRING, Texas, in Harris County. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 982 students. That is 53% larger than the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Rickey C Bailey Middle School sits within SPRING ISD, which has 42 schools and 33,678 students.
About 53% of the student body at Rickey C Bailey Middle School is Hispanic. Other students are 39% Black and 3% White. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Rickey C Bailey Middle School are from different groups.
The school has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.6 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Rickey C Bailey Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 39.6%, so the school is 19.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Harris County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Chet Burchett Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Rickey C Bailey Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 29.5% proficiency; Rickey C Bailey Middle School posts 20.3%.
Rickey C Bailey Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 7%. By 2024-25, the school had 19.6 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRING ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Stelle Claughton Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
Other schools in SPRING
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- York Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Cox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Chet Burchett Elementary School0.1 mi · 982
- Gloria Marshall Elementary School0.9 mi · 876
- Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 624
- Hearts With Hope1.4 mi · 6
- Dueitt Middle School1.7 mi · 720
- Mildred Jenkins Elementary School1.8 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rickey C Bailey Middle School?
Rickey C Bailey Middle School enrolls approximately 982 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rickey C Bailey Middle School serve?
Rickey C Bailey Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rickey C Bailey Middle School have?
Rickey C Bailey Middle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Rickey C Bailey Middle School?
Student demographics at Rickey C Bailey Middle School are roughly 3% White, 53% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rickey C Bailey Middle School?
Rickey C Bailey Middle School is overseen by SPRING ISD in Harris County.
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