Bailly Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Gary, Indiana
Bailly Middle School in Gary, Indiana enrolled 355 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 4% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
383 students in 2022-23, 374 students in 2023-24, 355 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 27.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30.0 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 19.0 | 19.7 |
| 2024-25 | 355 | 27.8 | 12.8 |
12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Indiana middle schools
Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 513 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bailly Middle School enrolled 513 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 235 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 513 of the 513 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions235
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
82.3% of students were Black, 9.6% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black82.3%
- Hispanic9.6%
- Two or more races5.6%
- White2.0%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bailly Middle School scored proficient or above: 4% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 4% | 5% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Gary
3 public middle schools in Gary report 2024-25 enrollment; Bailly Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | 447 | 16.9 | 89.5% |
| Gary Middle School | 365 | 14.4 | 61.1% |
| Bailly Middle School | 355 | 12.8 | 58.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bailly Middle School
- Merrillville Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 788 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Lake Ridge New Tech Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 447 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Bailly Middle School with Merrillville Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gary Community School Corporation spends per student$27,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,740
- The largest public schools in IndianaBailly Middle School is the number 247 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#247 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.12.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bailly Middle School
How many students attend Bailly Middle School?
355 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 383 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Gary, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailly Middle School?
12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bailly Middle School a Title I school?
Bailly Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bailly Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bailly Middle School scored proficient or above: 4% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bailly Middle School in?
Gary Community School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180387002460 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.