William A. Bailey Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Edwards, California
William A. Bailey Elementary in Edwards, California enrolled 366 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 45-49% proficient in math in 2021-22 (California: 45% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
373 students in 2022-23, 387 students in 2023-24, 366 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 373 | 19.0 | 19.6 |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 20.0 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 366 | 21.0 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William A. Bailey Elementary enrolled 393 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent27.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
32.5% of students were Hispanic, 29.2% White, 29.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic32.5%
- White29.2%
- Two or more races29.0%
- Asian4.9%
- Black4.1%
- American Indian0.3%
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, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at William A. Bailey Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 45-49% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 45‑49% | 33‑37% | 45% |
| Math | 45‑49% | 23‑27% | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Edwards
2 public elementary schools in Edwards report 2024-25 enrollment; William A. Bailey Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving L. Branch Elementary | 388 | 23.5 | 13.1% |
| William A. Bailey Elementary | 366 | 17.4 | 12.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about William A. Bailey Elementary
- Irving L. Branch ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 388 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Hacienda ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 497 students, 27.6 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare William A. Bailey Elementary with Irving L. Branch ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Muroc Joint Unified spends per student$16,701 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,701
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaWilliam A. Bailey Elementary is the number 4,083 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,083 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.17.4:1
- 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 William A. Bailey Elementary
How many students attend William A. Bailey Elementary?
366 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 373 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Edwards, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at William A. Bailey Elementary?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is William A. Bailey Elementary a Title I school?
William A. Bailey Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at William A. Bailey Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at William A. Bailey Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 45-49% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California'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, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is William A. Bailey Elementary in?
Muroc Joint Unified, NCES district ID 0626490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062649014594 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, 2021-22: 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.