Bailey Middle

Summary:

Bailey Middle is a public middle school located in Cornelius, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,326 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bailey Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 19 and 59 over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Its students significantly outperform the state and district averages in standardized tests, with 85.7% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 54.3% statewide and 52.4% in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg district. Bailey Middle also has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 65.61% White, 10.48% African American, 15.01% Hispanic, and 4.9% Asian, which is higher than many of the nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.29% to 15.91% over the past three years, significantly lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Ridge Road Middle and J.M. Alexander Middle, which have rates over 50%.

The consistent high performance of Bailey Middle, with its exceptional academic outcomes across various student subgroups, sets it apart from many of the nearby schools in the Cabarrus County Schools, Iredell-Statesville Schools, and Mooresville Graded School District. While some nearby schools, such as The Brawley School and Harris Road Middle, also demonstrate high academic achievement, the wide range of performance among the surrounding schools highlights the exceptional nature of Bailey Middle's consistent success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 11900 Bailey Rd
       Cornelius, NC  28031-9124


(980) 343-1068

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
59th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,387 Help


Students who attend Bailey Middle usually attend:

High:    William Amos Hough High

Feeder schools for Bailey Middle:

Elementary:    Cornelius Elementary
    Huntersville Elementary
    J.V. Washam Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  1,326

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.6%
Hispanic:
15.0%
African American:
10.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.9% Help


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Compare Details Bailey Middle ranks better than 92.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 29 ranked middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.6%), Hispanic (15%), African American (10.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bailey Middle is 17.8, which is the 13th best among 29 middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bailey Middle is $7,387. 27 middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bailey Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Bailey Middle 59th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Bailey Middle in the ranking list.)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 140th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bailey Middle

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Rank History for all students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 80.33 67th 606 88.9%
2008 84.70 58th 620 90.6%
2009 80.72 92nd 630 85.4%
2010 80.39 89th 640 86.1%
2011 80.13 86th 648 86.7%
2012 81.70 72nd 662 89.1%
2013 92.01 41st 673 93.9%
2014 93.14 32nd 627 94.9%
2015 91.36 37th 705 94.8%
2016 92.87 30th 692 95.7%
2017 93.93 24th 694 96.5%
2018 93.40 22nd 691 96.8%
2019 94.42 24th 737 96.7%
2021 92.00 49th 741 93.4%
2022 92.70 50th 786 93.6%
2023 91.75 54th 784 93.1%
2024 90.84 59th 793 92.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.50 18th 221 91.9%
2019 82.08 22nd 237 90.7%
2021 88.45 20th 248 91.9%
2022 77.49 37th 283 86.9%
2023 85.69 28th 302 90.7%
2024 83.21 34th 306 88.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.77 14th 151 90.7%
2019 90.67 8th 211 96.2%
2021 89.46 7th 236 97.0%
2022 89.55 16th 312 94.9%
2023 86.96 16th 318 95.0%
2024 76.81 32nd 356 91.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 75.93 43rd 473 90.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.74 70th 604 88.4%
2019 83.90 49th 639 92.3%
2021 86.79 35th 633 94.5%
2022 82.02 63rd 689 90.9%
2023 76.73 114th 735 84.5%
2024 71.45 140th 743 81.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.66 20th 656 97.0%
2019 92.96 25th 684 96.3%
2021 91.49 47th 706 93.3%
2022 92.42 44th 733 94.0%
2023 90.63 52nd 731 92.9%
2024 89.14 60th 738 91.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.49 82nd 475 82.7%
2019 83.05 35th 504 93.1%
2021 56.15 129th 478 73.0%
2022 73.07 54th 449 88.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.94 60th 448 86.6%
2022 67.12 112th 450 75.1%
2023 71.21 79th 452 82.5%
2024 72.36 54th 461 88.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.41 24th 665 96.4%
2019 95.00 21st 697 97.0%
2021 91.25 47th 711 93.4%
2022 91.72 47th 748 93.7%
2023 91.36 51st 747 93.2%
2024 91.16 53rd 751 92.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.71 32nd 95 66.3%
2019 80.05 20th 102 80.4%
2021 80.50 25th 99 74.7%
2022 75.78 36th 109 67.0%
2023 81.71 19th 110 82.7%
2024 67.49 52nd 110 52.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.79 45th 494 90.9%
2019 91.32 32nd 519 93.8%
2021 88.98 32nd 533 94.0%
2022 89.86 39th 550 92.9%
2023 81.31 69th 559 87.7%
2024 81.88 69th 560 87.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.22 55th 472 88.3%
2019 91.49 18th 493 96.3%
2021 81.24 53rd 522 89.8%
2022 88.76 32nd 541 94.1%
2023 80.90 56th 553 89.9%
2024 72.69 96th 564 83.0%
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Rank History for White students at Bailey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.53 20th 596 96.6%
2019 92.03 27th 624 95.7%
2021 89.74 49th 632 92.2%
2022 88.53 56th 658 91.5%
2023 88.65 55th 656 91.6%
2024 89.09 54th 652 91.7%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Bailey Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 880 116 23 60 5 n/a n/a 28 1112
2008 934 120 24 83 6 n/a n/a 36 1203
2009 917 172 27 106 8 n/a n/a 0 1230
2010 916 165 18 91 5 n/a n/a 0 1195
2011 1003 154 27 94 2 0 46 0 1326
2012 1040 148 26 96 7 0 28 0 1345
2013 1177 150 26 111 3 0 36 0 1503
2014 1209 152 32 128 5 1 45 0 1572
2015 1237 138 37 155 3 0 46 0 1616
2016 1171 129 36 164 3 3 51 0 1557
2017 1233 133 50 200 4 4 42 0 1666
2018 1190 139 50 192 2 4 35 0 1612
2019 1271 143 51 199 3 2 33 0 1702
2020 1182 144 50 241 2 2 52 0 1673
2021 990 141 47 236 3 1 36 0 1454
2022 915 149 51 216 1 3 35 0 1370
2023 870 139 65 199 1 3 49 0 1326

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bailey Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 1112 59.5 18.7 14.7
2008 1203 68.1 17.7 16
2009 1230 70.8 17.4 18.9
2010 1195 67.2 17.7 23.1
2011 1326 65.3 20.3 23.4
2012 1345 65.6 20.4 23.3
2013 1503 66.8 22.5 22.6
2014 1572 73.8 21.2 20.1
2015 1616 78.0 20.7 19.7
2016 1557 77.0 20.2 18.9
2017 1666 79.9 20.8 18.5
2018 1612 86.0 18.7 17.6
2019 1702 86.1 19.7 16.2
2020 1673 84.9 19.6 16.5
2021 1454 77.9 18.6 13.7
2022 1370 79.5 17.2 10.3
2023 1326 74.3 17.8 15.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bailey Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 1112 59.5 18.7 14.7
2008 1203 68.1 17.7 16
2009 1230 70.8 17.4 18.9
2010 1195 67.2 17.7 23.1
2011 1326 65.3 20.3 23.4
2012 1345 65.6 20.4 23.3
2013 1503 66.8 22.5 22.6
2014 1572 73.8 21.2 20.1
2015 1616 78.0 20.7 19.7
2016 1557 77.0 20.2 18.9
2017 1666 79.9 20.8 18.5
2018 1612 86.0 18.7 17.6
2019 1702 86.1 19.7 16.2
2020 1673 84.9 19.6 16.5
2021 1454 77.9 18.6 13.7
2022 1370 79.5 17.2 10.3
2023 1326 74.3 17.8 15.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bailey Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $321 (4.3%) $7,066 (95.7%) $7,387

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bailey Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 24th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 54th of 784 Middle schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Bailey Middle)90.882
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)62.451
 11.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Bailey Middle)83.871.4
 12.4%
   6th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)56.946.3
 10.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bailey Middle)87.877.6
 10.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)62.349
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Bailey Middle)81.567.2
 14.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)55.647.4
 8.2%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bailey Middle)88.780.6
 8.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)58.345.6
 12.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Bailey Middle)80.376.1
 4.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)54.449.2
 5.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17021326
 22.1%
African American143139
 2.8%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian5165
 27.5%
Hispanic199199
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White1271870
 31.5%
Two or More Races3349
 48.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.2%15.9%
 0.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bailey Middle

Students at Bailey Middle are 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Bailey Middle usually go on to attend William Amos Hough High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,326 students attended Bailey Middle.

Yes. Bailey Middle ranks in the top 7.4% of North Carolina middle schools.


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