Bailey Elementary

Summary:

Bailey Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bailey, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 538. The school is part of the Nash County Public Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bailey Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (40.15%) compared to the state average. The school has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from a 1-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 3-star rating in 2023-2024. Bailey Elementary's performance in mathematics and reading is generally higher than the Nash County Public Schools and state averages, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rates are higher than the district and state averages. Bailey Elementary's African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) student groups have performed well, with higher rankings compared to other schools in the state.

While Bailey Elementary outperforms the nearby Spring Hope Elementary and Middlesex Elementary schools in academic metrics, some nearby schools, such as Lucama Elementary and New Hope Elementary (both in the Wilson County Schools district), have significantly higher academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. However, Bailey Elementary's strong performance in supporting the achievement of its diverse and economically disadvantaged student populations is noteworthy, and the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6288 Pine Street
       Bailey, NC  27807


(252) 451-2892

District: Nash County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
551st of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,761 Help


Students who attend Bailey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southern Nash Middle
High:    Southern Nash High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  538

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.1%
White:
36.2%
African American:
17.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bailey Elementary ranks better than 63.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Nash County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bailey Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.1%), White (36.2%), African American (17.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bailey Elementary is 14.4, which is the 2nd best among 11 elementary schools in the Nash County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bailey Elementary is $9,761. 8 elementary schools in the Nash County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bailey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bailey Elementary 551st of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Bailey Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Nash County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Nash County Public Schools 177th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bailey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.84 557th 1276 56.3%
2007 63.61 478th 1293 63.0%
2008 64.56 457th 1324 65.5%
2009 63.83 531st 1354 60.8%
2010 43.05 880th 1363 35.4%
2011 49.05 808th 1381 41.5%
2012 59.50 614th 1388 55.8%
2013 28.80 1052nd 1403 25.0%
2014 33.20 967th 1390 30.4%
2015 35.17 1000th 1440 30.6%
2016 45.33 832nd 1425 41.6%
2017 43.26 872nd 1429 39.0%
2018 33.47 1033rd 1434 28.0%
2019 38.42 952nd 1473 35.4%
2021 19.22 1225th 1489 17.7%
2022 35.65 993rd 1514 34.4%
2023 42.81 882nd 1502 41.3%
2024 61.48 551st 1505 63.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.64 207th 421 50.8%
2019 44.37 257th 497 48.3%
2021 29.47 295th 385 23.4%
2022 42.27 263rd 485 45.8%
2023 54.39 173rd 514 66.3%
2024 61.44 135th 533 74.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.73 198th 801 75.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.70 879th 1332 34.0%
2019 40.59 872nd 1361 35.9%
2021 19.76 1151st 1329 13.4%
2022 50.52 642nd 1366 53.0%
2023 55.89 580th 1437 59.6%
2024 66.16 382nd 1450 73.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.36 1022nd 1405 27.3%
2019 35.65 982nd 1424 31.0%
2021 18.19 1226th 1440 14.9%
2022 37.83 929th 1458 36.3%
2023 40.96 866th 1459 40.6%
2024 57.52 591st 1455 59.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.80 783rd 897 12.7%
2019 29.41 682nd 878 22.3%
2021 20.88 591st 646 8.5%
2022 46.14 278th 634 56.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.76 1026th 1413 27.4%
2019 43.07 862nd 1430 39.7%
2021 21.66 1151st 1444 20.3%
2022 35.80 964th 1464 34.2%
2023 44.28 849th 1461 41.9%
2024 62.76 516th 1464 64.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.43 707th 927 23.7%
2019 49.82 440th 949 53.6%
2021 31.48 627th 896 30.0%
2022 40.88 535th 927 42.3%
2023 43.88 507th 933 45.7%
2024 69.04 199th 924 78.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.18 595th 851 30.1%
2019 40.41 544th 865 37.1%
2021 25.28 703rd 843 16.6%
2022 42.82 509th 893 43.0%
2023 52.64 390th 915 57.4%
2024 66.48 251st 951 73.6%
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Rank History for White students at Bailey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.30 751st 1178 36.2%
2019 40.39 761st 1183 35.7%
2021 19.34 1040th 1172 11.3%
2022 34.29 848th 1194 29.0%
2023 34.76 845th 1183 28.6%
2024 57.68 488th 1166 58.1%
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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 Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 235 203 0 41 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1989 244 176 0 56 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1990 236 168 0 67 1 n/a n/a 0 472
1991 234 141 0 70 0 n/a n/a 0 445
1992 233 143 0 71 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1993 242 145 0 73 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1994 233 136 0 82 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1995 306 150 4 108 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1996 306 150 4 108 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1997 294 149 4 102 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1998 308 163 2 126 1 n/a n/a -1 599
1999 310 151 2 128 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2000 280 155 1 125 1 n/a n/a 0 562
2001 253 161 0 132 1 n/a n/a 0 547
2002 250 162 0 191 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2003 250 162 0 191 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2004 248 169 0 217 1 n/a n/a 0 635
2005 256 174 0 234 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2006 266 169 0 247 1 n/a n/a 0 683
2007 251 151 0 244 1 n/a n/a 21 668
2008 241 138 0 249 1 n/a n/a 23 652
2009 248 159 0 266 1 n/a n/a 0 674
2010 257 148 0 277 0 n/a n/a 0 682
2011 240 118 0 310 0 0 18 0 686
2012 226 109 1 312 0 0 15 0 663
2013 208 108 3 332 0 1 15 0 667
2014 222 95 3 295 0 0 16 0 631
2015 220 104 2 316 0 0 20 0 662
2016 217 101 2 308 0 0 19 0 647
2017 208 101 2 308 0 0 23 0 642
2018 208 94 0 302 0 0 24 0 628
2019 217 83 0 284 0 0 25 0 609
2020 222 115 2 307 0 1 29 0 676
2021 166 99 2 274 1 0 31 0 573
2022 175 103 2 255 3 0 28 0 566
2023 195 94 2 216 1 0 30 0 538

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 479 29.0 16.5 39
1989 476 26.0 18.3 55.3
1990 472 26.0 18.1 52.8
1991 445 26.0 17.1 56
1992 447 26.0 17.1 33.8
1993 460 26.0 17.7 41.3
1994 451 28.0 16.1 40.6
1995 568 37.0 15.4 42.4
1996 568 37.0 15.4 42.4
1997 549 36.0 15.3 44.8
1998 599 40.0 15.0 39.7
1999 592 40.0 14.8 51
2000 562 40.0 14.1 58.4
2001 547 40.0 13.7 61.1
2002 604 40.0 15.1 0
2003 604 40.0 15.1 0
2004 635 42.0 15.1 73.7
2005 664 42.0 15.8 68.2
2006 683 49.0 13.9 67.5
2007 668 n/a n/a 71.3
2008 652 42.8 15.2 70.3
2009 674 42.1 16.0 n/a
2010 682 39.4 17.3 72.1
2011 686 39.0 17.5 74.6
2012 663 41.1 16.1 75.7
2013 667 39.5 16.8 75.1
2014 631 37.4 16.8 82.1
2015 662 40.0 16.5 76
2016 647 38.0 17.0 77.7
2017 642 41.0 15.6 78.2
2018 628 39.0 16.1 98.7
2019 609 40.0 15.2 98
2020 676 43.5 15.5 92.5
2021 573 42.5 13.4 99.5
2022 566 39.5 14.3 59.5
2023 538 37.2 14.4 75.3

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 479 29.0 16.5 39
1989 476 26.0 18.3 55.3
1990 472 26.0 18.1 52.8
1991 445 26.0 17.1 56
1992 447 26.0 17.1 33.8
1993 460 26.0 17.7 41.3
1994 451 28.0 16.1 40.6
1995 568 37.0 15.4 42.4
1996 568 37.0 15.4 42.4
1997 549 36.0 15.3 44.8
1998 599 40.0 15.0 39.7
1999 592 40.0 14.8 51
2000 562 40.0 14.1 58.4
2001 547 40.0 13.7 61.1
2002 604 40.0 15.1 0
2003 604 40.0 15.1 0
2004 635 42.0 15.1 73.7
2005 664 42.0 15.8 68.2
2006 683 49.0 13.9 67.5
2007 668 n/a n/a 71.3
2008 652 42.8 15.2 70.3
2009 674 42.1 16.0 n/a
2010 682 39.4 17.3 72.1
2011 686 39.0 17.5 74.6
2012 663 41.1 16.1 75.7
2013 667 39.5 16.8 75.1
2014 631 37.4 16.8 82.1
2015 662 40.0 16.5 76
2016 647 38.0 17.0 77.7
2017 642 41.0 15.6 78.2
2018 628 39.0 16.1 98.7
2019 609 40.0 15.2 98
2020 676 43.5 15.5 92.5
2021 573 42.5 13.4 99.5
2022 566 39.5 14.3 59.5
2023 538 37.2 14.4 75.3

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 Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,076 (11.0%) $8,685 (89.0%) $9,761

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bailey Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 952nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 882nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bailey Elementary)63.573.3
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Nash County Public Schools)43.344.6
 1.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Bailey Elementary)39.646.5
 6.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Nash County Public Schools)39.432.8
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bailey Elementary)46.251.2
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Nash County Public Schools)38.337.3
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Bailey Elementary)54.846.5
 8.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Nash County Public Schools)43.239.4
 3.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bailey Elementary)55.651.3
 4.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Nash County Public Schools)4535.5
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Bailey Elementary)47.226.3
 20.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Nash County Public Schools)39.527.6
 11.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Bailey Elementary)69.456.3
 13.1%
   5th Grade Science (Nash County Public Schools)62.152.5
 9.6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students609538
 11.7%
African American8394
 13.3%
American Indian01
Asian02
Hispanic284216
 23.9%
Pacific Islander00
White217195
 10.1%
Two or More Races2530
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98%75.3%
 22.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 538 students attended Bailey Elementary.

Students at Bailey Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 36% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Bailey Elementary ranks 551st of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Bailey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Nash Middle
High : Southern Nash High


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