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Bailey Elementary

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools · Nash County

Address
6288 Pine Street, Bailey, NC 27807
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370327001341
580
Students
31.6
Teachers (FTE)
18.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
22.7%
Chronically absent
62.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Bailey Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Bailey ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Southern Nash HighHigh · Grades 9-125.0 mi
  2. Middlesex ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.5 mi
  3. Rock Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Wilson County Schools6.1 mi
  4. Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.6 mi
  5. James Hunt HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Wilson County Schools7.8 mi
  6. John W Jones ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Wilson County Schools8.6 mi
  7. Springfield MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Wilson County Schools8.7 mi
  8. New Hope ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Wilson County Schools9.2 mi
  9. Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Wilson County Schools9.7 mi
  10. Vinson-Bynum ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Wilson County Schools10.7 mi

How Bailey Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 697 of 1,419
Nash County Public Schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 9 of 22

Chronic absence is lower here than at 48% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 4 points since 2014 (56 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CNot Met60.4
202461CMet58
202355CMet49
202248DMet41.4
201959CMet55.1
201858CMet53.8
201762CMet56
201663CExceeded57
201555CMet50
201456CExceeded49

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Nash County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 42.76%White 31.21%Black 20.17%Two+ Races 5.34%Asian 0.52%
Hispanic: 42.76% (248) White: 31.21% (181) Black: 20.17% (117) Two+ Races: 5.34% (31) Asian: 0.52% (3)
Hispanic42.76%
White31.21%
Black20.17%
Two+ Races5.34%
Asian0.52%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 580
48.79%283 Female
51.21%297 Male

Student counts for Bailey Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 580 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.3%Chronically absent 22.7%
Regular attendance: 77.3% (459) Chronically absent: 22.7% (135)
Regular attendance77.3%
Chronically absent22.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 594
62.1%Economically disadvantaged
17.24%100 English learners

Student indicators for Bailey Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 594 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 80.73%Beginning 19.27%
Experienced: 80.73% (26) Beginning: 19.27% (6)
Experienced80.73%
Beginning19.27%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 32.2 FTE
97.51%Fully licensed
2.49%Emergency or provisional
6.22%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Bailey Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 32.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)62%32.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)58.9%27.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.3%27.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)38%29.8%24.7%7.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)45.7%26.8%20.5%7.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)41.1%31.1%22.2%5.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.1258.1

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers32.17
Experienced teachers25.97 (81%)
Beginning teachers6.2 (19%)
Holding a standard license31.37 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.8 (2%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (135 of 594)22.7%
Economically disadvantaged62.1%
English learners making progress (of 100)50%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student16.89
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.36

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Bailey Elementary report card PDF

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Bailey Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.