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Bailey Middle

Public Grades 6-8

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Bailey Middle is a public middle school located in Cornelius, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,325 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bailey Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in North Carolina, ranking in the top 50 out of over 700 middle schools in the state for the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. In 2024-2025, Bailey Middle had 85.3% proficiency in 6th grade Math, compared to 59.3% for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg district and 57.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive in 8th grade Science, where 84% of students were proficient, compared to 60% for the district and state.

When compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Ridge Road Middle and Francis Bradley Middle, as well as other districts like Selma Burke Middle, Northwest Cabarrus Middle, and Lakeshore Middle, Bailey Middle consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency rates and overall rankings. This indicates that Bailey Middle is a standout school in the region, providing a high-quality education that sets it apart from its peers.

1,315

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,387

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11900 Bailey Rd
Cornelius, NC 28031-9124

(980) 343-1068

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

49^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 29Middle Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	49 of 773	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	59 of 793	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	54 of 784	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	50 of 786	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	49 of 741	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	24 of 737	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	22 of 691	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	24 of 694	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	30 of 692	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.4	37 of 705	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	93.1	32 of 627	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	41 of 673	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	72 of 662	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	86 of 648	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	89 of 640	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	92 of 630	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	84.7	58 of 620	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	80.3	67 of 606	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	52 of 546	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	69 of 560	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	69 of 559	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	39 of 550	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	32 of 533	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	32 of 519	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	45 of 494	90.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	38 of 111	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	52 of 110	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	36 of 109	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	25 of 99	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	20 of 102	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	73.1	54 of 449	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	129 of 478	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	35 of 504	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	64.5	82 of 475	82.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	41 of 371	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	32 of 356	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	16 of 318	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	16 of 312	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	7 of 236	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	8 of 211	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	14 of 151	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	47 of 733	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	60 of 738	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	52 of 731	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	44 of 733	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	47 of 706	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	25 of 684	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	20 of 656	97.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	58 of 458	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	54 of 461	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	79 of 452	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	112 of 450	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	60 of 448	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	115 of 562	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	96 of 564	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	56 of 553	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	32 of 541	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	53 of 522	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	18 of 493	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	55 of 472	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	119 of 729	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	140 of 743	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	114 of 735	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	63 of 689	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	35 of 633	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	49 of 639	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	70 of 604	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	52 of 733	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	53 of 751	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	51 of 747	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	47 of 748	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	47 of 711	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	21 of 697	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	24 of 665	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	23 of 328	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	34 of 306	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	28 of 302	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	37 of 283	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	20 of 248	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	22 of 237	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	18 of 221	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	54 of 478	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	43 of 473	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	50 of 649	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	54 of 652	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	55 of 656	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	56 of 658	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	49 of 632	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	27 of 624	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	20 of 596	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+24 vs state

Mathematics82%+29 vs state

Reading73%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Bailey Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bailey Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Bailey Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1068	1,315	72	18.3	23.5%	806 (61.3%)	127 (9.7%)	202 (15.4%)	106 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (5.6%)	91.4	49^th of 773 public middle schools	93.7%		90.8	59^th of 793 public middle schools	92.6%	10	85.3	84.3	76.1	72.6	71.7	74.0	84.0	$7,387	$321	$7,066
Harris Road Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Patriot Blvd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6470	1,368	68	20.0	13.5%	423 (30.9%)	201 (14.7%)	88 (6.4%)	593 (43.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	97.2	17^th of 773 public middle schools	97.8%		96.6	23^rd of 793 public middle schools	97.1%	6	90.5	88.2	87.9	82.5	83.6	89.6	93.4	$7,552	$400	$7,151
J. M. Alexander Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12010 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3830	799	43	18.6	99.6%	39 (4.9%)	466 (58.3%)	246 (30.8%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	14.5	690^th of 773 public middle schools	10.7%		17.1	687^th of 793 public middle schools	13.4%	3	32.6	36.6	22.7	31.6	33.6	37.2	35.0	$8,261	$602	$7,659
Mooresville Middle	Public	6-8	233 Kistler Farm Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2720	696	42	16.5	40.9%	429 (61.6%)	124 (17.8%)	85 (12.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	75.6	163^rd of 773 public middle schools	78.9%		77.4	147^th of 793 public middle schools	81.5%	16	66.9	73.2	75.9	55.9	61.8	65.8	67.4	$8,335	$447	$7,888
Francis Bradley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13345 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5750	1,089	61	17.9	46.8%	411 (37.7%)	367 (33.7%)	232 (21.3%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.2%)	65.5	248^th of 773 public middle schools	67.9%		61.6	275^th of 793 public middle schools	65.3%	27	68.0	58.6	59.6	54.1	57.0	57.5	66.7	$8,663	$698	$7,965
Ridge Road Middle	Public	6-8	7260 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-3410	840	49	17.1	99.6%	53 (6.3%)	560 (66.7%)	154 (18.3%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	19.6	642^nd of 773 public middle schools	16.9%		21.2	648^th of 793 public middle schools	18.3%	6	51.4	28.4	25.0	38.1	34.7	36.6	39.1	$8,052	$671	$7,381
The Brawley School	Public	6-8	132 Swift Arrow Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 892-4711	641	37	17.5	8.6%	454 (70.8%)	13 (2.0%)	50 (7.8%)	73 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.6%)	96.7	23^rd of 773 public middle schools	97.0%		97.2	19^th of 793 public middle schools	97.6%	4	90.5	93.0	92.8	75.4	80.8	88.9	92.3	$7,657	$294	$7,363
Woodland Heights Middle	Public	6-8	272 Forest Lake Blvd	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 664-4430	581	38	15.4	23.6%	400 (68.8%)	46 (7.9%)	74 (12.7%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	78.4	147^th of 773 public middle schools	81.0%		74.7	171^st of 793 public middle schools	78.4%	24	76.1	66.5	71.5	63.4	61.6	60.8	74.0	$7,915	$475	$7,440
Selma Burke Middle	Public	6-8	235 Rinehardt Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 658-2670	649	38	17.1	49.9%	337 (51.9%)	137 (21.1%)	105 (16.2%)	14 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	65.9	244^th of 773 public middle schools	68.4%					(n/a)	69.7	61.7	62.0	57.8	55.4	57.9	59.4
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	825	40	20.4	33.0%	323 (39.2%)	173 (21.0%)	121 (14.7%)	156 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%		44.7	442^nd of 793 public middle schools	44.3%	318	73.6	73.0	59.1	69.3	68.3	66.7	74.5	$8,575	$473	$8,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Bailey Middle

What high school do graduates of Bailey Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Bailey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,315 students attended Bailey Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bailey Middle?

Students at Bailey Middle are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Bailey Middle a good school?

Yes. Bailey Middle ranks in the top 6.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Bailey Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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