Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46409


Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 46409 zip code area - Bailly Middle School. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Gary Community School Corporation, a district that is ranked 373 out of 381 school districts in Indiana and has a 0-star rating.

Bailly Middle School faces significant challenges, with an alarmingly low academic performance. Only 15.65% of students are proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 3.85% are proficient or better in Math. The school also has a staggeringly high chronic absenteeism rate of 90.5%, indicating that a vast majority of students are missing a significant amount of instructional time. These factors likely contribute to the school's poor academic outcomes.

Additionally, the racial makeup of Bailly Middle School is 87.99% African American, raising questions about equity and access to quality education for underrepresented minority students in the area. The school's spending per student is higher than the state average, but the district as a whole is underfunded and struggling to provide adequate resources and support to its schools. Addressing the challenges faced by Bailly Middle School will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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