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Schools in Bailey

Bailey’s public schools

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bailey. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/11schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 5% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.3
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
7,710 students on the public path
In brief

Bailey’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bailey’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. NRM Early College High School places highest (better than 97%); Rocky Mount Middle lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bailey, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bailey ElementaryNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsC−
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 49.9% · 7598 students tested
Math29%
State average 50.8% · 7194 students tested

Bailey vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Bailey’s borders.

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Bailey—Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Every school in Bailey

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Bailey’s schools

Are Bailey’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bailey. Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bailey. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bailey in?

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools.

Where do Bailey kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Southern Nash High, Northern Nash High, Rocky Mount High, Nash Central High, NRM Early College High School and CITI High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.