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Schools in Bailey

Bailey’s public schools

Bonham Independent School District 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?1/3schools above Texas’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 2% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,421 students on the public path
In brief

Bailey’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bailey’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Rather L H places highest (better than 66%); Finley-Oates El lowest (23%). 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
K–3Finley-Oates Elin BonhamC−
7–8Rather L Hin BonhamB+
9–12Bonham H Sin BonhamB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bonham Independent School District.

The district

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

Bonham Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,029 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,517TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51.1% · 977 students tested
Math34%
State average 40.9% · 941 students tested

Bailey vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bailey—Bonham Independent

Every school in Bailey

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

Also serving Baileyin other towns
Finley-Oates El
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Bonham
C−
559 students14:1Rate it →
Rather L H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bonham
B+
271 students15:1Rate it →
Bonham H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Bonham
B−
591 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bailey’s schools

Are Bailey’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bailey. Bonham Independent School District 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 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bailey in?

Bonham Independent School District.

Where do Bailey kids go to high school?

Bonham H S.

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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.