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Walter J. Baird Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
131 W J B Pride Ln
Lebanon, TN 37087
Phone
(615) 444-2190
District
Lebanon
County
WILSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
656
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.3% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Walter J. Baird Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
33%
35%
32%
36%
33%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
36%
42%
36%
37%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
27%
31%
18%
26%
35%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 211 32.2%
Grade 7 225 34.3%
Grade 8 220 33.5%
Total 656 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.5% 61.5% 61.4%
Black 20.5% 17.2% 21.6%
Hispanic 17.2% 19.9% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 39,582 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 806.9 170
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.7% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,997 2,713,635
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.7% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.8% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 8.5% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,744 $24,245,000 42.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $344 $1,453,000 2.6%
Staff $503 $2,123,000 3.7%
General Administration $265 $1,117,000 2.0%
School Administration $517 $2,184,000 3.8%
Operation $646 $2,728,000 4.8%
Transportation $292 $1,233,000 2.2%
Other $266 $1,121,000 2.0%
Total Support $2,833 $11,959,000 21.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,891 $20,644,000 36.3%
Total Expenditures $13,468 $56,848,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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