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Baker Junior High

Public Grades 6-8
2726th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,761 California Middle Schools
Better than 1% of California middle schools
Summary

Baker Junior High is a small public middle school in Baker, California, serving grades 6-8 with just 31 students. It is part of the Baker Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1409 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Baker Junior High has faced significant challenges in recent years. The school has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 25.0%, which is much higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science has been well below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.82% of students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 48.81% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the years, from 1659 out of 2477 California middle schools in 2014-2015 to 2726 out of 2761 in 2024-2025.

Factors that may be contributing to Baker Junior High's struggles include its small size, high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (54.84% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and fluctuations in spending per student. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.2 to 8.5 students per teacher, suggests that resource allocation may also be a challenge. While the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio could be potential advantages, the consistently poor academic performance, especially for Hispanic students and those from low-income families, indicates that more targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve outcomes for all students at Baker Junior High.

35
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
68.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 72100 School House Ln.
       Baker, CA  92309

(760) 733-4567

District: Baker Valley Unified


Students who attend Baker Junior High usually attend:

High:    Baker High

Feeder schools for Baker Junior High:

Elementary:    Baker Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.1%
White:
22.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2010 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2010
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school6%
District avg11%
California avg43%
2,726th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1410th of 1,543Baker Valley Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20255.52726 of 27611.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.92498 of 27408.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.52296 of 271515.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.72158 of 248013.0%★☆☆☆☆
20175.42472 of 25081.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201624.31861 of 249725.5%★☆☆☆☆
201529.01659 of 247733.0%★★☆☆☆
201220.51902 of 225915.8%★☆☆☆☆
201143.81257 of 223643.8%★★☆☆☆
201019.51862 of 217914.5%★☆☆☆☆
200820.61666 of 200516.9%★☆☆☆☆
200717.31722 of 199913.9%★☆☆☆☆
200611.01673 of 18047.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200520.91425 of 177719.8%★☆☆☆☆
20049.01696 of 17694.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202218.72060 of 235912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201923.21777 of 221319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.21828 of 207211.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201923.91906 of 236919.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)20th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2022)13th percentile+4 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy9%-40 vs state
Mathematics3%-34 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Baker Junior High

Baker Junior High ranks in the bottom 1.3% of California middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 35 students attended Baker Junior High.

Students who attend Baker Junior High usually go on to attend Baker High

Students at Baker Junior High are 77% Hispanic, 23% White.


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