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Baker High School

Q: Is Baker High School a good school?

Baker High School ranks 150 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 60% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Baker High School is a public high school located in Mobile, Alabama, serving 2,421 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Baker High School consistently performs well, ranking in the top 25% of Alabama high schools over the past 10 years and maintaining a 4-star rating for most of that time. The school particularly excels in supporting Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 35 and top 12 high schools in the state, respectively, for these subgroups. However, the school struggles with its performance for Special Education and Multi-racial student groups, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 50% of Alabama high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Lillie B. Williamson High School and John L. Leflore Magnet School, Baker High School outperforms them in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. However, it lags behind the higher-performing W.P. Davidson High School, which is ranked in the top 25 high schools in Alabama and has significantly stronger academic metrics. Despite having a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Baker High School has been successful in implementing strategies to improve student attendance and support their academic achievement.

2,271

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,018

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8901 Airport Blvd
Mobile, AL 36608-9503

(251) 221-3000

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Baker High School:

Elementary:	Dawes Intermediate School
	Elsie Collier Elementary School
	Hutchens Elementary School
	ORourke Elementary School
	More...
	Taylor White Elementary School
Middle:	Bernice J Causey Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

32.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

✓Above the Alabama median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg18%

Alabama avg29%

150^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13High Schools in the Mobile County

94^th of 135Mobile County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	150 of 374	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	59 of 378	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	78 of 371	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	88 of 367	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	89 of 371	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	70 of 366	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	89 of 356	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	74 of 353	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	62.4	111 of 351	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	92 of 353	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	67.2	96 of 358	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	69 of 358	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	88 of 358	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	70 of 360	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	73 of 358	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.8	82 of 357	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	45 of 359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2007	70.9	90 of 358	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	58 of 357	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	44 of 359	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.8	76 of 357	78.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	87 of 228	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	41 of 231	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	57 of 224	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	40 of 222	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	35 of 228	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	23 of 224	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.5	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	22 of 189	88.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.7	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.7	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	12 of 75	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	16 of 63	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	117 of 359	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	62 of 366	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	80 of 358	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	100 of 367	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	103 of 359	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	85 of 354	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	74 of 347	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	82 of 343	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	35 of 142	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	27 of 139	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	31 of 122	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	18 of 114	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	51 of 113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.6	17 of 103	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	16 of 95	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	28 of 93	69.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	33.6	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	81.9	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	145 of 367	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	65 of 375	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	174 of 349	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	99 of 361	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	136 of 361	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	92 of 358	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	178 of 363	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	57 of 368	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	94 of 358	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	96 of 366	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	94 of 366	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	71 of 357	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	116 of 350	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.3	78 of 339	77.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.3	19 of 56	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.7	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	163 of 194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	109 of 198	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	159 of 182	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	91 of 169	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	98 of 196	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	89 of 171	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	46 of 160	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	49.1	35 of 83	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	113 of 325	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	57 of 325	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	72 of 317	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	75 of 326	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	75 of 319	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	63 of 313	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	84 of 300	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	59.5	74 of 230	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)34th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school

Native American (2021)32nd percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science31%~ state avg

English27%-4 vs state

Mathematics23%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)	Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baker High School	Public	9-12	8901 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3000	2,271	132	17.2	46.1%	1,120 (49.3%)	742 (32.7%)	218 (9.6%)	83 (3.7%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (4.3%)	56.3	150^th of 374 public high schools	59.9%		79.5	59^th of 378 public high schools	84.4%	91	23.0	30.7	26.6	$8,018	$404	$7,604
WP Davidson High School	Public	9-12	3900 Pleasant Valley Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3084	1,470	79	18.6	55.1%	348 (23.7%)	809 (55.0%)	156 (10.6%)	93 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	68.1	101^st of 374 public high schools	73.0%		87.1	40^th of 378 public high schools	89.4%	61	31.6	33.4	30.2	$8,271	$844	$7,418
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(251) 301-0050	513	24	21.3	83.2%	17 (3.3%)	465 (90.6%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	15.2	327^th of 374 public high schools	12.6%		12.3	349^th of 378 public high schools	7.7%	22	4.8	5.8	13.1	$9,373	$1,315	$8,059
Mary G Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	4275 Snow Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3153	1,888	105	17.9	49.5%	1,148 (60.8%)	533 (28.2%)	134 (7.1%)	9 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (2.8%)	33.8	233^rd of 374 public high schools	37.7%		37.5	233^rd of 378 public high schools	38.4%		10.3	20.9	22.5	$8,624	$1,002	$7,613
Mattie T Blount High School	Public	9-12	5450 Lott Road	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3070	1,058	57	18.5	77.6%	20 (1.9%)	990 (93.6%)	26 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	15.9	321^st of 374 public high schools	14.2%		17.5	314^th of 378 public high schools	16.9%	7	6.8	12.2	7.3	$9,949	$1,378	$8,544
Theodore High School	Public	9-12	6201 Swedetown Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3351	1,218	67	18.1	67.3%	582 (47.8%)	397 (32.6%)	125 (10.3%)	37 (3.0%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.4%)	22.7	283^rd of 374 public high schools	24.3%		24	289^th of 378 public high schools	23.5%	6	8.7	18.5	10.9	$8,813	$848	$7,955
Murphy High School	Public	9-12	100 S Carlen St	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3186	1,212	74	16.3	69.6%	171 (14.1%)	925 (76.3%)	56 (4.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	35.6	224^th of 374 public high schools	40.1%		40.5	219^th of 378 public high schools	42.1%	5	9.7	23.6	22.7	$10,088	$1,124	$8,941
John L Leflore Magnet School	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Donald St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-3125	582	35	16.6	85.7%	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	15.8	322^nd of 374 public high schools	13.9%		12	351^st of 378 public high schools	7.1%	29	4.8	12.9	9.0	$11,922	$1,688	$10,201
Evening Educational Options	Public	10-12	2051 Military Road	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3233	38			7.9%	9 (23.7%)	25 (65.8%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Continuous Learning Center	Public	6-12	1870 Pleasant Ave	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-2122	259	17	15.2	74.1%	65 (25.1%)	176 (68.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	12.2	348^th of 374 public high schools	7.0%		10.9	358^th of 378 public high schools	5.3%	10	0.0	16.0	0.0	$56,017	$23,536	$32,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker High School

What district is Baker High School in?

Mobile County

Is Baker High School a good school?

Baker High School ranks 150^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Baker High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,271 students attended Baker High School.

What schools feed into Baker High School?

Baker High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dawes Intermediate School
Elementary : Elsie Collier Elementary School
Elementary : Hutchens Elementary School
Elementary : ORourke Elementary School
Elementary : Taylor White Elementary School
Middle : Bernice J Causey Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Baker High School?

Students at Baker High School are 49% White, 33% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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