Summary
Baker Middle School is a public middle school located in Kayenta, Arizona, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 444 students. The school is part of the Kayenta Unified School District #27, which is ranked 276 out of 289 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Despite being part of the Kayenta Unified School District, Baker Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with rankings ranging from 464 to 636 out of 552-854 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a 0-star rating in 2021-2022 and 2018-2019. Across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, the school performs poorly compared to other middle schools in the state.
Baker Middle School's proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 23%, compared to the state average of 34%. Similarly, the 8th-grade science proficiency rate was 13%, compared to the state average of 30%. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.8% to 7.2% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.84% to 88.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.
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