Summary:
Zip code 92309 contains one high school, Baker High, a very small school serving grades 9-12 in the remote Baker Valley Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of California districts.
Baker High is notable for its extremely small size of just 31 students, which allows for a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 7-to-1 and very high per-student spending. However, its academic performance, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below state averages, has seen a significant recent decline in its statewide ranking. Despite these academic challenges, the school maintains a graduation rate near the state average and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than California as a whole.
This creates a complex picture where the school benefits from abundant resources and personalized attention but still struggles with academic achievement. It performs notably better than the district average in English, indicating it is a relative strength within its educational community. For parents, this means a highly individualized learning environment with strong student support, though there are clear areas for academic improvement, particularly in mathematics.
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