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Baker Middle School

Q: Is Baker Middle School a good school?

Baker Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Baker Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Baker Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Baker Middle School?

Students at Baker Middle School are 77% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Public Grades 6-8

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Baker Middle School serves 631 students in grades 6-8 in Columbus, GA, as part of the Muscogee County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Baker Middle School currently ranks in the bottom 2% of Georgia middle schools, with test scores significantly below both district and state averages. In math, proficiency rates range from 4% in 6th grade to 6.7% in 7th grade, compared to state averages of 40-46%. Science proficiency is 8.1% versus 29.7% statewide, and social studies is 5% versus 40.2% statewide. These gaps are substantial—typically 30-40 percentage points behind the state. Nearby schools show a wide range of outcomes: Richards Middle School, just 4.4 miles away, ranks in the 74th percentile with math proficiency rates of 48.7-55.9%, while Eddy Middle School, only 1 mile away, shows similar struggles to Baker. Even schools with identical economic demographics, like Rothschild Leadership Academy School, outperform Baker in most subjects, though all three cluster in the bottom 5% statewide.

There is one genuinely encouraging trend: chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 48.1% in 2021-2022 to just 12.8% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages. This dramatic improvement suggests real progress in school climate and student engagement. However, academic performance has remained essentially flat during this same period, indicating that while students are now showing up, the academic supports needed to convert attendance into achievement are not yet fully in place. The school spends $13,081 per student, which is higher than some higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that funding alone isn't the primary driver of the achievement gap. Subgroup data shows particular challenges for Hispanic and Special Education students, who rank at the very bottom of statewide rankings. Baker also offers Algebra I to a small cohort of students, though proficiency rates there (4.5%) remain well below state averages. The school's year-over-year test scores fluctuate significantly, especially in 8th grade math, which ranged from 1% to 6.2% in recent years—a reminder that small class sizes can make individual student performance heavily influence overall metrics.

631

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,081

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1215 Benning Dr
Columbus, GA 31903

(706) 683-8721

District: Muscogee County

Feeder schools for Baker Middle School:

Elementary:	Brewer Elementary School
	Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.2%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (6% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 37 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg24%

Georgia avg40%

564^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Middle Schools in the Muscogee County

148^th of 201Muscogee County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	564 of 578	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	577 of 585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	570 of 578	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	560 of 569	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	551 of 558	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	532 of 542	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	546 of 559	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	529 of 543	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	526 of 539	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	520 of 545	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	516 of 537	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	507 of 521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	513 of 527	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	490 of 508	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	487 of 504	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	456 of 494	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	432 of 466	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	435 of 462	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	423 of 445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	399 of 420	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	459 of 480	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	486 of 494	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	484 of 489	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	474 of 485	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	472 of 482	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	195 of 200	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	149 of 166	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	133 of 157	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	534 of 550	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	562 of 567	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	556 of 558	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	547 of 553	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	540 of 544	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	373 of 374	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	399 of 400	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	379 of 381	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	379 of 380	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	366 of 367	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	543 of 550	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	562 of 569	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	556 of 561	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	550 of 559	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	538 of 553	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	423 of 425	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	436 of 442	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	426 of 437	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	424 of 429	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	421 of 431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science8%-22 vs state

Mathematics6%-37 vs state

Social Studies5%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8721	631	40	15.6	100.0%	19 (3.0%)	487 (77.2%)	99 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	7.1	564^th of 578 public middle schools	2.4%		5.6	577^th of 585 public middle schools	1.4%	13		4.0	6.7	6.2	8.1	5.0		$13,081	$1,370	$11,711
Eddy Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 S Lumpkin Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8782	448	31	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.1%)	316 (70.5%)	96 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	6.9	566^th of 578 public middle schools	2.1%		7.2	571^st of 585 public middle schools	2.4%	5		2.9	10.4	9.0	4.2	4.9		$13,545	$1,381	$12,164
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	Public	6-8	1136 Hunt Ave	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3709	498	36	13.9	100.0%	13 (2.6%)	426 (85.5%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	9.3	550^th of 578 public middle schools	4.8%		7.5	570^th of 585 public middle schools	2.6%	20		5.2	6.3	12.3	12.0	8.5		$12,848	$1,539	$11,310
East Columbus Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6100 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 565-3026	395	31	12.5	97.5%	6 (1.5%)	355 (89.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	11.9	530^th of 578 public middle schools	8.3%		15.1	516^th of 585 public middle schools	11.8%	14	66.7	12.7	19.0	13.4	8.0	7.8	43.8	$14,886	$1,192	$13,694
Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	2892 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3697	799	46	17.2	85.2%	202 (25.3%)	390 (48.8%)	82 (10.3%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.5%)	70.4	148^th of 578 public middle schools	74.4%		75.6	125^th of 585 public middle schools	78.6%	23	100.0	48.7	55.9	52.2	33.5	42.8	97.4	$11,748	$1,005	$10,743
Fort Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Woodruff Farm Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3740	440	33	13.5	100.0%	31 (7.0%)	339 (77.0%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.6%)	8	556^th of 578 public middle schools	3.8%		15.3	514^th of 585 public middle schools	12.1%	42	44.4	5.9	13.9	8.5	5.6	7.1	12.6	$14,191	$1,295	$12,896
Arnold Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 51st St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2436	582	37	15.6	100.0%	100 (17.2%)	249 (42.8%)	188 (32.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	17	484^th of 578 public middle schools	16.3%		18.9	477^th of 585 public middle schools	18.5%	7		13.1	20.0	25.0	13.2	13.9		$12,694	$1,253	$11,441
Blackmon Road Middle School	Public	6-8	7251 Blackmon Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-2998	478	46	10.3	78.7%	145 (30.3%)	203 (42.5%)	61 (12.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.7%)	49.6	263^rd of 578 public middle schools	54.5%		57.5	223^rd of 585 public middle schools	61.9%	40	88.1	27.2	26.6	44.3	36.8	40.9	73.9	$16,978	$1,226	$15,752
Double Churches Middle School	Public	6-8	7611 Whitesville Rd	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2678	429	36	12.0	100.0%	89 (20.7%)	243 (56.6%)	38 (8.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.4%)	18.4	477^th of 578 public middle schools	17.5%		21	462^nd of 585 public middle schools	21.0%	15	65.0	11.9	18.3	14.7	10.6	23.7	86.4	$17,209	$1,818	$15,392
Midland Middle School	Public	6-8	6990 Warm Springs Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3673	455	33	13.8	100.0%	66 (14.5%)	292 (64.2%)	44 (9.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.7%)	25.4	424^th of 578 public middle schools	26.6%		27.1	424^th of 585 public middle schools	27.5%		65.2	25.8	18.4	25.0	14.2	29.5	57.9	$14,768	$1,560	$13,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Baker Middle School?

Students at Baker Middle School are 77% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Baker Middle School in?

Muscogee County

How many students attend Baker Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Baker Middle School.

Is Baker Middle School a good school?

Baker Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Georgia middle schools.

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