Elementary Schools in City of Baker School District

Summary:

The City of Baker School District in Louisiana has two elementary schools: Baker Heights Elementary School and Park Ridge Academic Magnet School. While both schools serve similar grade levels, the data shows a significant performance gap between them.

Park Ridge Academic Magnet School stands out as the higher-performing school, ranking around the 415th-385th position out of 666-675 elementary schools in Louisiana, compared to Baker Heights Elementary School's ranking between 701st-652nd. Park Ridge Academic Magnet School also has a higher 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently outperforms Baker Heights Elementary and the overall City of Baker School District in standardized test scores for both Mathematics and English Language Arts.

Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. However, the data suggests that the success of Park Ridge Academic Magnet School highlights the potential benefits of specialized magnet programs in improving educational outcomes, especially in districts with lower-performing schools like Baker Heights Elementary. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to the performance gap should be a priority for the City of Baker School District.

District Detail

14750 Plank Road
Baker, LA 70714-4404

(225) 778-2362

SchoolDigger Rank:
93^rd of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,000

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Baker Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5903 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1493	381	23	16.3	89.0%	7 (1.8%)	323 (84.8%)	43 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	5.5	653^rd of 666 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.7	652^nd of 675 public elementary schools	3.4%	1	38.0						21.0	26.0	37.0	45.0				36.0	$16,572
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5905 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	94	10	9.8	92.6%	1 (1.1%)	85 (90.4%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	415^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.7%		46.8	385^th of 675 public elementary schools	43.0%	30		58.0	35.0	39.0	80.0	45.0	53.0		67.0	71.0	76.0	70.0	72.0	74.0	$24,546

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Advantage Charter Academy	0.41 mi	1	37^th
Louisiana Achievement Charter Academies, Inc.	0.57 mi	2
GEO Prep Baker	0.87 mi	1
Impact Charter School	1.07 mi	1	39^th
Education Explosion, Inc.	1.12 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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