Middle Schools in City of Baker School District

Summary:

The City of Baker School District in Louisiana has only one middle school, Baker Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Baker Middle School appears to be a consistently low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 10% of middle schools in Louisiana over the past few years.

Baker Middle School faces significant challenges, including a high dropout rate of 3.3%, a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%, and substantial gaps in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 9% of 6th-grade students and 7% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics, compared to state averages of 60% and 47%, respectively. Similarly, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33% of all students at Baker Middle School were proficient or better in LEAP English Language Arts, compared to a state average of 70%.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 62.11%, suggests that Baker Middle School serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the school's low academic performance. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement and support for the school's students and community.

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 ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	5905 Groom Rd	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	155	6	25.8	85.8%	7 (4.5%)	127 (81.9%)	18 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2.5	440^th of 447 public middle schools	1.6%					(n/a)	9.0	7.0	32.0	42.0	33.0	$17,074

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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