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Baker High School

Public Grades 9-12
273rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 329 Louisiana High Schools
Better than 17% of Louisiana high schools
Summary

Baker High School is a public high school serving 372 students in grades 9-12 in Baker, Louisiana, which is part of the City of Baker School District. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Louisiana high schools, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a graduation rate below the state average.

Baker High School's proficiency rates on state assessments range from just 5% to 54% across various subject areas and grade levels, significantly below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate has been between 61.2% and 83.2% in recent years, and its dropout rate has ranged from 3.3% to 20.1%. Additionally, Baker High has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 36.8%, much higher than the state average. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.25% to 66.83% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, Baker High School generally performs worse academically and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, Slaughter Community Charter School, located about 9 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 30 high schools in Louisiana and has significantly higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. Over the past 10 years, Baker High School has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics, suggesting a need for more comprehensive and sustained interventions to support the students and improve educational outcomes.

370
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,124
Per pupil spending ?
82.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3200 Groom Road
       Baker, LA  70714

(225) 775-1259

District: City of Baker School District


Feeder schools for Baker High School:

Elementary:    Baker Heights Elementary School
Middle:    Baker Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.0%
Hispanic:
6.5%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (40% vs 63% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (63% vs 85%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg40%
Louisiana avg63%
273rd of 329
Louisiana public high schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
93rd of 118City of Baker School District among Louisiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202516.2273 of 32917.0%★☆☆☆☆
20247.8301 of 3339.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.2310 of 3213.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.5298 of 3268.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.5291 of 3229.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.5267 of 31314.7%★☆☆☆☆
20183.6294 of 3022.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201732.1244 of 29717.8%★☆☆☆☆
201619.1269 of 2979.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.0294 of 3125.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.8287 of 3097.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201335.5250 of 31219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201232.9250 of 31019.4%★☆☆☆☆
201115.6280 of 3006.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201015.4271 of 2978.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.1276 of 3018.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.2243 of 29116.5%★☆☆☆☆
200719.2259 of 29010.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202528.6191 of 25625.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.1220 of 26015.4%★☆☆☆☆
20238.9240 of 2524.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.0223 of 25612.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.5199 of 24318.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5157 of 23332.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202521.4256 of 30816.9%★☆☆☆☆
20246.7289 of 3086.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.6303 of 3081.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.1282 of 3119.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9272 of 2885.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.3238 of 29218.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20231.3106 of 1070.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202520.9264 of 32318.3%★☆☆☆☆
20249.3295 of 32810.1%★☆☆☆☆
20236.1301 of 3216.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.7295 of 3228.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.9262 of 2858.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.9237 of 30121.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202512.8273 of 31312.8%★☆☆☆☆
20249.9282 of 31510.5%★☆☆☆☆
20233.2296 of 3063.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.7281 of 3016.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.3276 of 2925.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7261 of 29110.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202128.396 of 13528.9%★★☆☆☆
201919.6103 of 12215.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2021)29th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English II54%-13 vs state
Algebra I39%-24 vs state
Biology37%-22 vs state
English I36%-33 vs state
Geometry32%-25 vs state

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Students at Baker High School are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% White.

Baker High School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Louisiana high schools.

Baker High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baker Heights Elementary School
Middle : Baker Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Baker High School.


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