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Baker High School

Q: Is Baker High School a good school?

Baker High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend Baker High School?

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

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

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

Q: What schools feed into Baker High School?

Baker High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Baker Heights Elementary School Middle : Baker Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 15% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Baker High School is a small public high school in Baker, LA, serving 370 students in grades 9-12 within the City of Baker School District, a high-poverty community where 82.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in core subjects like Algebra I (36%) and English II (33%) roughly half the state average, and a graduation rate of just 63.3%—far below the state average of 85.0%. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 49.5% to 32.6%, remains a serious issue, more than double the state average of 22.5%.

Despite these struggles, there are some positive signs. The school has shown a steady upward trend in its state ranking, climbing from the 3rd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting recent interventions may be having a slow but positive impact. Notably, Baker High School is relatively more effective at supporting its special education students, who rank in the 33rd percentile statewide—one of the school's highest-performing subgroups. However, this improvement has not yet translated into a higher graduation rate, which remains stubbornly low.

The contrast with nearby schools is stark. Just 4.5 miles away, Zachary High School in the top-ranked Zachary Community School District boasts an 80% proficiency rate in English II and a 0.5% dropout rate. Similarly, Slaughter Community Charter School (9.2 miles away) is a 5-star school with proficiency rates above 75% in nearly every subject. This proximity highlights that Baker High School's challenges are deeply tied to the resources of its district, which ranks 109th out of 116 in Louisiana. While the school is improving, it still has a long road ahead to match the performance of its high-achieving neighbors.

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 — 9th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (38% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (63% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Louisiana avg62%

275^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 116City 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	275 of 325	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	273 of 329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	301 of 333	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	310 of 321	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	298 of 326	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	291 of 322	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	267 of 313	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	294 of 302	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	244 of 297	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	269 of 297	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	294 of 312	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	287 of 309	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	250 of 312	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	280 of 300	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	271 of 297	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	276 of 301	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	243 of 291	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	259 of 290	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	184 of 260	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	191 of 256	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	220 of 260	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	240 of 252	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	223 of 256	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	199 of 243	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	157 of 233	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	255 of 313	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	256 of 308	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	289 of 308	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	303 of 308	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	282 of 311	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	272 of 288	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	238 of 292	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	125 of 125	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	266 of 321	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	264 of 323	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	301 of 321	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	262 of 285	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	237 of 301	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	269 of 311	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	273 of 313	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	282 of 315	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	296 of 306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	281 of 301	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	276 of 292	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	261 of 291	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	113 of 168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I48%-18 vs state

U.S. History37%-18 vs state

Algebra I36%-29 vs state

Geometry34%-23 vs state

English II33%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)			LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (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	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Baker High School	Public	9-12	3200 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1259	370	21	18.0	82.7%	10 (2.7%)	333 (90.0%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	275^th of 325 public high schools	15.4%		16.2	273^rd of 329 public high schools	17.0%	2												36.0	34.0	33.0	37.0	48.0		$18,124
Scotlandville Magnet High School	Public	9-12	9870 Scotland Avenue	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-3715	837	59	14.0	86.7%	5 (0.6%)	820 (98.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	18.9	266^th of 325 public high schools	18.2%		15.9	275^th of 329 public high schools	16.4%	9												41.0		56.0	26.0	47.0	39.0	$18,617
Zachary High School	Public	9-12	4100 Bronco Lane	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	No	(225) 654-2776	1,726	110	15.6	56.0%	523 (30.3%)	1,064 (61.6%)	65 (3.8%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.1%)	75.3	65^th of 325 public high schools	80.0%		71.4	73^rd of 329 public high schools	77.8%	8												74.0	71.0	80.0	62.0	78.0	72.0	$13,605
Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	575	64	9.0	87.5%	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6.3	307^th of 325 public high schools	5.5%		4.2	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%	4	33.0		14.0	25.0	34.0	41.0	33.0	36.0				25.0	34.0	30.0		24.0		$22,927
Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	556	52	10.7	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	539 (96.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4.2	315^th of 325 public high schools	3.1%		3.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%	1			59.0	61.0			83.0	87.0		69.0	72.0	14.0		37.0				$19,143
Arlington Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	6125 Winbourne Avenue	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-8188	94	23	4.1	59.6%	4 (4.3%)	81 (86.2%)	7 (7.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															7.0			$50,703
Madison Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1555 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 636-5863	621	37	16.8	79.4%	3 (0.5%)	611 (98.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.2	148^th of 325 public high schools	54.5%		63	115^th of 329 public high schools	65.0%	33												71.0		70.0	49.0	71.0	60.0	$12,738
Capitol High School	Public	9-12	1000 North 23rd Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 239-7506	205	28	7.2	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1.5	323^rd of 325 public high schools	0.6%		1.6	323^rd of 329 public high schools	1.8%				21.0	18.0		25.0	32.0	29.0	14.0	17.0	15.0		5.0		13.0	20.0	16.0	$23,733
Slaughter Community Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	2944 Highway 412 West	Slaughter	70777	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 570-8682	364	15	24.2	51.4%	215 (59.1%)	130 (35.7%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	85.1	30^th of 325 public high schools	90.8%		88.9	14^th of 329 public high schools	95.7%	16		82.0	74.0	79.0		72.0	85.0	78.0	70.0	81.0	75.0	81.0	76.0		77.0	85.0	82.0	$12,478
Central High School	Public	9-12	10200 E Brookside	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-3438	1,529	101	15.0	50.9%	975 (63.8%)	371 (24.3%)	130 (8.5%)	14 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.4%)	66.6	104^th of 325 public high schools	68.0%		67.1	97^th of 329 public high schools	70.5%	7												73.0	70.0	71.0	63.0	60.0	71.0	$12,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker High School

How many students attend Baker High School?

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

Is Baker High School a good school?

Baker High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Louisiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Baker High School?

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

What schools feed into Baker High School?

Baker High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baker Heights Elementary School
Middle : Baker Middle School

What district is Baker High School in?

City of Baker School District

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