Summary:
In zip code 70714, there is one high school, Baker High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in Baker, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 370 students.
Baker High School is the only high school in this area and is part of the City of Baker School District, which is a single-school district. The school faces significant challenges across nearly every metric. Its graduation rate is 63.3%, far below the state average of 85.0%, and its dropout rate of 7.0% is more than double the state average of 3.1%. Chronic absenteeism affects 32.6% of students, notably higher than the state average of 22.5%. Academically, proficiency rates on LEAP End-of-Course exams are universally low, with the largest gaps in English II (33% proficient vs. 67% statewide) and Algebra I (36% proficient vs. 65% statewide). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-17% of Louisiana high schools, earning a 1-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year.
A key takeaway is that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 82.7% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, which is a well-documented predictor of academic challenges. The fact that the district is a single-school district means all resources and accountability are concentrated on one institution, leaving no other local schools for comparison or support. One interesting anomaly is that in the 2024-2025 school year, English II proficiency reached 54%, a notable outlier compared to other subjects that year, which may warrant further investigation into what made that specific subject and cohort different.
Thank you for your feedback!