Summary:
Baker School District 5J serves roughly 5,200 students across 11 schools — four elementary, two middle, three high, and two alternative programs — in and around Baker City, Oregon. The district as a whole ranks 43rd of 141 Oregon districts (4 stars, 70th percentile), but its enrollment is extraordinarily lopsided: Baker Web Academy alone enrolls 3,066 students, about 59% of the district, while six of the 11 schools enroll fewer than 150 students and four enroll fewer than 100.
School quality varies enormously from building to building. Baker Early College is the standout — ranked 6th of 271 Oregon high schools (98th percentile), with 86.4% ELA and 68.8% science proficiency and a 93.7% graduation rate. Haines Elementary School posts the district's best ELA (65.3%) and math (55.6%) results while carrying the district's highest free/reduced-lunch rate (91.43%). Keating Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.1%. At the other end, Eagle Cap Innovative Junior/Senior High School reports a 43.8% graduation rate and 76.5% chronic absenteeism, Brooklyn Primary School shows the lowest proficiency (16.5% in both ELA and math), and Baker High School reports 7.7% math proficiency alongside a 92.6% graduation rate.
The district's overall 26.1% chronic absenteeism beats the state's 33.5%, but individual schools span 7.1% to 76.5%, and five of 11 exceed the state rate. Per-student spending ranges from $3,635 to $28,674 and shows no simple relationship to outcomes. Several figures — a free/reduced-lunch rate above 100%, identical $3,635 spending at two schools, and Baker High's math result — look like reporting artifacts worth verifying.
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