Summary:
ZIP code 97814 in Baker City, Oregon, is served by four elementary schools within Baker School District 5J: Brooklyn Primary School (grades 1–3), Haines Elementary School (PK–6), Baker Early Learning Center (K only), and Keating Elementary School (K–6), with a total enrollment of 512 students. The schools vary widely in size, from 26 students at Keating to 249 at Brooklyn Primary.
Academically, Haines Elementary stands out: 65.3% proficient in ELA and 55.6% in math, exceeding district (42.3% ELA, 28.4% math) and state (43.8% ELA, 32.9% math) averages. Haines also has strong grade-level results, such as 78.9% in 6th-grade ELA and 75% in 3rd-grade math, though science lags at 22.2%. In contrast, Brooklyn Primary, the largest school, has the lowest current proficiency: 16.5% in both ELA and math, well below district and state, along with 34.2% chronic absenteeism and the highest per-student spending at $22,721. Keating Elementary has exceptional attendance—7.1% chronic absenteeism versus district 26.1% and state 33.5%—and strong historical rankings, but no current test scores in this data. Baker Early Learning Center is K-only, so it has no test scores; its chronic absenteeism is 34.8%.
All four schools share the same district rating: 43rd of 141 districts in Oregon, 70th percentile, 4 stars, yet school-level outcomes differ dramatically. For example, Haines has the highest student-teacher ratio (15.3) but the strongest current scores, while Brooklyn has a lower ratio (13.4) but lower proficiency, showing ratio alone does not determine results. Poverty data are incomplete: Brooklyn reports 81.93% free/reduced lunch and Haines 91.43%, but Baker Early’s reported 196.91% is invalid, and Keating’s is missing. Parents should weigh these factors—academic performance, attendance, and available resources—when comparing schools.
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