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B+

Baker School District 5J

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Baker City, Haines and Sumpter.

Baker City’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Oregon school districts

Students
5,201
Schools
11
Spent per student
$7,753
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$22.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Baker School District 5J

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 56% less per student than the OR average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $22.3M, about $4,284 per student
  • Only 35% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Baker City 10,071Haines 375Sumpter 205

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baker City. Grade by grade →

KBaker Early Learning CenterThis district
1–3Brooklyn Primary SchoolThis district
7–8Baker Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Baker High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 30.6% · 873 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 44% · 876 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 81.3% · 625 in the class

35% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$7,753 per student · 56% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 74%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,669’20
4,527’21
4,453’22
4,829’23
5,201’24

Up 11.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

Haines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Baker City
A+
140 students15:1
Baker Web Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Baker City
3,066 students25:1
Baker Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Baker City
97 students12:1
Baker Virtual Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Baker City
40 students31:1
Keating Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Baker City
26 students13:1
Brooklyn Primary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Baker City
A
249 students13:1
South Baker Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Baker City
B
268 students15:1
Baker Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Baker City
226 students15:1
Eagle Cap Innovative Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Baker City
77 students24:1
Baker Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Baker City
534 students
Baker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baker City
478 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.