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Schools in Sumpter

Sumpter’s public schools

Baker School District 5J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumpter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 35% of students in Oregon’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$7.8K
▼ 56% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.7
OR 17.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
967 students on the public path
In brief

Sumpter’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sumpter’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Haines Elementary School places highest (better than 99%); Haines Elementary School lowest (99%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sumpter, graded from A+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Baker High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sumpter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressA+
7–8Baker Middle Schoolin Baker CityNo scores
9–12Baker High Schoolin Baker CityNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Baker School District 5J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Baker School District 5JGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 5,201 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 20.7 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$7,753OR $17,749 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 44% · 876 students tested
Math37%
State average 30.6% · 873 students tested

Sumpter vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Sumpter’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sumpter—Baker School District 5J

Every school in Sumpter

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sumpterin other towns
Haines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Baker City
A+
140 students15:1Rate it →
Baker Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Baker City
97 students12:1Rate it →
Keating Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Baker City
26 students13:1Rate it →
Baker Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Baker City
226 students15:1Rate it →
Baker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baker City
478 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Sumpter’s schools

Are Sumpter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sumpter. Baker School District 5J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumpter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sumpter in?

Baker School District 5J.

Where do Sumpter kids go to high school?

Baker High School.

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What Sumpter families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.