Baker High School, Baker, LA Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

482

Best High School in Louisiana

#168

Rating	2 out of 10
Grades	9 to 12th grade
School District	City of Baker School District
Type	Public

Phone	(225)775-1259
Location	3200 Groom Road Baker, LA 70714
Charter School	No

Baker High School has an academic rating well below the average for Louisiana high schools based on its low test performance and low AP course participation. It is ranked 168th in the best public high schools in Louisiana.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Baker High School student body is almost exclusively Black with a small White population and has extremely low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	2.5%	12
Black	96.9%	467
Hispanic	0.4%	2
Asian Pacific	0.2%	1
Native American Indian	0%	0
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	0
Two or more races	0%	0

Family Income

vs. other Louisiana high schools

Lower 15.3%

73.9% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Louisiana high school median of 52.6%. By this measure, Baker High School students are largely lower income and rank 182nd in Louisiana for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Freshman	146
Sophomore	121
Junior	123
Senior	92
Total	482

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

52%

Rank in Louisiana

157th

Rating

2 out of 10

Students at Baker High School scored an average 52% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Louisiana Department of Education. Performance is well below the state high school median of 62% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the bottom 29.6% of Louisiana high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	40% to 49%^*	60% to 69%^*
Boys	40% to 49%^*	40% to 49%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	-
Asian & Pacific Islander	-	-
Black	40% to 44%^*	55% to 59%^*
Hispanic	-	suppressed^*
Multiracial	-	-
White	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
With Disabilites	less than 50%^*	50% or more^*
Limited English	-	-

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average ACT Score

17.3

The average ACT score for Baker High School students in 2017 was 17.3. This indicates that the average student scores in the 31st percentile nationally on the ACT.

AP Course and Test Performance

AP Class Enrollment Rate

AP Pass Rank in Louisiana

-9th

AP Pass Rate Rating

Baker High School offers 1 AP courses. 2 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 8% percentile and significantly lower than the median AP enrollment rate for all Louisiana schools of 10%. Baker High School had -8 taking AP exams with a -4 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the -900% percentile and the Louisiana state median of -9 percent.

	School	State
AP Test Pass Rate	50%	-9%
Students enrolled in an AP class	2%	10%
AP Math Enrollment Rate	2%
AP Science Enrollment Rate	-4%
AP Other Enrollment Rate	-4%
AP Courses Offered	1

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	20%	18%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	26%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	15%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Louisiana Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0.5%	2
Boys	0.9%	2
Girls	0%	0
Louisiana Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	40.5%	180
Boys	41.2%	94
Girls	39.8%	86
Louisiana Median	14.3%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.5%	2
Boys	0.9%	2
Girls	0%	0

Location

Baker High School
3200 Groom Road
Baker, LA
70714
(225)775-1259

District

City of Baker School District
Baker, LA

Baker High School