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Baker Valley Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 31 students in Baker Valley Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Baker Valley Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
129 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Baker Valley Unified School District, which is ranked #1618 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1700 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
29%

Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
11%
# Hispanic Students
111 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
86%
55%
# Black Students
n/a
97,908 Students
% Black Students
n/a
5%
# White Students
18 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
14%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
9
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
8
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
10
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
16
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
7
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
15
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
6
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
10
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
5
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
11
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
6
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
13
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,512 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,101 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$116,387 MM

Spending
$3 MM
$107,188 MM

Revenue / Student
$26,512
$19,974

Spending / Student
$25,101
$18,396

Best Baker Valley Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Baker Junior High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
72100 School House Ln.
Baker, CA 92309
(760) 733-4567
Baker, CA 92309
(760) 733-4567
Grades: 6-8
| 31 students
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