Baker Middle School

Set in Kayenta, Arizona, Baker Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, part of Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396). It enrolls 447 students across grades 5 through 8.

Within Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396), which oversees 4 schools and 1,544 students, Baker Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Baker Middle School lists that 96% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Navajo County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,606, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Across Navajo County's 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,662 students), Baker Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NATIVE Central Campus, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Baker Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Baker Middle School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 526 (now 447). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.