Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005412
Baker Elementary
4041 T St., San Diego, CA 92113 · (619) 344-4800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
351 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 57% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
13.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.7% | 18.2% | 20.1% | 56.0% |
| Math | 4.4% | 9.4% | 25.2% | 61.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 29.4% |
| 2018-19 | 27.4% | 31.2% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 26.5% |
| 2016-17 | 31.7% | 32.8% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baker Elementary
Baker Elementary's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Elementary this school | 361 | 97.2% | 21.7% |
| Fairfax Elementary San Bernardino | 359 | 97.2% | 25.6% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Lynwood | 343 | 93.9% | 26.9% |
| Horton Elementary San Diego | 386 | 96.9% | 16.9% |
| Lowell Elementary Fresno | 325 | 96.6% | 30.2% |
| Rio Vista Elementary San Bernardino | 412 | 95.6% | 22.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,422 of 5,151 | #357 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #4,846 of 5,172 ▼ 908 | #379 of 393 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,581 of 5,172 ▼ 473 | #364 of 393 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.7pp | #240 of 5,116 | #17 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #4,177 of 5,915 | #331 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,813 of 5,352 | #279 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #4,266 of 5,354 | #370 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #179 of 5,625 | #3 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #2,101 of 3,837 | #155 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 15 | 24.1:1 | 97% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 91% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 93% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 88% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 93% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 98% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 96% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 94% (650) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 23 | 29.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (422 to 361); teachers down 12% (17 to 15).
About Baker Elementary
Baker Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in San Diego, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 361 students. It has 22% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Baker Elementary falls under San Diego Unified, which has 174 schools enrolling 94,828 students.
The share of students at Baker Elementary who are Hispanic is 87%. Other groups include 9% Black. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Baker Elementary are from different groups.
With 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Baker Elementary, 97% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
Baker Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools.
Baker Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.7%, compared with a predicted 22.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for San Diego County show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
Of the public schools around it, Baker Elementary is closest to Chavez Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Baker Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Baker Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio was 23.1:1 in 2020-21 and 24.1:1 in 2024-25.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Other Baker Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Baker Elementary. Baker Elementary is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Baker ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 601 students
- Baker ElementaryBaker, CA · 59 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolAcworth, GA · 738 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 471 students
- BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 407 students
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- Chavez Elementary0.5 mi · 361
- Mountain View0.6 mi · 195
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Frequently asked questions
About Baker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Baker Elementary?
Baker Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Baker Elementary serve?
Baker Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baker Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baker Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Baker Elementary?
Student demographics at Baker Elementary are roughly 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Baker Elementary in?
Baker Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
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