Baker High

Baker High is one of the minimally staffed senior highs in Baker, California, overseen by Baker Valley Unified, with 31 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 96% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 3 schools in Baker Valley Unified (125 students total), Baker High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Baker High logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Baker High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Baker High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.4%; actual is 22.7%, a gap of -24.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Baker High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Baker Junior High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Baker High at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 20.0%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 45 students in 2018 compared to 31 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 20% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.