BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, an average-sized 6-8 campus in MACCLENNY, Florida, one of the schools within BAKER, educates 1,067 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by BAKER, a district that works with 4,763 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 14% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 51.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Baker County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,836, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baker County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,763 students), of which BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

PREK/KINDERGARTEN CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,165 (now 1,067). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 77%.

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