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Enrollment
1,240
High
DISTRICT 1,044 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360387000140
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
29 E ONEIDA ST, BALDWINSVILLE, NY 13027 · (315) 638-6008 · Onondaga County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,240 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
347 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 404 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 412 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 416 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 1% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 72% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 38.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New York 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 New York'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 CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,240 | 28.0% | 54.5% |
| WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMILLUS | 1,385 | 27.1% | 73.0% |
| THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL WEBSTER | 1,256 | 27.9% | 78.7% |
| VICTOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VICTOR | 1,319 | 26.2% | 78.0% |
| HILTON HIGH SCHOOL HILTON | 1,358 | 24.2% | 82.3% |
| FAIRPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 1,245 | 23.8% | 83.5% |
Matched among New York high 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 CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #654 of 1,135 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #857 of 1,109 ▼ 74 | #18 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #320 of 1,135 ▼ 5 | #9 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,240 | #163 of 1,216 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,012 of 1,058 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #829 of 1,070 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #1,011 of 1,167 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #634 of 743 | #18 of 20 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,240
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,127
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,240 | 80.5 | 15.4:1 | 28% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 1,269 | 78.4 | 16.2:1 | 28% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 1,281 | 81.8 | 15.7:1 | 28% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 1,259 | 77 | 16.4:1 | 23% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 1,291 | 87 | 14.8:1 | 23% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 1,419 | 82 | 17.3:1 | 21% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 1,425 | 92 | 15.5:1 | 12% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 1,219 | 87 | 14.0:1 | 6% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 1,127 | 92 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL.
About CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in New York, with an address in BALDWINSVILLE. The grade span is 10 through 12, and enrollment is 1,240 students. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 86% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 5,400 students.
Federal enrollment data show CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL is 86% White. It is also 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Onondaga County's residents are about 75% White, 11 points below the school's share. CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL counts 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.4 students for each one. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Onondaga County average 49%.
allk12 grades CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New York, CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.5% actual against a predicted 64.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Onondaga County, the median household income is $76,945, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Onondaga County has 123 public schools and roughly 67,044 students.
The closest other public school is HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 56.1% on proficiency, and CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL is below that at 54.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL was 1,259 in 2020-21 and 1,240 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 848 students
- DONALD S RAY SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
- CATHERINE M MCNAMARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 494 students
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
Other schools in BALDWINSVILLE
- THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 848 students
- DONALD S RAY SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
- CATHERINE M MCNAMARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 494 students
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 504
- THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 848
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 488
- DONALD S RAY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 846
- MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL2.3 mi · 513
- L PEARL PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL?
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,240 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 10-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (80 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL?
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.