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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Baker Prairie Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANBY SD 86·NCES 410264001651
Baker Prairie Middle School
1859 SE Township Rd, Canby, OR 97013 · (503) 263-7170 · Clackamas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
335 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 284 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 47% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 59% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Baker Prairie Middle School→Canby High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Canby SD 86. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 17.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Prairie Middle School
Baker Prairie Middle School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Prairie Middle School this school | 532 | 63.0% | 24.6% |
| Stayton Middle School Stayton | 486 | 67.9% | 24.1% |
| Kelly Middle School Eugene | 407 | 64.4% | 25.9% |
| Mountain View Middle School Newberg | 507 | 69.4% | 34.8% |
| Monroe Middle School Eugene | 519 | 64.0% | 27.1% |
| Hood River Middle School Hood River | 461 | 70.7% | 43.5% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Prairie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #133 of 190 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #107 of 200 ▲ 42 | #15 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #125 of 201 ▲ 20 | #16 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #90 of 208 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #69 of 180 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #85 of 180 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #136 of 194 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #74 of 141 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
532
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 532 | 30.3 | 17.6:1 | 63% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 29.9 | 18.8:1 | 52% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 29.2 | 19.1:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 28 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 29.8 | 20.3:1 | 45% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 45% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 53% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baker Prairie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (604 to 532); teachers up 2% (29.8 to 30.3).
About Baker Prairie Middle School
Baker Prairie Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Oregon, with an address in Canby. The student body numbers 532 students, from grades 7 through 8.
Canby SD 86 has 4,134 students spread across 8 schools.
White students make up a majority at Baker Prairie Middle School, at 58%. Next come 35% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 79% White among all Clackamas County residents. Baker Prairie Middle School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 30.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.6:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Baker Prairie Middle School is 63%. For comparison, public schools in Clackamas County average 50%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clackamas County, the median household income is $103,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 118 public schools in Clackamas County, enrolling about 57,601 students in all.
The closest public school to Baker Prairie Middle School is Cecile Trost Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Baker Prairie Middle School is behind the 31.0% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Baker Prairie Middle School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 532 students in 2024-25, 75 fewer than the 607 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.7:1 to 17.6:1.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canby SD 86
- Canby High SchoolHigh · 1,402 students
- Ninety-One SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Carus SchoolElementary · 325 students
- William Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Canby
- Canby High SchoolHigh · 1,402 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- William Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Philander Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Cecile Trost Elementary School0.2 mi · 457
- Philander Lee Elementary School0.8 mi · 279
- Canby High School1.4 mi · 1,402
- William Knight Elementary School1.5 mi · 292
- Howard Eccles Elementary School1.6 mi · 371
- Carus School4.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Baker Prairie Middle SchoolHow many students attend Baker Prairie Middle School?
Baker Prairie Middle School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 07-08.
Is Baker Prairie Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baker Prairie Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Baker Prairie Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Baker Prairie Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baker Prairie Middle School?
At Baker Prairie Middle School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Baker Prairie Middle School?
Baker Prairie Middle School is overseen by Canby SD 86 in Clackamas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.