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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKER SD 5J·NCES 410171000002

Brooklyn Primary School

1350 Washington St, Baker City, OR 97814 · (541) 524-2450 · Baker County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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 Oregon public elementary schools

Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
204 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 76%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 15924%
Grade 29137%
Grade 39940%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
20281%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
3313%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
13253%
Female
11747%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Brooklyn Primary School→South Baker Intermediate School→Baker Middle School
Feeds from
Baker Early Learning CenterKG–KG
Based on grade levels within Baker SD 5J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
20.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -14.6pp since 2023
Math
20.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.2%20.5%
2023-2434.8%28.3%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Brooklyn Primary School

Brooklyn Primary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Brooklyn Primary School this school24981.9%25.9%
Santiam Elementary School
Mill City
24981.9%29.2%
Myrtle Creek Elementary School
Myrtle Creek
26482.2%16.6%
North Douglas Elementary School
Drain
25482.7%32.3%
Sunnyslope Elementary School
Roseburg
24683.3%32.8%
Tri City Elementary School
Myrtle Creek
25182.9%31.8%
Matched among Oregon 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 Brooklyn Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oregon
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.9%#432 of 591
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.5%#518 of 646
▼ 122
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.2%#595 of 646
▼ 176
Enrollment
ranked largest first
249#507 of 710
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#31 of 587
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.3%#526 of 587
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.9%#257 of 645
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-44.7%#11 of 493
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 2024-25
Enrollment
249
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524918.513.5:182% (204)
2023-2426018.713.9:169% (180)
2022-2327917.715.8:167% (188)
2020-212621715.4:1N/A
2017-1845027.516.4:166% (296)
2015-164802817.1:168% (325)
2010-114372120.8:145% (195)
2000-012901717.1:154% (156)
1990-913961428.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooklyn Primary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 45% (450 to 249); teachers down 33% (27.5 to 18.5).

About Brooklyn Primary School

Located in Baker City, Oregon, Brooklyn Primary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is 1 through 3, and enrollment is 249 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.

Baker SD 5J includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 5,201 students.

The large majority of students at Brooklyn Primary School, 81%, are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Brooklyn Primary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The count of teachers at Brooklyn Primary School is 18.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, higher than at this school. Around 82% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Baker County, the average is about the same, 85%.

Brooklyn Primary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.8%.

In the county around the school, Baker County, median household income is about $60,936, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 15 public schools operate in Baker County, serving about 5,551 students.

Baker Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Brooklyn Primary School is behind the 29.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.

Under the NCES locale system, Brooklyn Primary School is Town: Remote.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 262 to 249. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Baker County at a glance

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Population
16,840
Census ACS
Median income
$60,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,551 students

Quick facts

School name
Brooklyn Primary School
District
Baker SD 5J
Address
1350 Washington St, Baker City, OR 97814
Phone
(541) 524-2450
County
Baker County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–03
Total enrollment
249
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
204 (82%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
410171000002
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Brooklyn Primary School
What is the total enrollment at Brooklyn Primary School?
Brooklyn Primary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Brooklyn Primary School serve?
Brooklyn Primary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Brooklyn Primary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Brooklyn Primary School.
How diverse is Brooklyn Primary School?
Brooklyn Primary School reports a student body of 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Brooklyn Primary School?
Brooklyn Primary School is overseen by Baker SD 5J in Baker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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