Enrollment
268
Middle
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKER SD 5J·NCES 410171000007
South Baker Intermediate School
1285 Third St, Baker City, OR 97814 · (541) 524-2350 · Baker County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Oregon public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
219 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 4 | 77 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 38% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 34% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
South Baker Intermediate School→Baker Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Baker SD 5J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 24.3% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 South Baker Intermediate School
South Baker Intermediate School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baker Intermediate School this school | 268 | 81.7% | 31.9% |
| Coffenberry Middle School Myrtle Creek | 267 | 83.9% | 10.8% |
| Baker Middle School Baker City | 226 | 84.1% | 29.8% |
| Siuslaw Middle School Florence | 275 | 81.8% | 29.5% |
| Lincoln Middle School Oakland | 191 | 78.5% | 33.8% |
| Winston Middle School Winston | 310 | 74.8% | 18.1% |
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 South Baker Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #80 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #91 of 200 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #144 of 201 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #170 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #24 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #173 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #74 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #18 of 141 |
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
268
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 268 | 17.3 | 15.5:1 | 82% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 17.3 | 17.6:1 | 69% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 17.9 | 15.3:1 | 68% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 18.1 | 19.1:1 | 58% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 15 | 20.7:1 | 67% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 17 | 20.2:1 | 64% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 58% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 13 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Baker Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (346 to 268); teachers down 4% (18.1 to 17.3).
About South Baker Intermediate School
South Baker Intermediate School is a small middle-grades school in Oregon, located in Baker City. It enrolls 268 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 4 through 6. It has 46% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Oregon (about 494).
Baker SD 5J has a total of 11 schools and 5,201 students, South Baker Intermediate School among them.
South Baker Intermediate School is 84% White by enrollment. Next come 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
There are about 15.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at South Baker Intermediate School, which has 17.3. Middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at South Baker Intermediate School is about 82%. The figure for public schools in Baker County is close, at 85%.
South Baker Intermediate School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Oregon public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Baker Intermediate School is 1.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.9% actual, 30.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
The county, Baker County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $60,936, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,551 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Baker Middle School, is the closest to South Baker Intermediate School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 31.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 4 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.5:1, from 13.1:1.
The allk12 page for South Baker Intermediate School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Baker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Baker SD 5J
- Baker Web AcademyCombined · 3,066 students
- Baker Early CollegeHigh · 534 students
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Brooklyn Primary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 226 students
- Haines Elementary SchoolElementary · 140 students
Other schools in Baker City
- Baker Web AcademyCombined · 3,066 students
- Baker Early CollegeHigh · 534 students
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Brooklyn Primary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 226 students
- Haines Elementary SchoolElementary · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Baker Middle School0.5 mi · 226
- Baker Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 40
- Baker Early College0.7 mi · 534
- Baker Web Academy0.7 mi · 3,066
- Brooklyn Primary School0.8 mi · 249
- Baker Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About South Baker Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend South Baker Intermediate School?
South Baker Intermediate School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 04-06.
Is South Baker Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Baker Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at South Baker Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at South Baker Intermediate School.
How diverse is South Baker Intermediate School?
South Baker Intermediate School reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South Baker Intermediate School?
South Baker Intermediate 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.