BAKER EL

BAKER EL is one of the micro-enrollment primary schools in CANADIAN, Texas, one of the schools within CANADIAN ISD, with 153 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 71% below typical.

CANADIAN ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 758 students; BAKER EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, BAKER EL logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 42% Hispanic. By comparison, Hemphill County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BAKER EL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BAKER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BAKER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.3%; this one delivers 53.9%.

Around the school, census data for Hemphill County shows median household income runs about $61,563, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. BAKER EL is one of 4 public schools in Hemphill County (combined enrollment of about 758 students).

The closest other public school is CANADIAN MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BAKER EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BAKER EL has fell 29%, going from 216 students in 2018 to 153 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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