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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE ISD·NCES 482619002956
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
9800 SPENCER HWY, LA PORTE, TX 77571 · (281) 604-6872 · Harris County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
246 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
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 6 | 502 | 100% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LA PORTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus this school | 502 | 49.0% | 51.5% |
| La Porte Junior High School LA PORTE | 563 | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| Lomax Junior High School LA PORTE | 540 | 44.8% | 45.9% |
| Covington Middle School AUSTIN | 632 | 52.4% | 44.2% |
| Alcove Trails Middle School LUBBOCK | 618 | 46.4% | 43.9% |
| Bastrop Intermediate School BASTROP | 413 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #454 of 1,635 | #49 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #757 of 1,670 ▲ 160 | #108 of 219 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #905 of 1,670 ▼ 153 | #114 of 219 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #452 of 1,570 | #70 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #1,093 of 1,749 | #175 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,285 of 1,542 | #166 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #599 of 1,543 | #78 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #1,166 of 1,648 | #184 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #700 of 942 | #116 of 145 |
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
502
-50 (-9%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 502 | 29.7 | 16.9:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 32.4 | 16.4:1 | 60% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 32.8 | 15.8:1 | 60% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 51% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 35.3 | 15.4:1 | 52% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 50% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 49% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 26% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 49 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (545 to 502); teachers down 16% (35.3 to 29.7).
About James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is a low-enrollment middle school in LA PORTE ISD, located in LA PORTE, Texas. The latest federal count shows 502 students in grade 6. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
The district, LA PORTE ISD, has 7,099 students enrolled across 13 schools.
At James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. The next largest groups are 33% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 12 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.9:1, with 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is 49%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The closest public school to James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is Jennie Reid Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 51.5% is below the 55.1% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus's enrollment dropped 9%, to 502.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA PORTE ISD
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in LA PORTE
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Jennie Reid Elementary School0.7 mi · 403
- Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School0.9 mi · 299
- Heritage Elementary School1.1 mi · 667
- Lomax Junior High School1.3 mi · 540
- Lomax Elementary School1.6 mi · 512
- College Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusHow large is James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus?
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 06-06.
Is James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is a middle school covering grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is approximately 16.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus?
At James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus, the student body is approximately 33% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus in?
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is part of LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.