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Baker Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8001 So J Street
Tacoma, WA 98408
Phone
(253) 571-5000
District
Tacoma School District
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
694
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.8% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Baker Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
42%
32%
46%
21%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
43%
38%
50%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
41%
37%
49%
15%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 220 31.7%
Grade 7 236 34.0%
Grade 8 238 34.3%
Total 694 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.1% 41.8% 54.1%
Black 19.3% 15.3% 5.4%
Hispanic 33.9% 27.2% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.2% 10.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 8.5% 5.5% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.4% 56.9% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 59.5% 47.9% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.8% 9.0% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 231,070 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,468.3 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 94,423 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.4% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.2% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.6% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.9% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,144 $258,874,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,530 $43,310,000 7.5%
Staff $1,200 $33,972,000 5.9%
General Administration $83 $2,347,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,244 $35,229,000 6.1%
Operation $1,408 $39,848,000 6.9%
Transportation $364 $10,296,000 1.8%
Other $730 $20,666,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,558 $185,668,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,651 $131,687,000 22.9%
Total Expenditures $20,354 $576,229,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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