Baker High School

Summary:

Baker High School is a public high school located in Mobile, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,491 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a mix of White, African American, Hispanic, Asian, and other racial/ethnic backgrounds.

Baker High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Alabama, receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the surrounding Mobile County district, which is ranked 96th out of 137 districts in the state. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 11th-grade students scoring much higher than the county and state averages in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts. Baker High School also performs exceptionally well across diverse student subgroups, ranking highly for African American, Hispanic, and White students.

While Baker High School is a standout performer, some nearby schools, such as Lillie B Williamson High School, Murphy High School, and John L Leflore Magnet School, have significantly lower academic performance and rankings. This highlights the disparity in educational outcomes within the Mobile County district, and the need for targeted interventions and support in these lower-performing schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 8901 Airport Blvd
       Mobile, AL  36608-9503


(251) 221-3000

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
59th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,018 Help


Feeder schools for Baker High School:

Elementary:    Dawes Intermediate School
    Elsie Collier Elementary School
    Hutchens Elementary School
    ORourke Elementary School
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Middle:    Bernice J Causey Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  2,491

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.0%
African American:
32.2%
Hispanic:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Baker High School ranks better than 84.4% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks 2nd among 13 ranked high schools in the Mobile County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.45. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Baker High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
Student Body
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Compare Details Baker High School has the largest high school student body size in the Mobile County School District. Racial makeup is: White (51%), African American (32.2%), Hispanic (7.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Baker High School is 18.1. 11 high schools in the Mobile County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Baker High School is $8,018. 12 high schools in the Mobile County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Baker High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Baker High School 59th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Baker High School in the ranking list.)

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Mobile County:

SchoolDigger ranks Mobile County 96th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Baker High School

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Rank History for all students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.80 76th 357 78.7%
2005 75.87 44th 359 87.7%
2006 70.84 58th 357 83.8%
2007 70.91 90th 358 74.9%
2008 74.85 45th 359 87.5%
2009 67.81 82nd 357 77.0%
2010 70.73 73rd 358 79.6%
2011 70.98 70th 360 80.6%
2012 69.08 88th 358 75.4%
2013 67.09 69th 358 80.7%
2014 67.22 96th 358 73.2%
2015 67.29 92nd 353 73.9%
2016 62.41 111th 351 68.4%
2017 71.96 74th 353 79.0%
2018 72.33 89th 356 75.0%
2019 76.77 70th 366 80.9%
2021 68.36 89th 371 76.0%
2022 70.35 88th 367 76.0%
2023 73.71 78th 371 79.0%
2024 79.45 59th 378 84.4%
See the entire list of Alabama High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.53 5th 19 73.7%
2018 72.53 5th 24 79.2%
2019 56.40 17th 37 54.1%
2021 71.67 13th 43 69.8%
2022 46.92 23rd 40 42.5%
2023 57.79 17th 45 62.2%
2024 68.28 19th 56 66.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.03 3rd 22 86.4%
2019 83.64 3rd 29 89.7%
2021 60.38 6th 28 78.6%
2022 55.04 11th 39 71.8%
2023 58.34 11th 43 74.4%
2024 58.46 16th 63 74.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.12 35th 83 57.8%
2018 60.23 46th 160 71.3%
2019 41.53 89th 171 48.0%
2021 45.48 98th 196 50.0%
2022 40.78 91st 169 46.2%
2023 22.69 159th 182 12.6%
2024 40.61 109th 198 44.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.38 121st 349 65.3%
2019 69.62 92nd 358 74.3%
2021 56.47 136th 361 62.3%
2022 63.40 99th 361 72.6%
2023 44.83 174th 349 50.1%
2024 75.42 65th 375 82.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.34 4th 16 75.0%
2019 95.49 1st 17 94.1%
2021 90.64 1st 5 80.0%
2022 74.56 1st 3 66.7%
2023 81.85 1st 3 66.7%
2024 33.63 7th 10 30.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.36 82nd 343 76.1%
2018 75.00 74th 347 78.7%
2019 73.32 85th 354 76.0%
2021 65.81 103rd 359 71.3%
2022 69.55 100th 367 72.8%
2023 74.33 80th 358 77.7%
2024 77.43 62nd 366 83.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.73 13th 25 48.0%
2022 64.76 10th 26 61.5%
2023 81.33 4th 27 85.2%
2024 62.48 7th 24 70.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.30 78th 339 77.0%
2018 64.86 116th 350 66.9%
2019 76.19 71st 357 80.1%
2021 67.46 94th 366 74.3%
2022 68.07 96th 366 73.8%
2023 66.70 94th 358 73.7%
2024 77.15 57th 368 84.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 23.66 13th 17 23.5%
2018 28.53 14th 18 22.2%
2019 42.24 12th 18 33.3%
2021 7.70 17th 18 5.6%
2022 22.86 13th 16 18.8%
2023 41.35 11th 15 26.7%
2024 28.20 14th 17 17.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.00 22nd 189 88.4%
2018 72.49 37th 223 83.4%
2019 84.73 23rd 224 89.7%
2021 67.73 35th 228 84.6%
2022 67.15 40th 222 82.0%
2023 60.23 57th 224 74.6%
2024 70.55 41st 231 82.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.16 28th 93 69.9%
2018 81.85 16th 95 83.2%
2019 85.62 17th 103 83.5%
2021 47.08 51st 113 54.9%
2022 79.77 18th 114 84.2%
2023 68.42 31st 122 74.6%
2024 77.03 27th 139 80.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.51 27th 40 32.5%
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Rank History for White students at Baker High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 59.45 74th 230 67.8%
2018 68.39 84th 300 72.0%
2019 76.23 63rd 313 79.9%
2021 68.44 75th 319 76.5%
2022 68.72 75th 326 77.0%
2023 75.41 72nd 317 77.3%
2024 78.75 57th 325 82.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Baker High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2038 2038
1989 1671 261 5 5 6 n/a n/a 0 1948
1990 1645 288 12 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1950
1991 1663 270 12 2 3 n/a n/a 0 1950
1992 1620 283 11 4 1 n/a n/a -1 1918
1993 1620 298 15 17 4 n/a n/a 0 1954
1994 1634 319 10 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1974
1995 1640 288 19 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1954
1996 1640 288 19 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1954
1997 1590 287 20 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1908
1998 1700 326 22 11 10 n/a n/a 0 2069
1999 1807 321 20 18 5 n/a n/a 0 2171
2000 1761 318 30 19 3 n/a n/a 1 2132
2001 1736 352 25 18 0 n/a n/a 1 2132
2002 1147 257 17 12 6 n/a n/a 0 1439
2003 1147 257 17 12 6 n/a n/a 0 1439
2004 1200 278 15 21 6 n/a n/a 4 1524
2005 1263 318 24 18 7 n/a n/a 0 1630
2006 1311 366 22 16 7 n/a n/a 3 1725
2007 1366 441 26 31 7 n/a n/a 2 1873
2008 1393 441 36 39 6 n/a n/a 0 1915
2009 1452 504 49 39 7 n/a n/a 0 2051
2010 1446 546 55 56 4 n/a n/a 16 2123
2011 1441 602 58 63 4 0 0 0 2168
2012 1505 676 62 60 8 0 10 0 2321
2013 1539 745 62 54 6 0 13 0 2419
2014 1575 791 64 70 8 2 8 0 2518
2015 1613 839 70 93 15 1 42 0 2673
2016 1652 904 69 114 19 1 44 0 2803
2017 1640 902 81 128 14 1 55 0 2821
2018 1534 889 81 140 10 0 68 0 2722
2019 1440 818 86 162 11 1 60 0 2578
2020 1320 777 83 177 10 0 68 0 2435
2021 1359 803 88 200 11 0 77 0 2538
2022 1253 782 101 175 9 1 105 78 2504
2023 1271 802 101 191 9 2 115 0 2491

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Baker High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2038 85.0 23.9 0
1989 1948 88.0 22.1 n/a
1990 1950 84.0 23.2 0
1991 1950 85.0 22.9 n/a
1992 1918 83.0 23.1 n/a
1993 1954 88.0 22.2 n/a
1994 1974 87.7 22.5 n/a
1995 1954 94.8 20.6 n/a
1996 1954 94.8 20.6 n/a
1997 1908 92.3 20.7 19.8
1998 2069 102.2 20.2 17
1999 2171 111.0 19.6 14.6
2000 2132 119.0 17.9 19.4
2001 2132 112.0 19.0 16.2
2002 1439 78.3 18.4 15.4
2003 1439 78.3 18.4 15.4
2004 1524 81.8 18.6 18.1
2005 1630 85.0 19.2 20.1
2006 1725 96.0 17.9 26.9
2007 1873 102.2 18.3 26.1
2008 1915 109.2 17.5 24.7
2009 2051 108.1 18.8 28.9
2010 2123 115.0 18.4 34.6
2011 2168 118.0 18.3 35.5
2012 2321 119.0 19.5 41.8
2013 2419 128.0 18.8 46.4
2014 2518 130.0 19.3 41.5
2015 2673 135.0 19.8 22.7
2016 2803 139.0 20.1 22.2
2017 2821 151.0 18.6 21.9
2018 2722 150.0 18.1 41.5
2019 2578 147.0 17.5 41.5
2020 2435 142.0 17.1 41.5
2021 2538 131.0 19.3 41.5
2022 2504 n/a n/a 41.5
2023 2491 137.0 18.1 41.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Baker High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2038 85.0 23.9 0
1989 1948 88.0 22.1 n/a
1990 1950 84.0 23.2 0
1991 1950 85.0 22.9 n/a
1992 1918 83.0 23.1 n/a
1993 1954 88.0 22.2 n/a
1994 1974 87.7 22.5 n/a
1995 1954 94.8 20.6 n/a
1996 1954 94.8 20.6 n/a
1997 1908 92.3 20.7 19.8
1998 2069 102.2 20.2 17
1999 2171 111.0 19.6 14.6
2000 2132 119.0 17.9 19.4
2001 2132 112.0 19.0 16.2
2002 1439 78.3 18.4 15.4
2003 1439 78.3 18.4 15.4
2004 1524 81.8 18.6 18.1
2005 1630 85.0 19.2 20.1
2006 1725 96.0 17.9 26.9
2007 1873 102.2 18.3 26.1
2008 1915 109.2 17.5 24.7
2009 2051 108.1 18.8 28.9
2010 2123 115.0 18.4 34.6
2011 2168 118.0 18.3 35.5
2012 2321 119.0 19.5 41.8
2013 2419 128.0 18.8 46.4
2014 2518 130.0 19.3 41.5
2015 2673 135.0 19.8 22.7
2016 2803 139.0 20.1 22.2
2017 2821 151.0 18.6 21.9
2018 2722 150.0 18.1 41.5
2019 2578 147.0 17.5 41.5
2020 2435 142.0 17.1 41.5
2021 2538 131.0 19.3 41.5
2022 2504 n/a n/a 41.5
2023 2491 137.0 18.1 41.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Baker High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $404 (5.0%) $7,604 (94.8%) $8,018

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Baker High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 70th of 366 High schoolsRanks 78th of 371 High schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Baker High School)51.725.7
 26.1%
   End of Course Mathematics (Mobile County)36.415.2
 21.2%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Baker High School)49.435.3
 14%
   End of Course Science (Mobile County)35.623.7
 12%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students25782491
 3.4%
African American818802
 2%
American Indian119
 18.2%
Asian86101
 17.4%
Hispanic162191
 17.9%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White14401271
 11.7%
Two or More Races60115
 91.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.5%41.5%
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Baker High School ranks 59th of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,491 students attended Baker High School.

Students at Baker High School are 51% White, 32% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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