John T. Baker Middle School

Summary:

John T. Baker Middle School is a public middle school located in Damascus, Maryland, serving around 825 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 7th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John T. Baker Middle School has a relatively diverse student population, with 40.36% White, 13.7% African American, 31.88% Hispanic, 6.67% Asian, and 7.03% two or more races. This diversity is higher compared to some nearby schools like New Market Middle and Windsor Knolls Middle, which have a higher percentage of White students. The school has shown strong academic performance in the past, ranking in the top 20% of Maryland middle schools, but its ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 41st out of 339 Maryland middle schools in 2013-2014 to 105th out of 328 in 2023-2024.

John T. Baker Middle School has performed well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 Maryland middle schools for female students, male students, African American students, and Hispanic students in the 2020-2021 school year. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner students and students with low socioeconomic status is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 25% of Maryland middle schools in these categories. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts proficiency, but its mathematics proficiency rates are below the state and district averages, an area the school should focus on improving.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 25400 Oak Dr
       Damascus, MD  20872-1814


(240) 207-2440

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
105th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,161 Help


Students who attend John T. Baker Middle School usually attend:

High:    Damascus High

Feeder schools for John T. Baker Middle School:

Elementary:    Clearspring Elementary
    Damascus Elementary
    Lois P. Rockwell Elementary
    Woodfield Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  825

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.4%
Hispanic:
31.9%
African American:
13.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details John T. Baker Middle School ranks better than 68% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 17th among 40 ranked middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.95. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at John T. Baker Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.4%), Hispanic (31.9%), African American (13.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John T. Baker Middle School is 14.9. 22 middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John T. Baker Middle School is $19,161, which is the 13th highest among 40 middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

John T. Baker Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks John T. Baker Middle School 105th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See John T. Baker Middle School in the ranking list.)

Montgomery County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County Public Schools 7th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John T. Baker Middle School

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Rank History for all students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.08 212th 252 15.9%
2005 19.70 207th 255 18.8%
2006 32.14 177th 254 30.3%
2007 19.89 215th 264 18.6%
2008 83.72 41st 283 85.5%
2009 80.51 49th 301 83.7%
2010 80.51 56th 324 82.7%
2011 77.19 70th 309 77.3%
2012 75.08 85th 314 72.9%
2013 83.43 43rd 316 86.4%
2014 84.87 41st 339 87.9%
2015 68.15 86th 315 72.7%
2016 67.36 93rd 314 70.4%
2017 68.74 93rd 317 70.7%
2018 70.00 90th 328 72.6%
2019 75.14 74th 316 76.6%
2021 77.52 56th 303 81.5%
2022 63.22 113th 333 66.1%
2023 57.24 112th 322 65.2%
2024 57.95 105th 328 68.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.11 56th 136 58.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.07 18th 25 28.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.10 51st 120 57.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.65 121st 273 55.7%
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Rank History for Female students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 76.36 54th 303 82.2%
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Rank History for Male students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.18 65th 288 77.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.45 41st 116 64.7%
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Rank History for African American students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.34 65th 259 74.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.87 62nd 207 70.0%
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Rank History for White students at John T. Baker Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.03 82nd 210 61.0%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland 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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Enrollment information for John T. Baker Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 506 16 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 542
1990 526 27 12 7 1 n/a n/a -1 572
1991 540 23 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 580
1992 586 29 15 10 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1993 640 40 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1994 675 35 7 7 1 n/a n/a 0 725
1995 715 48 15 12 3 n/a n/a 0 793
1996 715 48 15 12 3 n/a n/a 0 793
1997 622 37 16 13 2 n/a n/a 0 690
1998 638 40 15 14 0 n/a n/a 0 707
1999 664 36 15 15 3 n/a n/a 0 733
2000 642 43 15 15 2 n/a n/a 0 717
2001 666 41 9 17 6 n/a n/a 0 739
2002 656 48 21 38 4 n/a n/a 0 767
2003 656 48 21 38 4 n/a n/a 0 767
2004 620 50 25 42 7 n/a n/a 0 744
2005 578 58 28 67 5 n/a n/a 0 736
2006 552 69 36 71 2 n/a n/a 0 730
2007 554 82 37 62 2 n/a n/a 0 737
2008 528 68 31 58 4 n/a n/a 0 689
2009 526 63 24 67 4 n/a n/a 0 684
2010 473 71 30 69 6 n/a n/a 0 649
2011 523 75 37 105 2 0 34 0 776
2012 552 73 40 132 3 0 37 0 837
2013 515 72 37 130 0 0 40 0 794
2014 522 63 44 140 3 0 41 0 813
2015 478 64 50 141 4 0 39 0 776
2016 474 76 47 167 4 0 45 0 813
2017 443 84 48 188 3 0 46 0 812
2018 445 106 54 219 2 1 45 0 872
2019 424 104 61 224 0 2 35 0 850
2020 397 99 50 239 0 2 43 0 830
2021 368 102 49 227 0 0 50 1 797
2022 352 103 59 253 1 0 64 0 832
2023 333 113 55 263 2 1 58 0 825

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 John T. Baker Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 542 33.0 16.4 n/a
1990 572 36.1 15.8 3.5
1991 580 36.4 15.9 3.4
1992 640 36.4 17.5 5.2
1993 700 41.2 17.0 4.7
1994 725 43.2 16.8 4.7
1995 793 45.8 17.3 6.7
1996 793 45.8 17.3 6.7
1997 690 39.7 17.4 8
1998 707 41.0 17.2 7.1
1999 733 41.1 17.8 7.9
2000 717 44.6 16.1 8.4
2001 739 46.6 15.9 7.6
2002 767 47.1 16.3 10
2003 767 47.1 16.3 10
2004 744 48.1 15.5 10.2
2005 736 43.0 17.1 8.8
2006 730 46.0 15.9 10.4
2007 737 43.0 17.1 13.3
2008 689 44.2 15.6 11.6
2009 684 41.4 16.5 12.1
2010 649 39.8 16.3 14.5
2011 776 44.4 17.4 16.2
2012 837 50.2 16.6 17.9
2013 794 48.4 16.4 17.8
2014 813 51.6 15.7 18.8
2015 776 49.0 15.8 16.9
2016 813 49.0 16.5 19.1
2017 812 51.4 15.7 20.3
2018 872 55.4 15.7 22.2
2019 850 55.4 15.3 23.1
2020 830 55.4 14.9 19.5
2021 797 52.4 15.2 28.5
2022 832 52.6 15.8 29.4
2023 825 55.2 14.9 37.6

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 John T. Baker Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 542 33.0 16.4 n/a
1990 572 36.1 15.8 3.5
1991 580 36.4 15.9 3.4
1992 640 36.4 17.5 5.2
1993 700 41.2 17.0 4.7
1994 725 43.2 16.8 4.7
1995 793 45.8 17.3 6.7
1996 793 45.8 17.3 6.7
1997 690 39.7 17.4 8
1998 707 41.0 17.2 7.1
1999 733 41.1 17.8 7.9
2000 717 44.6 16.1 8.4
2001 739 46.6 15.9 7.6
2002 767 47.1 16.3 10
2003 767 47.1 16.3 10
2004 744 48.1 15.5 10.2
2005 736 43.0 17.1 8.8
2006 730 46.0 15.9 10.4
2007 737 43.0 17.1 13.3
2008 689 44.2 15.6 11.6
2009 684 41.4 16.5 12.1
2010 649 39.8 16.3 14.5
2011 776 44.4 17.4 16.2
2012 837 50.2 16.6 17.9
2013 794 48.4 16.4 17.8
2014 813 51.6 15.7 18.8
2015 776 49.0 15.8 16.9
2016 813 49.0 16.5 19.1
2017 812 51.4 15.7 20.3
2018 872 55.4 15.7 22.2
2019 850 55.4 15.3 23.1
2020 830 55.4 14.9 19.5
2021 797 52.4 15.2 28.5
2022 832 52.6 15.8 29.4
2023 825 55.2 14.9 37.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for John T. Baker Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $408 (2.5%) $15,723 (97.5%) $16,132
2020 $308 (1.9%) $16,301 (98.1%) $16,609
2021 $600 (3.4%) $16,930 (96.6%) $17,529
2022 $1,281 (7.7%) $15,350 (92.3%) $16,631
2023 $950 (5.0%) $18,212 (95.0%) $19,161

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

Impact of COVID-19 on John T. Baker Middle 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 74th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 112th of 322 Middle schools
 11.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students850825
 2.9%
African American104113
 8.7%
American Indian02
Asian6155
 9.8%
Hispanic224263
 17.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White424333
 21.5%
Two or More Races3558
 65.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.1%37.6%
 14.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about John T. Baker Middle School

Students who attend John T. Baker Middle School usually go on to attend Damascus High

John T. Baker Middle School ranks 105th of 328 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 825 students attended John T. Baker Middle School.

Students at John T. Baker Middle School are 40% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.


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