Summary:
The Mount Baker School District is home to a single high school, Mount Baker Senior High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 158th out of 442 high schools in 2022-2023 to 256th out of 437 in 2023-2024.
Academically, Mount Baker Senior High struggles in core subject areas, with proficiency rates in math and science well below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 73.4% is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 17.0% is significantly higher. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students (47.39%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic factors that can impact academic achievement.
Despite these challenges, Mount Baker Senior High has some bright spots, such as its English Language Arts proficiency rate of 63.06%, which is higher than the district average but still slightly below the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 19.3 to 1, which could be leveraged to provide more individualized support for students. Overall, the data suggests that the Mount Baker School District and Mount Baker Senior High have room for improvement to better serve the needs of their students and community.
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