📍 1640 S. Lilac Ave., Bloomington, San Bernardino County, 92316
Joe Baca is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bloomington, San Bernardino County. The school has 753 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tamette Rappa. It is part of the Colton Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Joe Baca enrolls 753 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Black or African American and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 705 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.3% |
| White | 10 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
684 of the school's 753 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joe Baca is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Joe Baca is one of 28 schools in Colton Joint Unified, based in Colton, California. The district serves 18,414 students district-wide and employs 921 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 753 students, Joe Baca is close to the district average of about 658 students per school.