📍 25400 Oak Dr, Damascus, Montgomery County, 20872
John T. Baker Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Damascus, Montgomery County. The school has 825 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John T. Baker Middle School enrolls 825 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 7% |
| Asian | 55 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 825 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John T. Baker Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
John T. Baker Middle School is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 825 students, John T. Baker Middle School is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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