📍 300 East Santa Clair Street, Jackson, Hinds County, 39212
Baker Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baker Elementary School enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.4% White and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 201 | 95% |
| White | 5 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 211 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Midsize. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-2, state senate district 29, state house district 71.
Baker Elementary School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Baker Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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