Baker Elementary School
108 West Ward Ave
Altoona PA, 16602, Blair County
Phone: 814-946-8388
Ranking: 
(1,000 out of 2,311, top 43%)*
(1,000 out of 2,311, top 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Altoona Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 367 | 329 | 333 | 314 | 305 | 298 | 287 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 11.2% | 47 | 14.3% | 53 | 15.9% | 49 | 15.6% | 47 | 15.4% | 42 | 14.1% | 40 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 13.9% | 58 | 17.6% | 43 | 12.9% | 45 | 14.3% | 45 | 14.8% | 44 | 14.8% | 45 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 17.4% | 43 | 13.1% | 48 | 14.4% | 46 | 14.6% | 42 | 13.8% | 39 | 13.1% | 43 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 11.4% | 52 | 15.8% | 54 | 16.2% | 46 | 14.6% | 38 | 12.5% | 49 | 16.4% | 36 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 14.4% | 51 | 15.5% | 47 | 14.1% | 40 | 12.7% | 48 | 15.7% | 38 | 12.8% | 51 | 17.8% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 16.6% | 47 | 14.3% | 36 | 10.8% | 53 | 16.9% | 36 | 11.8% | 49 | 16.4% | 38 | 13.2% |
| Grade 6: | 55 | 15.0% | 31 | 9.4% | 52 | 15.6% | 35 | 11.1% | 49 | 16.1% | 37 | 12.4% | 34 | 11.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 185 | 50.4% | 161 | 48.9% | 170 | 51.1% | 151 | 48.1% | 137 | 44.9% | 134 | 45.0% | 132 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 182 | 49.6% | 168 | 51.1% | 163 | 48.9% | 163 | 51.9% | 160 | 52.5% | 156 | 52.3% | 151 | 52.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 26 | 7.1% | 27 | 8.2% | 28 | 8.4% | 29 | 9.2% | 10 | 3.3% | 15 | 5.0% | 19 | 6.6% |
| White: | 333 | 90.7% | 293 | 89.1% | 298 | 89.5% | 280 | 89.2% | 291 | 95.4% | 279 | 93.6% | 265 | 92.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 39.2% | 130 | 39.5% | 125 | 37.5% | 110 | 35.0% | 114 | 37.4% | 109 | 36.6% | 90 | 31.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.2% | 14 | 4.3% | 15 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.1% | 27 | 8.9% | 21 | 7.0% | 35 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.90 | 17.05 | 23.08 | 17.61 | 17.06 | 17.70 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 81.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 78.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 82.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 80.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 78.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 76% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 74% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 82.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 70.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 76.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 71% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 74.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 63.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 66.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 63.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 61% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 58.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 70% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 62.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 64.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 61% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 62.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 76.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 73.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 84.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 67.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 67.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73.5% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.5% | 68.5% |
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* Baker Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.