John T. Baker Middle School
25400 Oak Dr Damascus MD, 20872, Montgomery County Phone: 301-253-7010 Ranking:  (157 out of 1,074, top 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Montgomery County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 52 | 48 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 813 | 794 | 837 | 776 | 649 | 684 | 689 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 264 | 32.5% | 253 | 31.9% | 288 | 34.4% | 250 | 32.2% | 211 | 32.5% | 214 | 31.3% | 211 | 30.6% |
| Grade 7: | 258 | 31.7% | 289 | 36.4% | 252 | 30.1% | 286 | 36.9% | 217 | 33.4% | 218 | 31.9% | 248 | 36.0% |
| Grade 8: | 291 | 35.8% | 252 | 31.7% | 297 | 35.5% | 240 | 30.9% | 221 | 34.1% | 252 | 36.8% | 230 | 33.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 401 | 49.3% | 389 | 49.0% | 427 | 51.0% | 398 | 51.3% | 334 | 51.5% | 345 | 50.4% | 335 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 412 | 50.7% | 405 | 51.0% | 410 | 49.0% | 378 | 48.7% | 307 | 47.3% | 331 | 48.4% | 350 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 44 | 5.4% | 37 | 4.7% | 40 | 4.8% | 37 | 4.8% | 30 | 4.6% | 24 | 3.5% | 31 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic: | 140 | 17.2% | 130 | 16.4% | 132 | 15.8% | 105 | 13.5% | 69 | 10.6% | 67 | 9.8% | 58 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 63 | 7.7% | 72 | 9.1% | 73 | 8.7% | 75 | 9.7% | 71 | 10.9% | 63 | 9.2% | 68 | 9.9% |
| White: | 522 | 64.2% | 515 | 64.9% | 552 | 65.9% | 523 | 67.4% | 473 | 72.9% | 526 | 76.9% | 528 | 76.6% |
| 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: | 41 | 5.0% | 40 | 5.0% | 37 | 4.4% | 34 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 16.0% | 112 | 14.1% | 125 | 14.9% | 102 | 13.1% | 71 | 10.9% | 61 | 8.9% | 55 | 8.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 2.8% | 29 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.2% | 25 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.76 | 16.41 | 16.67 | 17.48 | 16.31 | 16.50 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72.4% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94% | 67.7% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98% | 78.8% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77.8% | 63.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 62.4% | 50.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 67.7% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.3% | 65.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.5% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 80.4% | 75.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.3% | 77.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 82.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.6% | 81.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.4% | 83.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 79.4% | 77.1% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 77.2% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 75.9% | 70.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 79.5% | 71.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.7% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 87.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 89.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 90.7% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 89.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90.2% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 88.8% | 84.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 63.8% | 49.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 67.7% | 55.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 70.9% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 73.5% | 61.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 80.2% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 79.5% | 72.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.7% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.5% | 76.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 79.7% | 72.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 76.0% | 67.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 76.9% | 67.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 76.8% | 71.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.2% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 88.2% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.0% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 88.9% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.0% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 58.8% | 45.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 64.7% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 66.6% | 55.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 67.4% | 56.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 73.1% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.4% | 67.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.1% | 65.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.7% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 76.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 74.5% | 67.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 72.4% | 63.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73.9% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 73.8% | 67% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.1% | 68.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 83.3% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 88.9% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 87.9% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.6% | 80.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 88.1% | 81.0% |
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* John T. Baker Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.