Baker Place Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Grovetown, Georgia

Baker Place Elementary in Grovetown, Georgia enrolled 958 students in 2024-25 with 62.6 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 66% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

1,005 students in 2022-23, 948 students in 2023-24, 958 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.4 to 62.6.

Students enrolled at Baker Place Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 95805001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249482024-25958
Students enrolled at Baker Place Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 95805001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249482024-25958
Students enrolled at Baker Place Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 95805001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249482024-25958
Students enrolled at Baker Place Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 95805001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249482024-25958
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,00561.416.4
2023-2494861.615.4
2024-2595862.615.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools

Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Baker Place Elementary 15.3; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBaker Place Elementary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Baker Place Elementary 15.3; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBaker Place Elementary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Baker Place Elementary 15.3; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBaker Place Elementary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Baker Place Elementary 15.3; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBaker Place Elementary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 484 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Baker Place Elementary enrolled 967 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 484 of the 967 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.6% of students were White, 35.9% Black, 13.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White38.6%
  2. Black35.9%
  3. Hispanic13.8%
  4. Two or more races10.4%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Baker Place Elementary scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2259%53%39.6%
Math, 2022-2366%52% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Grovetown

5 public elementary schools in Grovetown report 2024-25 enrollment; Baker Place Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cedar Ridge Elementary School1,06015.539.6%
Baker Place Elementary95815.331.6%
Grovetown Elementary School90813.954.7%
Euchee Creek Elementary School70514.734.6%
Brookwood Elementary School55912.748.8%

All public schools in Grovetown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Baker Place Elementary

  1. Euchee Creek Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 705 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Lewiston Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 614 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Baker Place Elementary with Euchee Creek Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Columbia County spends per student$11,853 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,853
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaBaker Place Elementary is the number 105 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#105 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Baker Place Elementary

  1. How many students attend Baker Place Elementary?
    958 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,005 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Grovetown, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Baker Place Elementary?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Baker Place Elementary a Title I school?
    Baker Place Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Baker Place Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Baker Place Elementary scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Baker Place Elementary in?
    Columbia County, NCES district ID 1301410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130141004042 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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