Ida S. Baker High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cape Coral, Florida

Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral, Florida enrolled 2,191 students in 2024-25 with 94.3 full-time teachers, 23.2 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Florida: 88%).

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

Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

1,933 students in 2022-23, 2,116 students in 2023-24, 2,191 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.8 to 94.3.

Students enrolled at Ida S. Baker High School by school year2022-23: 1,933, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,19101k2k3k2022-231,9332023-242,1162024-252,191
Students enrolled at Ida S. Baker High School by school year2022-23: 1,933, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,19101k2k3k2022-231,9332023-242,1162024-252,191
Students enrolled at Ida S. Baker High School by school year2022-23: 1,933, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,19101k2k3k2022-231,9332023-242,1162024-252,191
Students enrolled at Ida S. Baker High School by school year2022-23: 1,933, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,19101k2k3k2022-231,9332023-242,1162024-252,191
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,93380.823.9
2023-242,11678.826.9
2024-252,19194.323.2

23.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 23.2; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.2state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 23.2; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.2state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 23.2; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.2state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 23.2; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.2state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

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).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 372 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ida S. Baker High School enrolled 1,860 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 372 of the 1,860 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions69
  • Chronically absent38.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.0% of students were Hispanic, 43.6% White, 4.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.0%
  2. White43.6%
  3. Black4.8%
  4. Two or more races3.1%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Ida S. Baker High School scored proficient or above: 41% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math41%53% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 411 students in Ida S. Baker High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate95%85%88%
Students in the class4117,144208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Cape Coral

6 public high schools in Cape Coral report 2024-25 enrollment; Ida S. Baker High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ida S. Baker High School2,19123.235.9%
Cape Coral High School2,00822.638.4%
Mariner High School1,86523.639.7%
Island Coast High School1,47723.951.0%
Oasis Charter High School896not reported19.2%
North Nicholas High School35350.442.8%

All public schools in Cape Coral →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ida S. Baker High School

  1. Oasis Charter High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 896 students (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Cape Coral High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 2,008 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Ida S. Baker High School with Oasis Charter High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee County Schools spends per student$12,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,108
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaIda S. Baker High School is the number 130 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#130 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher23.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.23.2:1
  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 Ida S. Baker High School

  1. How many students attend Ida S. Baker High School?
    2,191 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,933 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cape Coral, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ida S. Baker High School?
    23.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ida S. Baker High School a Title I school?
    Ida S. Baker High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Ida S. Baker High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Ida S. Baker High School scored proficient or above: 41% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Ida S. Baker High School?
    95% of the 411 students in Ida S. Baker High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Ida S. Baker High School in?
    Lee County Schools, NCES district ID 1201080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120108003965 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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