Mount Baker Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Deming, Washington

Mount Baker Junior High in Deming, Washington enrolled 244 students in 2024-25 with 13.8 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. 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, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

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

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

278 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 244 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 13.8.

Students enrolled at Mount Baker Junior High by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232782023-242472024-25244
Students enrolled at Mount Baker Junior High by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232782023-242472024-25244
Students enrolled at Mount Baker Junior High by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232782023-242472024-25244
Students enrolled at Mount Baker Junior High by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232782023-242472024-25244
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327817.016.3
2023-2424715.216.3
2024-2524413.817.7

17.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Washington middle schools

Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 19.1U.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 280 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mount Baker Junior High enrolled 280 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 280 of the 280 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions24
  • Chronically absent37.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.0% of students were White, 16.8% Hispanic, 9.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.0%
  2. Hispanic16.8%
  3. Two or more races9.0%
  4. American Indian2.9%
  5. Black2.0%
  6. Asian1.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Mount Baker Junior High scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237%39%53.4%
Math, 2022-2320%23‑27% (2021-22)41.1%

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.

What to look at next about Mount Baker Junior High

  1. Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 469 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  2. Meridian Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 350 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Mount Baker Junior High with Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mount Baker School District spends per student$20,586 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,586
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonMount Baker Junior High is the number 324 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#324 of 380
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.17.7:1
  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 Mount Baker Junior High

  1. How many students attend Mount Baker Junior High?
    244 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 278 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Deming, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Baker Junior High?
    17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mount Baker Junior High a Title I school?
    Mount Baker Junior High 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 Mount Baker Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mount Baker Junior High scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington'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 Mount Baker Junior High in?
    Mount Baker School District, NCES district ID 5305310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530531002608 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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