Baker School District 5J

Baker school district is made up of four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. These schools serve a population of approximately 1700 students.

Baker Middle School, Brooklyn Primary and South Baker Intermediate are located in Baker City proper while two of the district’s smaller elementary schools, Keating Elementary and Haines Elementary are located outside of Baker City itself in Baker County.

Baker is a city with a population of just under 10,000 and is located about 300 miles east of Portland, Oregon and about 120 miles northwest of Boise, Idaho along the historic Oregon Trail. The city was established in 1874, sits at an elevation of 3,471 feet and has an average annual precipitation of 10.63 inches. Historic Baker City is located in Baker County; the Baker School District is the largest of three rural school districts in the County.