Baker Middle School

My kid just started high school this year and first time in three years we are stress free. Thank god we are done with baker for good. Due to some issues we faced with English department related to test out for Honors English, my kid was treated unfair the whole time because we asked for transparency with the test results. We knew for a fact that some other kids were selected even though they were least qualified because of limited scheduling/ number of classes available at baker. The school thinks about teacher's schedule and class sizes and not students.I wish continued success for baker as there are some really great teachers in other departments! More old school type teachers retiring is actually good news for baker.

No one listens to the reports that my child puts in about the bullying. I had to go to the top of the school to get them to listen to my daughter.

Baker Middle school has a long way to go if it has to stand a chance against other high performing middle schools in Troy. They specifically need to improve in Math and English departments. In Math, there aren't enough passionate math teachers who can teach with enthusiasm. Mrs. Bai is promising though. English department is whole another story.It seems the head of the department plays favorites and keeps personal vendetta against parents and kids who question their ways of doing things. On the whole its a frustrating experience dealing with teachers because they aren't open to any suggestions .

Baker continues to be lowest achieving middle school in the district. Every year it seems the school makes a change of some kind to improve the test scores. Math department is unsatisfactory. We have encountered a couple of not-so-good teachers, but overall happy with the teachers and administrators. Communication could be better. There is a new principal, who is very nice and she seems she will make a difference. The block scheduling is being eliminated, but not the IB. Not impressed with IB, as we haven't seen much benefit with all the extra requirements and the rigorous grading scale. We have not had any issues with bullying but there have been issues with theft. Because of the continuous low MEAP scores, I will rate this school below average.