John T. Baker Middle School, or Baker Middle School, is a public school for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 located in Damascus, Maryland. Baker opened in 1971 as a junior high school for students in grades 7 and 8. It was later converted into a middle school.
Originally, the school's feeder elementary schools were Cedar Grove, Clarksburg, Damascus and Woodfield. Now its feeder elementary schools are Clearspring, Damascus and Woodfield. Baker Middle School feeds its students into Damascus High School.
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