Ida S. Baker High School
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| Ida S Baker High School | |
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3500 Agualinda Boulevard 33914 , United States | |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 2004 |
| School district | Lee County School District |
| Principal | Jami Covert |
| Staff | 78.75 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,116 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 26.87[1] |
| Campus | Suburb |
| Colors | Black, Blue, and Gray |
| Mascot | Bruiser the Bulldog |
| Website | http://ibh.leeschools.net/ |
Ida S. Baker High School is a public high school located in Cape Coral, Florida. The school was founded in 2004, and is one of six high schools located in Cape Coral. For the 2011–12 school year it was rated as an "A+" school in the State of Florida.
Ida S. Baker High School is named after Ida S. Baker, Lee County's first black principal and the first black Deputy Superintendent in the Florida Department of Education. She became Cape Coral High School's first principal in 1977 and became a Deputy Superintendent at the Florida Department of Education in 1986. After her death in 1992, The Ida S. Baker Distinguished Minority Educator Award was created in her honor, a statewide award for educators who have made contributions for, or have heavily met the needs of, minority students.
