Marvin P. Baker Middle School
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Marvin P. Baker Middle School is a middle school located in Corpus Christi, Texas. It's address is 3445 Pecan Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411, and the phone number is (361) 878-1420. The school was founded in 1954 and is a namesake for the superintendent at the time, Marvin P. Baker. The school's masocot is the Bronc, and it's colors are red and white. It is home to a gifted and talented program, Athena, for grades six through eight. The school's current population is at 892 students.
[edit] The Athena Program
The Athena program is a Gifted education program, functioning as a "school within a school". These students are segregated from the general student body and taught a different curriculum. The majority of students in this program come from Windsor Park Elementary School, a feeder school, but children can take a test to gain admission. One of the few exceptions to taking the test to gain admission is if future students are already in the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program, otherwise known as GT, in a different area.
