Barker Middle School
319 East Barker Rd
Michigan City IN, 46360, La Porte County
Phone: 219-873-2057
Ranking:
(1,008 out of 1,449, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Michigan City Area Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 483 | 450 | 420 | 426 | 381 | 398 | 398 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 147 | 30.4% | 153 | 34.0% | 138 | 32.9% | 141 | 33.1% | 136 | 35.7% | 133 | 33.4% | 125 | 31.4% |
Grade 7: | 181 | 37.5% | 147 | 32.7% | 141 | 33.6% | 139 | 32.6% | 127 | 33.3% | 125 | 31.4% | 139 | 34.9% |
Grade 8: | 155 | 32.1% | 150 | 33.3% | 141 | 33.6% | 146 | 34.3% | 118 | 31.0% | 140 | 35.2% | 134 | 33.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 231 | 47.8% | 208 | 46.2% | 197 | 46.9% | 201 | 47.2% | 179 | 47.0% | 202 | 50.8% | 217 | 54.5% |
Female: | 252 | 52.2% | 242 | 53.8% | 223 | 53.1% | 225 | 52.8% | 169 | 44.4% | 162 | 40.7% | 155 | 38.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 41 | 8.5% | 30 | 6.7% | 32 | 7.6% | 32 | 7.5% | 20 | 5.2% | 24 | 6.0% | 29 | 7.3% |
Black: | 126 | 26.1% | 109 | 24.2% | 95 | 22.6% | 96 | 22.5% | 82 | 21.5% | 83 | 20.9% | 80 | 20.1% |
White: | 285 | 59.0% | 271 | 60.2% | 251 | 59.8% | 259 | 60.8% | 249 | 65.4% | 260 | 65.3% | 263 | 66.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 5.8% | 33 | 7.3% | 37 | 8.8% | 33 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 56.5% | 226 | 50.2% | 230 | 54.8% | 228 | 53.5% | 198 | 52.0% | 183 | 46.0% | 166 | 41.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.0% | 37 | 8.2% | 31 | 7.4% | 35 | 8.2% | 28 | 7.3% | 33 | 8.3% | 24 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.66 | 15.00 | 13.55 | 16.32 | 14.54 | 13.70 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 28% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 61.3% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 52.1% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 46% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 54% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 55% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 58% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 58% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 53% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 66.5% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69.2% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 70.7% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66.9% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 39% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 46% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 49.1% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 50.3% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 52% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 50% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 73.4% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.5% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 64.8% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 63.4% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 42% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 51.7% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 56.3% | 71% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 50% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 49% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 55% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 57.3% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 67.9% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 51% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 56% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 62.6% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 65.5% | 80% |
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* Barker Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.