Barton Jr. High School
400 West Faulkner St
El Dorado AR, 71730, Union County
Phone: 870-864-5051
Ranking: 
(350 out of 800, top 44%)*
(350 out of 800, top 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: El Dorado School District
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: | 57 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 677 | 695 | 722 | 685 | 662 | 645 | 684 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 329 | 48.6% | 337 | 48.5% | 361 | 50.0% | 357 | 52.1% | 311 | 47.0% | 323 | 50.1% | 301 | 44.0% |
| Grade 8: | 342 | 50.5% | 348 | 50.1% | 353 | 48.9% | 321 | 46.9% | 343 | 51.8% | 312 | 48.4% | 371 | 54.2% |
| Ungraded: | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 328 | 48.4% | 355 | 51.1% | 383 | 53.0% | 343 | 50.1% | 333 | 50.3% | 311 | 48.2% | 336 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 349 | 51.6% | 340 | 48.9% | 339 | 47.0% | 342 | 49.9% | 329 | 49.7% | 326 | 50.5% | 344 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 5.3% | 33 | 4.7% | 35 | 4.8% | 41 | 6.0% | 28 | 4.2% | 22 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 351 | 51.8% | 364 | 52.4% | 382 | 52.9% | 334 | 48.8% | 342 | 51.7% | 354 | 54.9% | 365 | 53.4% |
| White: | 276 | 40.8% | 281 | 40.4% | 292 | 40.4% | 303 | 44.2% | 286 | 43.2% | 266 | 41.2% | 290 | 42.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 355 | 52.4% | 382 | 55.0% | 393 | 54.4% | 364 | 53.1% | 365 | 55.1% | 337 | 52.2% | 344 | 50.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 8.0% | 49 | 7.1% | 54 | 7.5% | 41 | 6.0% | 36 | 5.4% | 48 | 7.4% | 30 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.98 | 11.75 | 12.21 | 11.37 | 10.34 | 11.30 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 38% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 36% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 55% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 63% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 72% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 74% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 64% | 77% |
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* Barton Jr. High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.