John Barry School
124 Columbia St
Meriden CT, 06450, New Haven County
Phone: 203-237-8831
Ranking: 
(704 out of 765, bottom 8%)*
(704 out of 765, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meriden 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: | 35 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 509 | 479 | 510 | 508 | 522 | 533 | 538 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 39 | 7.6% | 40 | 7.9% | 41 | 7.9% | 39 | 7.3% | 39 | 7.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 19.3% | 75 | 15.7% | 85 | 16.7% | 79 | 15.6% | 78 | 14.9% | 89 | 16.7% | 70 | 13.0% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 15.3% | 86 | 18.0% | 81 | 15.9% | 79 | 15.6% | 71 | 13.6% | 72 | 13.5% | 80 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 18.3% | 89 | 18.6% | 73 | 14.3% | 67 | 13.2% | 72 | 13.8% | 82 | 15.4% | 76 | 14.1% |
| Grade 3: | 86 | 16.9% | 71 | 14.8% | 75 | 14.7% | 75 | 14.8% | 82 | 15.7% | 84 | 15.8% | 87 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 16.1% | 66 | 13.8% | 75 | 14.7% | 80 | 15.7% | 90 | 17.2% | 88 | 16.5% | 84 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 13.8% | 89 | 18.6% | 82 | 16.1% | 88 | 17.3% | 88 | 16.9% | 79 | 14.8% | 102 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 52.1% | 240 | 50.1% | 252 | 49.4% | 253 | 49.8% | 270 | 51.7% | 264 | 49.5% | 267 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 244 | 47.9% | 239 | 49.9% | 258 | 50.6% | 255 | 50.2% | 244 | 46.7% | 261 | 49.0% | 267 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 25 | 4.9% | 24 | 5.0% | 23 | 4.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 328 | 64.4% | 281 | 58.7% | 310 | 60.8% | 333 | 65.6% | 346 | 66.3% | 347 | 65.1% | 319 | 59.3% |
| Black: | 59 | 11.6% | 63 | 13.2% | 64 | 12.5% | 61 | 12.0% | 68 | 13.0% | 77 | 14.4% | 93 | 17.3% |
| White: | 86 | 16.9% | 98 | 20.5% | 102 | 20.0% | 97 | 19.1% | 102 | 19.5% | 100 | 18.8% | 121 | 22.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 395 | 77.6% | 378 | 78.9% | 379 | 74.3% | 405 | 79.7% | 397 | 76.1% | 434 | 81.4% | 395 | 73.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.8% | 29 | 6.1% | 35 | 6.9% | 34 | 6.7% | 46 | 8.8% | 29 | 5.4% | 18 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.37 | 14.72 | 15.13 | 14.23 | 14.15 | 14.10 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 54.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 66.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 63.7% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 76% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 75.5% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 77.6% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 44.6% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 46.8% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 48.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 54.2% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 56.4% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 56.6% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 57.7% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 58.2% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.6% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 75.1% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 72.1% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 68.4% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 65.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.3% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 70.2% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 66% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 73.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 77.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 73.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 76.1% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 75.5% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 54.5% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 49.5% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 52.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 58.3% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 56.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 60.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 65.5% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 62.1% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 72.2% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 72% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.7% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 75% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.6% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 74.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 75% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 75.2% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.4% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 70.4% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.7% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80.9% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77.7% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 76.6% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 75.3% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 53.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 62.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 54.4% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 68.9% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 62.9% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 56.7% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 66.8% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.9% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 61.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 65.9% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 67.3% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 65.6% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 67.7% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 68.2% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 75.3% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.3% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 80.5% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 75.6% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.7% | 87.7% |
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* John Barry School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.