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Ruth Barker Middle School
500 Se 18th St Bentonville AR, 72712, Benton County Phone: 479-696-3300 Ranking:  (19 out of 800, top 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6 School District: Bentonville Public 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: | 42 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 555 | 578 | 775 | 775 | 697 | 651 | 634 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 275 | 49.5% | 287 | 49.7% | 384 | 49.5% | 419 | 54.1% | 359 | 51.5% | 336 | 51.6% | 303 | 47.8% |
| Grade 6: | 280 | 50.5% | 291 | 50.3% | 391 | 50.5% | 356 | 45.9% | 335 | 48.1% | 315 | 48.4% | 331 | 52.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 52.4% | 287 | 49.7% | 379 | 48.9% | 399 | 51.5% | 370 | 53.1% | 314 | 48.2% | 293 | 46.2% |
| Female: | 264 | 47.6% | 291 | 50.3% | 396 | 51.1% | 376 | 48.5% | 327 | 46.9% | 329 | 50.5% | 337 | 53.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 54 | 9.7% | 46 | 8.0% | 76 | 9.8% | 61 | 7.9% | 40 | 5.7% | 47 | 7.2% | 40 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 64 | 11.5% | 69 | 11.9% | 96 | 12.4% | 96 | 12.4% | 85 | 12.2% | 69 | 10.6% | 73 | 11.5% |
| Black: | 17 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.7% | 22 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.3% |
| White: | 387 | 69.7% | 416 | 72.0% | 539 | 69.5% | 542 | 69.9% | 501 | 71.9% | 506 | 77.7% | 493 | 77.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.8% | 33 | 4.3% | 37 | 4.8% | 32 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 23.6% | 168 | 29.1% | 164 | 21.2% | 174 | 22.5% | 157 | 22.5% | 140 | 21.5% | 147 | 23.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 10.8% | 53 | 9.2% | 46 | 5.9% | 54 | 7.0% | 46 | 6.6% | 57 | 8.8% | 50 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.35 | 12.80 | 15.59 | 16.50 | 15.15 | 14.50 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 68% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 74% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 74% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 43% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 50% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 56% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 60% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 61% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 73% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 75% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ruth Barker Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.