📍 124 Columbia St., Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06450
John Barry School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meriden School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
John Barry School enrolls 472 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 324 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 14% |
| White | 52 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 472 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Barry School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
John Barry School is one of 13 schools in Meriden School District, based in Meriden, Connecticut. The district serves 8,707 students district-wide and employs 603 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, John Barry School is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.