State/Public Middle Open

Barker Middle School

319 E Barker Rd, Michigan City, LaPorte County, 46360

430
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Barker Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Michigan City, LaPorte County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Michigan City Area Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Michigan City Area Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Barker Middle School enrolls 430 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
213 (50%)
Female students
217 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.6
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
7–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 37% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16137%
Black or African American16037%
Hispanic or Latino5914%
Two or more races4611%
Asian3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

340 of the school's 430 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 7–8Title I

Barker Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 8, state house district 9.

School district: Michigan City Area Schools

Barker Middle School is one of 13 schools in Michigan City Area Schools, based in Michigan City, Indiana. The district serves 5,030 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Barker Middle School is close to the district average of about 387 students per school.

5,030
District students
13
Schools
353
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

28%
Reading proficient
19%
Math proficient
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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