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Barber Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Highland Park, Wayne County. The school has 280 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highland Park Public School Academy System school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 112.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barber Elementary School enrolls 280 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 112.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 263 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 280 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barber Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 7.
Barber Elementary School is one of 1 schools in Highland Park Public School Academy System, based in Highland Park, Michigan. The district serves 362 students district-wide and employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 280 students, Barber Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 362 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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