📍 602 W Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island, Hall County, 68801
Barr Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Island, Hall County. The school has 718 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sheree Stockwell. It is part of the Grand Island Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barr Middle School enrolls 718 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 415 | 58% |
| White | 216 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 718 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 81 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barr 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 NE-30, state senate district 35.
Barr Middle School is one of 23 schools in GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska. The district serves 9,983 students district-wide and employs 648 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 718 students, Barr Middle School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small