State/Public Elementary Open

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 21 Eastgate Rd., Derry, Rockingham County, 03038

522
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Derry, Rockingham County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derry Cooperative School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Derry Cooperative School District

Enrollment & staffing

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School enrolls 522 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
255 (49%)
Female students
267 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White44485%
Hispanic or Latino407.7%
Two or more races254.8%
Asian61.1%
Black or African American5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

129 of the school's 522 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NH-10, state senate district 19, state house district 706.

School district: Derry Cooperative School District

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Derry Cooperative School District, based in Derry, New Hampshire. The district serves 3,015 students district-wide and employs 248 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 377 students per school.

3,015
District students
8
Schools
248
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
28%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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