RUTH BARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Regular School · BENTONVILLE, AR

RUTH BARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, serving grades 05–06 with 530 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 06

Enrollment

530

Teachers (FTE)

27.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	336	63%
Hispanic/Latino	85	16%
Asian	36	7%
Two or more races	32	6%
Black or African American	22	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	11	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	8	2%
Total enrollment	530	277M / 253F

English Language Learners: 26 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% +10.9pp	37.1%	537
Reading Proficiency	51.0% +14.2pp	36.8%	536
Science Proficiency	49.0%	—	537

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

49 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

136

25.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	530	100%

Contact & Location

500 SE 18TH ST

BENTONVILLE, AR 72712

Phone: (479)696-3300

http://www.bentonvillek12.org

District

BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,392

District enrollment: 18,674

Other Schools in District

APPLE GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY Elementary
CENTRAL PARK AT MORNING STAR Elementary
COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EVENING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
OSAGE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72712) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

050306001139

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD