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Ruth Barker Middle School

(479) 696-3300

Physical Address:
500 SE 18th ST
Bentonville, AR  72712
Mailing Address:
500 SE 18th Street
Bentonville, AR  72712

School Information

District:
Bentonville School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Benton County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
5 - 6
Number of Students:
697

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Ruth Barker Middle School

This School County Average State Average
White 71.88% 68.14% 67.11%
Hispanic 12.20% 22.43% 8.28%
Asian/Pacific 5.74% 3.36% 1.69%
Others 5.02% 3.17% 4.06%
Black 2.73% 1.68% 25.07%
American Indian 2.44% 2.45% 1.11%

Genders in Ruth Barker Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.08% 50.88% 51.29%
Female 46.92% 49.12% 48.71%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Ruth Barker Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 493 506 501
Hispanic 73 69 85
Asian/Pacific 40 47 40
Others 0 0 35
Black 21 22 19
American Indian 7 7 17
Total 634 651 697

Enrollment by Gender for Ruth Barker Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 295 318 370
Female 339 333 327
Total 634 651 697

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Ruth Barker Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 634 651 697
# Eligible for free lunch 147 (23%) 140 (22%) 157 (23%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 50 (8%) 57 (9%) 46 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 197 (31%) 197 (30%) 203 (29%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Ruth Barker Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 634 651 697
Fulltime teachers 45.0 45.0 46.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.10 14.50 15.15
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.09 14.54 14.00