Elementary · Michigan

Barber Elementary School

CharterFree meals for all

Barber Elementary School, a public elementary school in Highland Park, Michigan: grades pre-k–8, 362 students, 120.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Highland Park Public School Academy System.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
362
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Students per teacher
120.7
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 100% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 100% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

8.9%proficient

−2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared

214 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Michigan: 35%

8.0%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared

212 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Highland Park Public School Academy System.

Location

Address
45 E Buena Vista St, Highland Park, MI 48203
Phone
(614)623-5345
City or town
Highland Park

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–421714.88.3%5.6%
K–538915.026%17%
New Paradigm Glazer AcademyCharterFree meals for all
K–821117.622%13%
Pre-K–876518.024%23%
K–642215.114%10%
Pre-K–863220.412%7.2%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 260101405502