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Ruth Barker Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

500 SE 18th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 · (479) 696-3300 · Part of Bentonville Public Schools

Bentonville’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
530
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Ruth Barker Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 SE 18th Street, Bentonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5270
Grade 6260
Enrollment over time
512’20
497’21
494’22
491’23
530’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 16%Asian 7%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ruth Barker Middle School from Bentonville families.

Other schools in Bentonville Public Schools

The district →
Centerton Gamble Elementary
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A
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Evening Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
716 students20:1
Willowbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
671 students19:1
Vaughn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
647 students19:1
Cooper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bella Vista
A+
628 students20:1
Central Park at Morning Star
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A
604 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Bentonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.