Barton Township Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Mackey, Indiana

Barton Township Elementary in Mackey, Indiana enrolled 150 students in 2024-25 with 13.5 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

Enrollment rose 108% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 54%

72 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 150 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.8 to 13.5.

Students enrolled at Barton Township Elementary by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1500501001502022-23722023-241452024-25150
Students enrolled at Barton Township Elementary by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1500501001502022-23722023-241452024-25150
Students enrolled at Barton Township Elementary by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1500501001502022-23722023-241452024-25150
Students enrolled at Barton Township Elementary by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1500501001502022-23722023-241452024-25150
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23728.88.2
2023-2414513.510.7
2024-2515013.511.1

11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 11.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 11.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 11.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 11.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 178 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barton Township Elementary enrolled 89 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 178 of the 89 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent9.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.0% of students were White, 6.0% of two or more races, 0.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.0%
  2. Two or more races6.0%
  3. Hispanic0.7%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. Asian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Barton Township Elementary scored proficient or above: 70-79% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math70‑79%44% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Barton Township Elementary

  1. Oakland City Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.7 miles away: 149 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  2. Lynnville Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 189 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  3. Compare Barton Township Elementary with Oakland City Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much East Gibson School District spends per student$12,766 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,766
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaBarton Township Elementary is the number 1,016 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,016 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.11.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Barton Township Elementary

  1. How many students attend Barton Township Elementary?
    150 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 72 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mackey, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Barton Township Elementary?
    11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Barton Township Elementary a Title I school?
    Barton Township Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Barton Township Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Barton Township Elementary scored proficient or above: 70-79% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Barton Township Elementary in?
    East Gibson School District, NCES district ID 1802940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180294000383 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22