John Barrett Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Carmichael, California

John Barrett Middle in Carmichael, California enrolled 802 students in 2024-25 with 33.1 full-time teachers, 24.2 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

672 students in 2022-23, 743 students in 2023-24, 802 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.7 to 33.1.

Students enrolled at John Barrett Middle by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-236722023-247432024-25802
Students enrolled at John Barrett Middle by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-236722023-247432024-25802
Students enrolled at John Barrett Middle by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-236722023-247432024-25802
Students enrolled at John Barrett Middle by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-236722023-247432024-25802
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367229.722.6
2023-2474331.923.3
2024-2580233.124.2

24.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Barrett Middle 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Barrett Middle 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Barrett Middle 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Barrett Middle 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Barrett Middle 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Barrett Middle 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; John Barrett Middle 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJohn Barrett Middle 24.2state median 21.0U.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 263 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Barrett Middle enrolled 658 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 263 of the 658 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent32.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.0% of students were White, 23.6% Hispanic, 9.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.0%
  2. Hispanic23.6%
  3. Two or more races9.0%
  4. Asian7.6%
  5. Black4.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%
  7. American Indian0.5%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at John Barrett Middle scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239‑43%40%45%
Math, 2022-2325%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

Middle schools in Carmichael

2 public middle schools in Carmichael report 2024-25 enrollment; John Barrett Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Winston Churchill Middle98721.741.4%
John Barrett Middle80224.251.5%

All public schools in Carmichael →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about John Barrett Middle

  1. Will Rogers MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 564 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Winston Churchill MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 987 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare John Barrett Middle with Will Rogers MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Juan Unified spends per student$16,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,227
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaJohn Barrett Middle is the number 438 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#438 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.24.2:1
  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 John Barrett Middle

  1. How many students attend John Barrett Middle?
    802 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 672 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Carmichael, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John Barrett Middle?
    24.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is John Barrett Middle a Title I school?
    John Barrett Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at John Barrett Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at John Barrett Middle scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is John Barrett Middle in?
    San Juan Unified, NCES district ID 0634620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063462005755 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, 2021-22 and 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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