Thelma Barker Elementary

Summary:

Thelma Barker Elementary is a public elementary school in Jackson, Tennessee, serving 704 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Madison County school district, which is ranked 128 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Thelma Barker Elementary struggles, with test scores consistently below state and county averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.5% of Thelma Barker students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% for the state and 25.2% for the Madison County district. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade Mathematics, where only 24.5% of students were proficient, compared to 41.6% for the state. Thelma Barker's English Language Arts and Science proficiency rates also range from 25.5% to 34%, below average.

Despite its low rankings, Thelma Barker Elementary has a diverse student population, with a significant representation of African American (44.03%) and Hispanic (24.43%) students. Interestingly, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform better than their counterparts at the state level, suggesting the school may have effective strategies in place for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for female students, male students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status is significantly lower, with rankings in the bottom half or quarter of Tennessee elementary schools. Thelma Barker is also located near several higher-performing schools, such as Community Montessori School, which could provide valuable insights and opportunities for improvement.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1470 Ashport RD
       Jackson, TN  38305


(731) 668-8831

District: Madison County

SchoolDigger Rank:
698th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Students who attend Thelma Barker Elementary usually attend:

High:    Madison Academic Magnet High School
    North Side High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  704

Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.0%
Hispanic:
24.4%
White:
17.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76% Help


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Compare Details Thelma Barker Elementary ranks worse than 68.6% of elementary schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.81. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thelma Barker Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thelma Barker Elementary 698th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Thelma Barker Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Madison County:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison County 129th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thelma Barker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 94.39 51st 809 93.7%
2011 72.53 210th 818 74.3%
2012 74.65 197th 820 76.0%
2013 62.73 354th 846 58.2%
2014 62.59 279th 853 67.3%
2015 65.39 291st 855 66.0%
2017 26.41 541st 646 16.3%
2018 38.67 604th 997 39.4%
2019 34.04 659th 985 33.1%
2021 20.37 797th 983 18.9%
2022 32.94 677th 1000 32.3%
2023 33.34 688th 1020 32.5%
2024 32.81 698th 1018 31.4%
See the entire list of Tennessee Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.33 88th 95 7.4%
2019 40.48 42nd 66 36.4%
2021 40.68 58th 101 42.6%
2022 30.10 132nd 165 20.0%
2023 41.72 85th 164 48.2%
2024 58.01 50th 178 71.9%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.20 370th 395 6.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.93 544th 877 38.0%
2019 39.80 512th 821 37.6%
2021 18.56 722nd 823 12.3%
2022 32.11 619th 858 27.9%
2023 28.95 664th 865 23.2%
2024 30.35 640th 853 25.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.39 619th 926 33.2%
2021 19.25 768th 945 18.7%
2022 35.84 620th 975 36.4%
2023 31.19 683rd 989 30.9%
2024 29.01 726th 990 26.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.28 640th 916 30.1%
2021 23.98 730th 941 22.4%
2022 29.11 710th 980 27.6%
2023 34.90 651st 987 34.0%
2024 37.34 622nd 991 37.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.29 204th 450 54.7%
2019 41.47 210th 404 48.0%
2021 28.96 278th 411 32.4%
2022 46.03 213th 483 55.9%
2023 47.27 226th 500 54.8%
2024 39.61 282nd 498 43.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.11 212th 319 33.5%
2019 32.42 171st 250 31.6%
2021 26.77 249th 324 23.1%
2022 35.87 230th 363 36.6%
2023 36.78 242nd 387 37.5%
2024 45.18 221st 415 46.7%
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Rank History for White students at Thelma Barker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.50 254th 841 69.8%
2019 51.11 334th 812 58.9%
2021 23.82 692nd 844 18.0%
2022 57.60 289th 844 65.8%
2023 54.45 321st 852 62.3%
2024 48.15 400th 847 52.8%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Friday, January 5, 2018

Open Quote Too many children at the school and in the classrooms. Children are getting passed on who cannot read. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Thelma Barker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 704 704
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 704 704
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 764 764
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 759 759
2006 472 257 18 37 0 n/a n/a 0 784
2007 437 271 20 58 1 n/a n/a 0 787
2008 431 271 20 76 1 n/a n/a 0 799
2009 397 294 26 86 1 n/a n/a 0 804
2010 355 298 27 98 0 n/a n/a 0 778
2011 209 284 27 115 0 2 6 0 643
2012 262 277 35 160 0 2 10 0 746
2013 222 273 38 179 0 2 41 0 755
2014 221 260 35 177 0 0 23 0 716
2015 210 262 26 181 0 0 29 0 708
2016 226 260 25 166 0 0 28 0 705
2017 243 335 31 183 0 4 34 0 830
2018 222 325 31 155 0 1 42 0 776
2019 189 322 24 159 0 0 45 0 739
2020 159 332 28 164 0 0 54 0 737
2021 158 308 31 156 0 0 58 0 711
2022 134 318 24 185 0 0 57 0 718
2023 124 310 33 172 0 0 65 0 704

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thelma Barker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 704 n/a n/a n/a
2003 704 n/a n/a n/a
2004 764 n/a n/a n/a
2005 759 n/a n/a n/a
2006 784 42.0 18.7 n/a
2007 787 46.0 17.1 50.1
2008 799 43.0 18.6 51.1
2009 804 43.0 18.7 50.4
2010 778 42.0 18.5 56.4
2011 643 39.8 16.1 77.1
2012 746 43.0 17.3 66.2
2013 755 44.0 17.1 70.7
2014 716 45.0 15.9 71.1
2015 708 40.0 17.7 81.5
2016 705 38.0 18.5 76
2017 830 52.7 15.7 n/a
2018 776 49.5 15.6 n/a
2019 739 50.0 14.7 n/a
2020 737 49.0 15.0 n/a
2021 711 46.1 15.4 n/a
2022 718 44.3 16.1 n/a
2023 704 45.0 15.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thelma Barker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 704 n/a n/a n/a
2003 704 n/a n/a n/a
2004 764 n/a n/a n/a
2005 759 n/a n/a n/a
2006 784 42.0 18.7 n/a
2007 787 46.0 17.1 50.1
2008 799 43.0 18.6 51.1
2009 804 43.0 18.7 50.4
2010 778 42.0 18.5 56.4
2011 643 39.8 16.1 77.1
2012 746 43.0 17.3 66.2
2013 755 44.0 17.1 70.7
2014 716 45.0 15.9 71.1
2015 708 40.0 17.7 81.5
2016 705 38.0 18.5 76
2017 830 52.7 15.7 n/a
2018 776 49.5 15.6 n/a
2019 739 50.0 14.7 n/a
2020 737 49.0 15.0 n/a
2021 711 46.1 15.4 n/a
2022 718 44.3 16.1 n/a
2023 704 45.0 15.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thelma Barker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $781 (8.3%) $7,801 (82.7%) $9,428
2020 $666 (7.4%) $7,650 (84.6%) $9,040
2021 $1,557 (14.8%) $8,376 (79.7%) $10,514
2022 $1,329 (13.9%) $7,590 (79.2%) $9,578
2023 $2,186 (19.4%) $8,413 (74.6%) $11,270

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thelma Barker Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 659th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 688th of 1020 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Thelma Barker Elementary)39.526.5
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison County)25.623
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Thelma Barker Elementary)27.225.7
 1.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Madison County)23.519.8
 3.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Thelma Barker Elementary)37.445.4
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Madison County)26.526.7
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Thelma Barker Elementary)25.231.5
 6.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison County)17.728.6
 10.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Thelma Barker Elementary)30.329.9
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Madison County)23.724.9
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Thelma Barker Elementary)25.425.8
 0.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison County)18.923.9
 5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Thelma Barker Elementary)35.733.6
 2.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Madison County)21.521.5
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Thelma Barker Elementary)25.927.5
 1.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Madison County)18.622.8
 4.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students739704
 4.7%
African American322310
 3.7%
American Indian00
Asian2433
 37.5%
Hispanic159172
 8.2%
Pacific Islander00
White189124
 34.4%
Two or More Races4565
 44.4%


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Students who attend Thelma Barker Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Madison Academic Magnet High School
High : North Side High School

Thelma Barker Elementary ranks 698th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Thelma Barker Elementary are 44% African American, 24% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 704 students attended Thelma Barker Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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