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Barker Central School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
128th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 90% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Barker Central School is a public high school serving grades PK-12 in Barker, NY, with 296 students. It is part of the Barker Central School District, which is ranked 305 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Barker Central School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in New York over the past decade, with a high ranking of 84 out of 1,190 high schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Barker Central School's academic performance is impressive, consistently outperforming the state and district averages on New York State Assessments and Regents exams across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Barker Central had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state in 5th grade ELA (69.57% vs. 56.61%), 6th grade Math (79.49% vs. 51.2%), and Regents exams like Common Core Algebra II (100% vs. 74.88%) and Chemistry (89.47% vs. 64.53%). The school also performs exceptionally well for various student subgroups, ranking 5 out of 5 stars for both male and special education students, and 5 out of 5 stars for low socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Barker Central School's academic performance is impressive, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 34.1% over the past few years. However, the school outperforms many of the nearby high schools in the region, such as Charles D'Amico High School, Starpoint High School, and Lockport High School, on various academic metrics, including significantly higher proficiency rates on Regents exams like Common Core Algebra II and Chemistry.

653
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,193
Per pupil spending ?
41%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1628 Quaker Rd
       Barker, NY  14012-0328

(716) 795-3201

District: Barker Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.0%
Hispanic:
8.0%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2021 → 90th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 59% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York alternative schools
✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school68%
District avg68%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
824th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 34%
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
818th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From top 42% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
128th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
305th of 874Barker Central School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.8818 of 150045.5%★★☆☆☆
202452.5671 of 150455.4%★★★☆☆
202345.2821 of 150045.3%★★☆☆☆
202246.6759 of 147948.7%★★☆☆☆
202161.8393 of 124268.4%★★★☆☆
201958.2529 of 143963.2%★★★☆☆
201868.1397 of 143872.4%★★★★☆
201761.2496 of 145565.9%★★★☆☆
201650.2662 of 142953.7%★★★☆☆
201553.5595 of 140757.7%★★★☆☆
201447.7702 of 140149.9%★★☆☆☆
201368.2362 of 137373.6%★★★★☆
201270.3422 of 133768.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202559.0568 of 145761.0%★★★☆☆
202460.2540 of 146563.1%★★★☆☆
202353.9643 of 146356.0%★★★☆☆
202237.9914 of 145437.1%★★☆☆☆
202159.5363 of 106665.9%★★★☆☆
201957.9519 of 137062.1%★★★☆☆
201870.4370 of 135372.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.4546 of 128357.4%★★★☆☆
202451.8552 of 129657.4%★★★☆☆
202345.2668 of 128848.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.4545 of 130658.3%★★★☆☆
202177.4144 of 93584.6%★★★★☆
201948.4536 of 124156.8%★★★☆☆
201863.5336 of 124573.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.5867 of 145540.4%★★☆☆☆
202447.9723 of 146450.6%★★★☆☆
202331.41052 of 146428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202255.8550 of 145562.2%★★★☆☆
202160.5345 of 107167.8%★★★☆☆
201959.2477 of 136665.1%★★★☆☆
201864.3415 of 135269.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.9691 of 129846.8%★★☆☆☆
202465.7274 of 130379.0%★★★★☆
202333.0908 of 130730.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.7897 of 128330.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.0416 of 77546.3%★★☆☆☆
202452.6369 of 77852.6%★★★☆☆
202339.8485 of 77237.2%★★☆☆☆
202227.0588 of 74821.4%★☆☆☆☆
201949.6360 of 71649.7%★★★☆☆
201864.8264 of 76365.4%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.1128 of 123489.6%★★★★☆
202480.9106 of 124291.5%★★★★★
202376.6201 of 122883.6%★★★★☆
202281.684 of 119092.9%★★★★★
201976.3189 of 120784.3%★★★★☆
201871.4292 of 121075.9%★★★★☆
201775.4175 of 122185.7%★★★★☆
201675.7127 of 125589.9%★★★★☆
201569.5230 of 125581.7%★★★★☆
201474.6153 of 123787.6%★★★★☆
201377.1147 of 121787.9%★★★★☆
201277.5132 of 119889.0%★★★★☆
201179.247 of 116596.0%★★★★★
201070.2228 of 111779.6%★★★★☆
200969.5227 of 108679.1%★★★★☆
200867.3294 of 102771.4%★★★★☆
200771.8142 of 100285.8%★★★★☆
200666.2279 of 98671.7%★★★★☆
200565.1282 of 93569.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.0174 of 120685.6%★★★★☆
202482.280 of 121993.4%★★★★★
202382.184 of 119793.0%★★★★★
202282.366 of 115594.3%★★★★★
201976.3187 of 119384.3%★★★★☆
201874.1225 of 117680.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.362 of 117994.7%★★★★★
202482.151 of 117095.6%★★★★★
202375.3136 of 115588.2%★★★★☆
202280.560 of 110194.6%★★★★★
201977.0108 of 117990.8%★★★★★
201876.1109 of 115490.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.588 of 120192.7%★★★★★
202477.5168 of 121186.1%★★★★☆
202372.7268 of 119177.5%★★★★☆
202279.4108 of 115490.6%★★★★★
201974.6206 of 119082.7%★★★★☆
201870.9276 of 117676.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202586.682 of 114992.9%★★★★★
202483.0115 of 114489.9%★★★★★
201879.0150 of 109586.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.4194 of 78875.4%★★★★☆
202468.0191 of 78175.5%★★★★☆
202380.635 of 77695.5%★★★★★
202275.873 of 73890.1%★★★★★
201957.1340 of 79357.1%★★★☆☆
201861.3264 of 76565.5%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Female (2025)67th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile~ school
Male (2025)64th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)46th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
Female (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school
White (2025)46th percentile~ school
Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core Algebra II100%+25 vs state
Algebra I94%+38 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts92%+16 vs state
Global History and Geography90%+14 vs state
Chemistry89%+25 vs state
Physics88%+19 vs state
Living Environment85%+28 vs state
U.S. History and Government84%+9 vs state
Earth Science80%+15 vs state
Geometry76%+16 vs state
Math63%+8 vs state
English Language Arts49%-4 vs state
Science47%~ state avg

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Barker Central School ranks 128th of 1234 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Barker Central School.

Students at Barker Central School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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