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Barker Central School

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

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

128^th

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

824^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 34%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

818^th 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

128^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

305^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	818 of 1500	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	671 of 1504	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	821 of 1500	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	759 of 1479	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	393 of 1242	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	529 of 1439	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	397 of 1438	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	496 of 1455	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	662 of 1429	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	595 of 1407	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.7	702 of 1401	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.2	362 of 1373	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	422 of 1337	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	568 of 1457	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	540 of 1465	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	643 of 1463	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	914 of 1454	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	363 of 1066	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	519 of 1370	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	370 of 1353	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	546 of 1283	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	552 of 1296	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	668 of 1288	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	545 of 1306	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	144 of 935	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	536 of 1241	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	336 of 1245	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	867 of 1455	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	723 of 1464	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	1052 of 1464	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.8	550 of 1455	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	345 of 1071	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	477 of 1366	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	415 of 1352	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	691 of 1298	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	274 of 1303	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	908 of 1307	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	897 of 1283	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	416 of 775	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	369 of 778	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	485 of 772	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	588 of 748	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	360 of 716	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	264 of 763	65.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	128 of 1234	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	106 of 1242	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	201 of 1228	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	84 of 1190	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	189 of 1207	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	292 of 1210	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	175 of 1221	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	127 of 1255	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	230 of 1255	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	153 of 1237	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	147 of 1217	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	132 of 1198	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	47 of 1165	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	70.2	228 of 1117	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	227 of 1086	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	67.3	294 of 1027	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	142 of 1002	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	66.2	279 of 986	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	65.1	282 of 935	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	174 of 1206	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	80 of 1219	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	84 of 1197	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	66 of 1155	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	187 of 1193	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	225 of 1176	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	62 of 1179	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	51 of 1170	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	136 of 1155	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	60 of 1101	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	108 of 1179	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	109 of 1154	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	88 of 1201	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	168 of 1211	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	268 of 1191	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	108 of 1154	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	206 of 1190	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	276 of 1176	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	82 of 1149	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	115 of 1144	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	150 of 1095	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	194 of 788	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	191 of 781	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	35 of 776	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	73 of 738	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	57.1	340 of 793	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	264 of 765	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barker Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1628 Quaker Rd	Barker	14012	Niagara County	Barker Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 795-3201	653	60	10.8	41.0%	555 (85.0%)	6 (0.9%)	52 (8.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)								(n/a)	89.5	100.0	91.7	80.0	90.0	85.1	87.5	83.7	94.3	75.8	55.6	46.5	69.6	51.3	29.0	39.4	62.2	71.7	66.7	79.5	34.2	63.6	56.5	34.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$31,193	$501	$30,693
Orleans-Niagara BOCES	Public, Alternative	K-12	4232 Shelby Basin Rd	Medina	14103	Orleans County	Orleans-Niagara BOCES	No	No	No	No	(716) 731-6800	473	172	2.7		330 (69.8%)	42 (8.9%)	30 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.5%)								(n/a)																									98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Barker Central School

What district is Barker Central School in?

Barker Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Barker Central School?

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

Is Barker Central School a good school?

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

How many students attend Barker Central School?

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

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