Is Barrett Elementary a good school?

Barrett Elementary ranks 4241 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Barrett Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 400 students attended Barrett Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Barrett Elementary?

Students at Barrett Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Barrett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barrett Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lewis H. Britton Middle High : Ann Sobrato High

Barrett Elementary

Summary:

Barrett Elementary is a public elementary school located in Morgan Hill, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 387 students. It is part of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, which is ranked 740 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barrett Elementary faces several challenges, including low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and underperformance of specific student groups. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 26.74% of Barrett students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 44.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Similarly, in 2023-2024, only 25.13% of Barrett students were proficient or better in Math End of Course, compared to 34.34% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Barrett Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 12.5% in 2017-2018 to 39.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Barrett Elementary to other nearby schools in the Morgan Hill Unified District, such as Nordstrom Elementary and Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM), it performs significantly worse on most metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student group performance. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and English Language Learners at Barrett Elementary may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and the significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates is also a concerning trend that likely has a negative impact on student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

895 Barrett Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-5206

(408) 201-6340

District: Morgan Hill Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4241^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,471

Students who attend Barrett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis H. Britton Middle
High:	Ann Sobrato High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 400

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

13.3%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barrett Elementary ranks worse than 72.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Barrett Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.8%), White (13.3%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barrett Elementary is 19.8, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Barrett Elementary employs 20.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barrett Elementary is $5,471, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barrett Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Barrett Elementary 4241^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Barrett Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Morgan Hill Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morgan Hill Unified 740^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Barrett Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	39.67	2655^th	4809	44.8%
2005	48.38	2276^th	4822	52.8%
2006	57.93	1822^nd	4818	62.2%
2007	49.87	2339^th	5113	54.3%
2008	57.07	1995^th	5113	61.0%
2009	50.87	2433^rd	5193	53.1%
2010	42.73	3000^th	5314	43.5%
2011	37.43	3433^rd	5377	36.2%
2012	27.68	4117^th	5390	23.6%
2013	42.68	3140^th	5530	43.2%
2015	37.61	3157^th	5611	43.7%
2016	40.79	3027^th	5614	46.1%
2017	32.27	3661^st	5692	35.7%
2018	29.02	3910^th	5662	30.9%
2019	21.36	4677^th	5789	19.2%
2022	38.40	3202^nd	5883	45.6%
2023	31.28	3782^nd	5874	35.6%
2024	26.54	4241^st	5862	27.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.46	3077^th	3246	5.2%
2019	43.58	1571^st	3275	52.0%
2022	52.50	1078^th	3311	67.4%
2023	49.77	1211^th	3250	62.7%
2024	27.51	2717^th	3160	14.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.64	1261^st	2420	47.9%
2024	17.59	2558^th	2634	2.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.26	4386^th	5084	13.7%
2019	11.57	5002^nd	5173	3.3%
2022	36.35	3310^th	5264	37.1%
2023	30.22	3885^th	5374	27.7%
2024	21.33	4681^st	5511	15.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.06	3992^nd	5413	26.3%
2019	23.50	4340^th	5492	21.0%
2022	39.32	3032^nd	5635	46.2%
2023	32.08	3570^th	5617	36.4%
2024	32.86	3570^th	5605	36.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.04	1262^nd	2128	40.7%
2019	51.49	937^th	2585	63.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.81	3560^th	5431	34.5%
2019	20.71	4601^st	5510	16.5%
2022	37.62	3168^th	5663	44.1%
2023	30.68	3721^st	5650	34.1%
2024	21.99	4533^rd	5636	19.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.42	4342^nd	4830	10.1%
2019	14.65	4676^th	4963	5.8%
2022	37.58	3094^th	5084	39.1%
2023	33.58	3424^th	5098	32.8%
2024	25.39	4076^th	5102	20.1%

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Rank History for White students at Barrett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.89	2106^th	2737	23.1%
2022	30.68	1996^th	2726	26.8%
2023	36.27	1824^th	2662	31.5%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Barrett Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	199	13	47	220	6	n/a	n/a	0	485
2003	199	13	47	220	6	n/a	n/a	0	485
2004	215	11	49	243	2	n/a	n/a	12	532
2005	211	12	38	254	2	n/a	n/a	33	550
2006	205	18	45	253	1	n/a	n/a	5	527
2007	176	13	49	256	3	n/a	n/a	45	542
2008	177	12	51	264	4	n/a	n/a	0	508
2009	167	15	59	288	2	6	39	0	576
2010	143	20	61	331	3	5	17	0	580
2011	143	20	70	324	4	2	5	0	568
2012	132	20	71	333	5	3	12	0	576
2013	139	16	62	335	6	3	17	0	578
2014	143	13	51	372	4	3	20	0	606
2015	122	9	44	368	5	3	22	0	573
2016	128	9	48	374	4	5	32	0	600
2017	101	10	35	270	2	3	30	0	451
2018	108	10	32	268	1	4	30	0	453
2019	88	7	33	257	1	1	32	0	419
2020	85	7	33	249	0	2	28	0	404
2021	74	11	34	247	1	1	26	0	394
2022	66	11	28	235	1	4	19	0	364
2023	57	8	31	264	3	4	20	0	387
2024	53	11	21	279	2	3	31	0	400

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 Barrett Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	485	26.0	18.7	37.5
2003	485	26.0	18.7	37.5
2004	532	25.5	20.9	38.1
2005	550	25.6	21.5	48.4
2006	527	25.4	20.7	42.7
2007	542	27.2	19.9	47.3
2008	508	28.9	17.6	47.2
2009	576	25.0	20.8	43.8
2010	580	25.7	22.5	55.3
2011	568	n/a	n/a	51.1
2012	576	22.0	26.1	n/a
2013	578	21.2	27.2	53.5
2014	606	23.0	26.3	54.6
2015	573	23.0	24.9	53.4
2016	600	25.0	24.0	56
2017	451	18.9	23.8	52.8
2018	453	21.1	21.4	57
2019	419	18.0	23.2	53.9
2020	404	n/a	n/a	55
2021	394	16.5	23.8	59.6
2022	364	15.1	24.0	61
2023	387	17.1	22.6	62.5
2024	400	20.1	19.8	61.8

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 Barrett Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	485	26.0	18.7	37.5
2003	485	26.0	18.7	37.5
2004	532	25.5	20.9	38.1
2005	550	25.6	21.5	48.4
2006	527	25.4	20.7	42.7
2007	542	27.2	19.9	47.3
2008	508	28.9	17.6	47.2
2009	576	25.0	20.8	43.8
2010	580	25.7	22.5	55.3
2011	568	n/a	n/a	51.1
2012	576	22.0	26.1	n/a
2013	578	21.2	27.2	53.5
2014	606	23.0	26.3	54.6
2015	573	23.0	24.9	53.4
2016	600	25.0	24.0	56
2017	451	18.9	23.8	52.8
2018	453	21.1	21.4	57
2019	419	18.0	23.2	53.9
2020	404	n/a	n/a	55
2021	394	16.5	23.8	59.6
2022	364	15.1	24.0	61
2023	387	17.1	22.6	62.5
2024	400	20.1	19.8	61.8

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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