Barone Middle School

Meeker School District Re1
BOB TUCKER DRIVE
MEEKER, CO 81641
168 Students
Middle School 6th - 8th
School Overview
Barone Middle School is located in Meeker, Colorado, a small, close-knit rural community in Rio Blanco County. As the primary middle-level institution in the Meeker School District (RE-1), the school typically serves students in grades 6 through 8. Because of its location in a remote, mountainous region, the school often benefits from a strong sense of community support and a focus on personalized education, where educators aim to foster close relationships with their students to help them transition successfully from elementary school to high school.

The school is dedicated to providing a balanced curriculum that emphasizes core academic subjects alongside opportunities for social and emotional development. Given its setting in Meeker, the school often integrates the values of the surrounding ranching and outdoor-oriented culture into its programming. Barone Middle School strives to prepare its students for the academic rigor of Meeker High School while promoting extracurricular involvement, athletics, and community engagement to ensure students are well-rounded, contributing members of their town.
168
Total Students
9.1
Full-Time Teachers
18.4
Student/Teacher Ratio
29.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    129 (76.8 %)
  • Hispanic
    37 (22.0 %)
  • American Indian
    2 (1.2 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Middle School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: No
District: Meeker School District Re1
Phone: (970)878-9060
Grade Range: 6th - 8th
Total Students: 168
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 9.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 18.4
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 35
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 15

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Grade 6 61
Grade 7 54
Grade 8 53
Gender Ratio