Ballard Community Middle School
509 North Main Ave Huxley IA, 50124, Story County Phone: 515-597-2815 Ranking: (236 out of 696, top 34%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Ballard Community School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 400 | 387 | 378 | 244 | 231 | 210 | 215 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 136 | 34.0% | 120 | 31.0% | 127 | 33.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 124 | 31.0% | 132 | 34.1% | 134 | 35.4% | 112 | 45.9% | 125 | 54.1% | 104 | 49.5% | 106 | 49.3% |
Grade 8: | 140 | 35.0% | 135 | 34.9% | 117 | 31.0% | 132 | 54.1% | 106 | 45.9% | 106 | 50.5% | 109 | 50.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 201 | 50.3% | 213 | 55.0% | 199 | 52.6% | 118 | 48.4% | 108 | 46.8% | 104 | 49.5% | 110 | 51.2% |
Female: | 199 | 49.8% | 174 | 45.0% | 179 | 47.4% | 126 | 51.6% | 123 | 53.2% | 98 | 46.7% | 101 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.5% | 7 | 3.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% |
White: | 380 | 95.0% | 370 | 95.6% | 358 | 94.7% | 222 | 91.0% | 217 | 93.9% | 207 | 98.6% | 209 | 97.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 18.0% | 60 | 15.5% | 50 | 13.2% | 35 | 14.3% | 32 | 13.9% | 24 | 11.4% | 26 | 12.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.8% | 12 | 3.1% | 22 | 5.8% | 10 | 4.1% | 11 | 4.8% | 9 | 4.3% | 5 | 2.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.73 | 14.59 | 14.38 | 17.75 | 17.11 | 15.20 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.50% | 82.50% | 71.48% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.97% | 77.97% | 73.04% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.83% | 75.83% | 64.44% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.12% | 77.12% | 65.78% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.30% | 81.30% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.53% | 79.53% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.55% | 68.55% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 71.43% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.21% | 79.21% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.44% | 73.44% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.24% | 76.24% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.63% | 65.63% | 66.34% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.7% | 85.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% | 42.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% | 57.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,278.0 | $40,356.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,996.0 | $29,291.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,989.0 | $48,655.0 |
* Ballard Community Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.