Ballard Community Senior High School
701 Ballard Dr Huxley IA, 50124, Story County Phone: 515-597-2971 Ranking: (64 out of 205, top 31%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 510 | 476 | 464 | 446 | 467 | 454 | 461 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 142 | 27.8% | 118 | 24.8% | 129 | 27.8% | 108 | 24.2% | 110 | 23.6% | 116 | 25.6% | 123 | 26.7% |
Grade 10: | 118 | 23.1% | 135 | 28.4% | 109 | 23.5% | 110 | 24.7% | 119 | 25.5% | 119 | 26.2% | 122 | 26.5% |
Grade 11: | 139 | 27.3% | 114 | 23.9% | 112 | 24.1% | 113 | 25.3% | 118 | 25.3% | 118 | 26.0% | 99 | 21.5% |
Grade 12: | 111 | 21.8% | 109 | 22.9% | 114 | 24.6% | 115 | 25.8% | 120 | 25.7% | 101 | 22.2% | 117 | 25.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 258 | 50.6% | 237 | 49.8% | 227 | 48.9% | 228 | 51.1% | 243 | 52.0% | 225 | 49.6% | 240 | 52.1% |
Female: | 252 | 49.4% | 239 | 50.2% | 237 | 51.1% | 218 | 48.9% | 224 | 48.0% | 221 | 48.7% | 217 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% |
Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.4% |
White: | 472 | 92.5% | 438 | 92.0% | 433 | 93.3% | 423 | 94.8% | 441 | 94.4% | 438 | 96.5% | 440 | 95.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.2% | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 12.2% | 61 | 12.8% | 56 | 12.1% | 66 | 14.8% | 47 | 10.1% | 36 | 7.9% | 39 | 8.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.0% | 16 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.7% | 28 | 6.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 15.52 | 14.43 | 14.32 | 14.82 | 15.10 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.71% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.26% | 84.26% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 91.84% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 88.89% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.4% | 85.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.6% | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 21.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.2% | 78.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,972.0 | $41,728.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $29,370.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,969.0 | $45,098.0 |
* Ballard Community Senior High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.