Ballard County Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3561 Paducah Rd

Barlow KY, 42024, Ballard County

Phone: 270-665-8400

Ranking:

(217 out of 943, top 23%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Ballard County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	18		19		15		17		17		17		17
Total Students:	311		339		326		341		337		317		304
Grade 6:	93	29.9%	117	34.5%	106	32.5%	120	35.2%	102	30.3%	112	35.3%	113	37.2%
Grade 7:	117	37.6%	105	31.0%	117	35.9%	103	30.2%	119	35.3%	109	34.4%	95	31.3%
Grade 8:	101	32.5%	117	34.5%	103	31.6%	118	34.6%	116	34.4%	96	30.3%	96	31.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	183	58.8%	192	56.6%	172	52.8%	179	52.5%	176	52.2%	161	50.8%	153	50.3%
Female:	128	41.2%	147	43.4%	154	47.2%	162	47.5%	148	43.9%	144	45.4%	144	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	6	1.9%	7	2.1%	5	1.5%	3	0.9%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Black:	14	4.5%	18	5.3%	12	3.7%	17	5.0%	14	4.2%	13	4.1%	12	3.9%
White:	280	90.0%	301	88.8%	300	92.0%	312	91.5%	316	93.8%	299	94.3%	289	95.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	3.5%	13	3.8%	8	2.5%	8	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	138	44.4%	153	45.1%	141	43.3%	161	47.2%	155	46.0%	140	44.2%	121	39.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	11.6%	36	10.6%	23	7.1%	17	5.0%	27	8.0%	22	6.9%	33	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.28		18.32		21.73		20.48		19.48		18.40		18.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
K-PREP
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	53.8%	N/A
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	56.8%	56.8%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	44.2%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33.9%	33.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.5%	52.5%	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	42.3%	42.3%	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	54.2%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.6%	42.6%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	34.6%	34.6%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.7%	41.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.8%	59.8%	N/A
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.4%	N/A
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	58.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	67.3%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	64.2%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.2%	60.2%	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	52.5%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	N/A
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.7%	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.9%	44.9%	N/A
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.0%	35.0%	N/A
KCCT
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.87%	65.87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.71%	68.71%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.45%	69.45%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.59%	72.59%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.9%	71.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.09%	75.09%	N/A
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.21%	77.21%	N/A
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.88%	75.88%	N/A
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.57%	77.57%	N/A
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	78.55%	78.55%	N/A
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.67%	66.67%	N/A
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.74%	67.74%	N/A
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	78.5%	78.5%	N/A
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.79%	65.79%	N/A
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	86.14%	86.14%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.09%	65.09%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.91%	73.91%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.48%	68.48%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.89%	67.89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.54%	67.54%	N/A
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.11%	48.11%	N/A
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.83%	47.83%	N/A
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.83%	47.83%	N/A
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.2%	42.2%	N/A
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.6%	38.6%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,979.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,532.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,687.0

* Ballard County 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.