Ballard County Middle School
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% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 33.9% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.7% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.9% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 35.0% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.87% | 65.87% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.71% | 68.71% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.45% | 69.45% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.59% | 72.59% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.09% | 75.09% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 77.21% | 77.21% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.88% | 75.88% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 77.57% | 77.57% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 78.55% | 78.55% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.67% | 66.67% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.74% | 67.74% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 78.5% | 78.5% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.79% | 65.79% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 86.14% | 86.14% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.09% | 65.09% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.91% | 73.91% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.48% | 68.48% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.89% | 67.89% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.54% | 67.54% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.11% | 48.11% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.83% | 47.83% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.83% | 47.83% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 38.6% | 38.6% | 45.22% |
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.