Ballard Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

912 18th St West

Bradenton FL, 34205, Manatee County

Phone: 941-708-8400

Ranking:

(2,139 out of 2,614, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Manatee 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:	30		31		29		28		27		35		41
Total Students:	467		429		438		400		403		470		495
Prekindergarten:	16	3.4%	17	4.0%	26	5.9%	14	3.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%
Kindergarten:	77	16.5%	68	15.9%	84	19.2%	55	13.8%	64	15.9%	76	16.2%	79	16.0%
Grade 1:	73	15.6%	86	20.0%	63	14.4%	73	18.3%	63	15.6%	80	17.0%	97	19.6%
Grade 2:	77	16.5%	66	15.4%	71	16.2%	62	15.5%	63	15.6%	93	19.8%	80	16.2%
Grade 3:	68	14.6%	68	15.9%	78	17.8%	72	18.0%	85	21.1%	70	14.9%	93	18.8%
Grade 4:	76	16.3%	72	16.8%	47	10.7%	72	18.0%	53	13.2%	86	18.3%	79	16.0%
Grade 5:	80	17.1%	52	12.1%	69	15.8%	52	13.0%	75	18.6%	64	13.6%	65	13.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	231	49.5%	227	52.9%	223	50.9%	198	49.5%	173	42.9%	223	47.4%	239	48.3%
Female:	236	50.5%	202	47.1%	215	49.1%	202	50.5%	196	48.6%	209	44.5%	224	45.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Hispanic:	164	35.1%	154	35.9%	166	37.9%	172	43.0%	168	41.7%	199	42.3%	231	46.7%
Black:	133	28.5%	116	27.0%	105	24.0%	88	22.0%	72	17.9%	80	17.0%	73	14.7%
White:	137	29.3%	128	29.8%	139	31.7%	122	30.5%	135	33.5%	159	33.8%	161	32.5%
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:	32	6.9%	29	6.8%	26	5.9%	15	3.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	408	87.4%	368	85.8%	360	82.2%	336	84.0%	330	81.9%	345	73.4%	322	65.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	3.6%	17	4.0%	19	4.3%	17	4.3%	19	4.7%	44	9.4%	54	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.57		13.84		15.10		14.29		14.93		14.20		12.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	318	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	322	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	320	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	322	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	188	196	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	187	196	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	305	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	309	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	305	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	197	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	196	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	303	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	305	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	309	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	316	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	319	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	317	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	315	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	310	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	312	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	316	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	322	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	316	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	316	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	211	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	328	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	328	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	328	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	328	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	308	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	304	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	308	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	306	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	297	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	302	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	305	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	308	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	310	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.4%	81.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.6%	18.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	54.1%	48.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	45.9%	51.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,006.0	$41,309.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,853.0	$37,074.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,893.0	$46,834.0

* Ballard Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.