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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	322	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	320	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	322	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	188	196	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	187	196	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	305	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	311	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	309	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	305	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	197	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	196	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	303	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	305	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	309	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	316	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	319	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	317	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	315	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	310	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	312	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	316	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	322	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	316	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	316	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	211	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	328	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	328	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	328	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	328	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	308	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	304	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	308	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	306	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	297	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	302	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	305	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	308	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	310	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.