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Ballard High High School
6000 Brownsboro Rd Louisville KY, 40222, Jefferson County Phone: 502-485-8206 Ranking: (9 out of 223, top 4%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson County 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: | 101 | 108 | 100 | 99 | 81 | 90 | 88 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,993 | 1,938 | 1,960 | 1,839 | 1,770 | 1,697 | 1,739 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 572 | 28.7% | 572 | 29.5% | 591 | 30.2% | 544 | 29.6% | 537 | 30.3% | 510 | 30.1% | 466 | 26.8% |
Grade 10: | 501 | 25.1% | 541 | 27.9% | 496 | 25.3% | 498 | 27.1% | 474 | 26.8% | 419 | 24.7% | 445 | 25.6% |
Grade 11: | 509 | 25.5% | 433 | 22.3% | 430 | 21.9% | 436 | 23.7% | 371 | 21.0% | 404 | 23.8% | 398 | 22.9% |
Grade 12: | 405 | 20.3% | 388 | 20.0% | 443 | 22.6% | 356 | 19.4% | 378 | 21.4% | 364 | 21.4% | 430 | 24.7% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 951 | 47.7% | 921 | 47.5% | 937 | 47.8% | 867 | 47.1% | 823 | 46.5% | 773 | 45.6% | 808 | 46.5% |
Female: | 1,042 | 52.3% | 1,017 | 52.5% | 1,023 | 52.2% | 972 | 52.9% | 903 | 51.0% | 879 | 51.8% | 904 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 76 | 3.8% | 79 | 4.1% | 80 | 4.1% | 73 | 4.0% | 59 | 3.3% | 56 | 3.3% | 57 | 3.3% |
Hispanic: | 75 | 3.8% | 62 | 3.2% | 54 | 2.8% | 47 | 2.6% | 45 | 2.5% | 36 | 2.1% | 36 | 2.1% |
Black: | 613 | 30.8% | 555 | 28.6% | 582 | 29.7% | 570 | 31.0% | 500 | 28.2% | 480 | 28.3% | 503 | 28.9% |
White: | 1,195 | 60.0% | 1,208 | 62.3% | 1,204 | 61.4% | 1,127 | 61.3% | 1,130 | 63.8% | 1,088 | 64.1% | 1,120 | 64.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 1.5% | 31 | 1.6% | 37 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 526 | 26.4% | 464 | 23.9% | 480 | 24.5% | 496 | 27.0% | 439 | 24.8% | 381 | 22.5% | 372 | 21.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 4.7% | 78 | 4.0% | 80 | 4.1% | 74 | 4.0% | 76 | 4.3% | 83 | 4.9% | 85 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.66 | 17.94 | 19.51 | 18.58 | 21.93 | 18.90 | 19.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 41.7% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 42.0% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 41.9% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 47.5% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 64.6% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 55.2% | 45.9% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 53.2% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 52.3% | 31.1% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 52.9% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 50.9% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 52.4% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 46.9% | 38% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 63.1% | 53.1% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.76% | 43.63% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.87% | 41.8% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.73% | 43% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.56% | 40.31% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 62.65% | 54.52% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 75.25% | 62.98% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.75% | 63.57% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 71.16% | 62.01% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.28% | 62.41% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 81.33% | 70.15% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.81% | 41.49% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.54% | 39.99% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.58% | 38.66% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.37% | 40.02% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.65% | 41.26% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.24% | 46.11% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.78% | 41.46% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.31% | 43% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.64% | 40.94% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.6% | 45.19% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.2% | 25.2% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.68% | 40.43% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.95% | 44.81% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.94% | 46.71% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.61% | 48.1% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 13.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 86.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $52,336.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,895.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,347.0 |
* Ballard High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.