Ballard Memorial High School
3561 Paducah Rd Barlow KY, 42024, Ballard County Phone: 270-665-8400 Ranking: (52 out of 223, top 23%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 408 | 411 | 427 | 416 | 389 | 424 | 426 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 114 | 27.9% | 105 | 25.5% | 119 | 27.9% | 114 | 27.4% | 98 | 25.2% | 103 | 24.3% | 111 | 26.1% |
Grade 10: | 101 | 24.8% | 116 | 28.2% | 104 | 24.4% | 102 | 24.5% | 103 | 26.5% | 111 | 26.2% | 101 | 23.7% |
Grade 11: | 105 | 25.7% | 100 | 24.3% | 102 | 23.9% | 97 | 23.3% | 100 | 25.7% | 97 | 22.9% | 128 | 30.0% |
Grade 12: | 88 | 21.6% | 89 | 21.7% | 101 | 23.7% | 103 | 24.8% | 88 | 22.6% | 113 | 26.7% | 86 | 20.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 206 | 50.5% | 207 | 50.4% | 216 | 50.6% | 212 | 51.0% | 193 | 49.6% | 217 | 51.2% | 223 | 52.3% |
Female: | 202 | 49.5% | 204 | 49.6% | 211 | 49.4% | 204 | 49.0% | 180 | 46.3% | 193 | 45.5% | 197 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 20 | 4.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.8% | 14 | 3.6% | 15 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.1% |
White: | 372 | 91.2% | 386 | 93.9% | 399 | 93.4% | 391 | 94.0% | 364 | 93.6% | 400 | 94.3% | 409 | 96.0% |
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: | 10 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 37.7% | 144 | 35.0% | 152 | 35.6% | 155 | 37.3% | 136 | 35.0% | 142 | 33.5% | 138 | 32.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 9.1% | 36 | 8.8% | 32 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.9% | 52 | 13.4% | 39 | 9.2% | 51 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.60 | 13.48 | 13.77 | 14.10 | 18.98 | 13.90 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.2% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 26.2% | 26.2% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 26.7% | 26.7% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 21.8% | 21.8% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 22.9% | 22.9% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 43.0% | 43.0% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.78% | 34.78% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.58% | 31.58% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 54.17% | 54.17% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.53% | 52.53% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.06% | 51.06% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.38% | 65.38% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 68.37% | 68.37% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 74.51% | 74.51% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 70.41% | 70.41% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 81.44% | 81.44% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.7% | 33.7% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.96% | 35.96% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.13% | 53.13% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.52% | 51.52% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.94% | 48.94% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.13% | 39.13% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.09% | 35.09% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.92% | 47.92% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 57.58% | 57.58% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.87% | 47.87% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.88% | 25.88% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.51% | 21.51% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 26.96% | 26.96% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.44% | 34.44% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.43% | 52.43% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 39.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,096.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,172.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,738.0 |
* Ballard Memorial High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.