Ballou Jr High Middle School
9916 136th St East Puyallup WA, 98373, Pierce County Phone: 253-841-8725 Ranking:  (472 out of 1,485, top 32%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Puyallup 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: | NA | NA | 37 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 37 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 724 | 752 | 745 | 722 | 764 | 760 | 1,037 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 227 | 31.4% | 235 | 31.3% | 251 | 33.7% | 243 | 33.7% | 237 | 31.0% | 215 | 28.3% | 391 | 37.7% |
| Grade 8: | 241 | 33.3% | 247 | 32.8% | 261 | 35.0% | 240 | 33.2% | 230 | 30.1% | 290 | 38.2% | 292 | 28.2% |
| Grade 9: | 256 | 35.4% | 270 | 35.9% | 233 | 31.3% | 239 | 33.1% | 297 | 38.9% | 255 | 33.6% | 354 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 364 | 50.3% | 397 | 52.8% | 393 | 52.8% | 372 | 51.5% | 373 | 48.8% | 297 | 39.1% | 484 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 360 | 49.7% | 355 | 47.2% | 352 | 47.2% | 350 | 48.5% | 383 | 50.1% | 346 | 45.5% | 505 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.2% | 26 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 41 | 5.7% | 29 | 3.9% | 31 | 4.2% | 31 | 4.3% | 43 | 5.6% | 43 | 5.7% | 82 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic: | 89 | 12.3% | 86 | 11.4% | 80 | 10.7% | 63 | 8.7% | 49 | 6.4% | 26 | 3.4% | 66 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 34 | 4.7% | 37 | 4.9% | 36 | 4.8% | 36 | 5.0% | 109 | 14.3% | 34 | 4.5% | 73 | 7.0% |
| White: | 462 | 63.8% | 501 | 66.6% | 507 | 68.1% | 522 | 72.3% | 553 | 72.4% | 539 | 70.9% | 746 | 71.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.1% | 15 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 83 | 11.5% | 77 | 10.2% | 74 | 9.9% | 47 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 29.6% | 247 | 32.8% | 218 | 29.3% | 202 | 28.0% | 157 | 20.5% | 115 | 15.1% | 141 | 13.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 10.6% | 64 | 8.5% | 58 | 7.8% | 45 | 6.2% | 61 | 8.0% | 70 | 9.2% | 80 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.12 | 19.87 | 20.73 | 19.82 | 20.40 | 27.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 69.2% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 75.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 82.0% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 70.2% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 89.6% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.4% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 68.1% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 67.6% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 69.1% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.7% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.7% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 73.4% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.4% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76.3% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 77.1% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 75.7% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 57.4% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60.8% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 65.5% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.9% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 74.7% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 70.4% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.4% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.0% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.4% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 73.2% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 53.5% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 49.5% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.7% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 56.8% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56.6% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 71.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 59.7% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.2% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.6% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.9% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 65.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 66.1% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 76.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 73.9% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 76% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 74.8% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 47.9% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 51.2% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 50.3% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 53% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.2% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68.1% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 68.7% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.4% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 38.6% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 32.7% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 41.9% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.4% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.6% | 51.1% |
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* Ballou Jr High 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.