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Ballston Spa Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

210 Ballston Ave

Ballston Spa NY, 12020, Saratoga County

Phone: 518-884-7200

Ranking:

(940 out of 3,424, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Ballston Spa Central 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:	74		73		71		84		85		84		82
Total Students:	964		987		1,024		980		1,027		1,042		1,069
Grade 6:	301	31.2%	323	32.7%	343	33.5%	303	30.9%	350	34.1%	331	31.8%	356	33.3%
Grade 7:	332	34.4%	325	32.9%	321	31.3%	341	34.8%	336	32.7%	359	34.5%	357	33.4%
Grade 8:	317	32.9%	327	33.1%	343	33.5%	336	34.3%	341	33.2%	352	33.8%	356	33.3%
Ungraded:	14	1.5%	12	1.2%	17	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	518	53.7%	524	53.1%	531	51.9%	498	50.8%	542	52.8%	541	51.9%	560	52.4%
Female:	446	46.3%	463	46.9%	493	48.1%	482	49.2%	476	46.3%	493	47.3%	505	47.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%
Asian:	13	1.3%	13	1.3%	14	1.4%	9	0.9%	10	1.0%	11	1.1%	10	0.9%
Hispanic:	8	0.8%	6	0.6%	2	0.2%	14	1.4%	12	1.2%	20	1.9%	22	2.1%
Black:	17	1.8%	21	2.1%	26	2.5%	21	2.1%	23	2.2%	20	1.9%	21	2.0%
White:	926	96.1%	947	95.9%	980	95.7%	933	95.2%	980	95.4%	990	95.0%	1,014	94.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	185	19.2%	183	18.5%	185	18.1%	121	12.3%	154	15.0%	138	13.2%	120	11.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	5.1%	55	5.6%	54	5.3%	49	5.0%	48	4.7%	61	5.9%	57	5.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.10		13.45		14.40		11.61		12.15		12.40		13.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	28.2%	28.2%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	24.9%	24.9%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	30.5%	30.5%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	43.7%	43.7%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	69%
Regents
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	90%	72%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	89%	74%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	87%	70%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	87%	72%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	71%	74%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	84%	72%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	84%	73%
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	77%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	84%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	77%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	86%	72%
2009	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	100%	90%	80%
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	100%	84%	79%
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	100%	89%	81%
2012	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	100%	92%	78%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Ballston Spa 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.