Blue Ball Elementary School
126 Ewell Rd
East Earl PA, 17519, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-354-1525
Ranking: 
(1,015 out of 2,311, top 44%)*
(1,015 out of 2,311, top 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Eastern Lancaster 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: | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 630 | 612 | 587 | 609 | 601 | 587 | 590 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 13.8% | 84 | 13.7% | 68 | 11.6% | 95 | 15.6% | 78 | 13.0% | 77 | 13.1% | 85 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 14.9% | 76 | 12.4% | 93 | 15.8% | 85 | 14.0% | 93 | 15.5% | 93 | 15.8% | 89 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 14.0% | 94 | 15.4% | 84 | 14.3% | 88 | 14.4% | 90 | 15.0% | 92 | 15.7% | 88 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 15.2% | 88 | 14.4% | 82 | 14.0% | 81 | 13.3% | 91 | 15.1% | 83 | 14.1% | 90 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 94 | 14.9% | 91 | 14.9% | 81 | 13.8% | 90 | 14.8% | 83 | 13.8% | 90 | 15.3% | 81 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 14.0% | 88 | 14.4% | 88 | 15.0% | 84 | 13.8% | 90 | 15.0% | 79 | 13.5% | 74 | 12.5% |
| Grade 6: | 83 | 13.2% | 91 | 14.9% | 91 | 15.5% | 86 | 14.1% | 76 | 12.6% | 73 | 12.4% | 83 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 329 | 52.2% | 311 | 50.8% | 300 | 51.1% | 307 | 50.4% | 306 | 50.9% | 306 | 52.1% | 301 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 301 | 47.8% | 301 | 49.2% | 287 | 48.9% | 302 | 49.6% | 279 | 46.4% | 272 | 46.3% | 285 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 6.3% | 33 | 5.4% | 22 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.4% |
| White: | 556 | 88.3% | 548 | 89.5% | 545 | 92.8% | 572 | 93.9% | 559 | 93.0% | 556 | 94.7% | 564 | 95.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 28.1% | 132 | 21.6% | 133 | 22.7% | 110 | 18.1% | 111 | 18.5% | 98 | 16.7% | 70 | 11.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 7.0% | 60 | 9.8% | 58 | 9.9% | 42 | 6.9% | 55 | 9.2% | 47 | 8.0% | 75 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.07 | 16.58 | 15.96 | 16.96 | 17.47 | 17.60 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 85.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 84.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 78.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 72% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.1% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 83% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.9% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 78.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 67.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68.6% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 78.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 91.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 84.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.1% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 74.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 75.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 86.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 79.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 80.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 81.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 71.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 67.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 63.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 77.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 66.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 80.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.5% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 76.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.7% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 75.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 66.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 70.2% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.1% | 68.5% |
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* Blue Ball Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.