Ballard County Elementary School
3383 Paducah Rd Barlow KY, 42024, Ballard County Phone: 270-665-8400 Ranking:  (578 out of 943, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 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: | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 558 | 548 | 568 | 608 | 613 | 603 | 630 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 115 | 20.6% | 86 | 15.7% | 82 | 14.4% | 92 | 15.1% | 100 | 16.3% | 107 | 17.7% | 94 | 14.9% |
| Grade 1: | 79 | 14.2% | 83 | 15.1% | 84 | 14.8% | 101 | 16.6% | 103 | 16.8% | 97 | 16.1% | 107 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 15.1% | 83 | 15.1% | 102 | 18.0% | 105 | 17.3% | 93 | 15.2% | 99 | 16.4% | 107 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 14.2% | 103 | 18.8% | 102 | 18.0% | 94 | 15.5% | 111 | 18.1% | 97 | 16.1% | 106 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 97 | 17.4% | 99 | 18.1% | 91 | 16.0% | 113 | 18.6% | 95 | 15.5% | 107 | 17.7% | 97 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 104 | 18.6% | 94 | 17.2% | 107 | 18.8% | 103 | 16.9% | 111 | 18.1% | 96 | 15.9% | 119 | 18.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 289 | 51.8% | 287 | 52.4% | 311 | 54.8% | 326 | 53.6% | 326 | 53.2% | 321 | 53.2% | 341 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 269 | 48.2% | 261 | 47.6% | 257 | 45.2% | 282 | 46.4% | 258 | 42.1% | 256 | 42.5% | 279 | 44.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 16 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.0% | 28 | 4.6% | 24 | 3.9% | 16 | 2.7% | 31 | 4.9% |
| White: | 502 | 90.0% | 498 | 90.9% | 520 | 91.5% | 552 | 90.8% | 563 | 91.8% | 563 | 93.4% | 591 | 93.8% |
| 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: | 33 | 5.9% | 28 | 5.1% | 23 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 48.0% | 286 | 52.2% | 282 | 49.6% | 293 | 48.2% | 302 | 49.3% | 278 | 46.1% | 296 | 47.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.6% | 45 | 8.2% | 40 | 7.0% | 55 | 9.0% | 50 | 8.2% | 46 | 7.6% | 52 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.94 | 15.66 | 17.21 | 19.00 | 18.58 | 18.30 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 41.5% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 28.6% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.5% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.5% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 50.0% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 22.7% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.1% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 23.7% | 35.7% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 47.73% | 47.73% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 59.81% | 59.81% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.14% | 57.14% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.8% | 73.8% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 67.47% | 67.47% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 67.53% | 67.53% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.37% | 74.37% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.37% | 68.37% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.11% | 82.11% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 77.51% | 77.51% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 54.62% | 54.62% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75.79% | 75.79% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 62.14% | 62.14% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.15% | 69.15% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.3% | 78.3% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 48.39% | 48.39% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.52% | 65.52% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 61.86% | 61.86% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 36.04% | 36.04% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 40.86% | 40.86% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.79% | 63.79% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75.26% | 75.26% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 61.26% | 61.26% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,103.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,181.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,548.0 |
* Ballard County Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.