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Ballenger Creek Middle School
5525 Ballenger Creek Pk Frederick MD, 21703, Frederick County Phone: 240-236-5700 Ranking:  (223 out of 1,074, top 21%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 9 School District: Frederick County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 45 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 52 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 706 | 703 | 707 | 696 | 689 | 734 | 754 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 225 | 31.9% | 234 | 33.3% | 237 | 33.5% | 243 | 34.9% | 220 | 31.9% | 212 | 28.9% | 245 | 32.5% |
| Grade 7: | 243 | 34.4% | 231 | 32.9% | 239 | 33.8% | 233 | 33.5% | 222 | 32.2% | 250 | 34.1% | 273 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 237 | 33.6% | 238 | 33.9% | 231 | 32.7% | 220 | 31.6% | 247 | 35.8% | 272 | 37.1% | 236 | 31.3% |
| Grade 9: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 383 | 54.2% | 355 | 50.5% | 358 | 50.6% | 360 | 51.7% | 369 | 53.6% | 382 | 52.0% | 399 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 323 | 45.8% | 348 | 49.5% | 349 | 49.4% | 336 | 48.3% | 312 | 45.3% | 344 | 46.9% | 351 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 49 | 6.9% | 45 | 6.4% | 41 | 5.8% | 37 | 5.3% | 47 | 6.8% | 47 | 6.4% | 43 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 10.8% | 84 | 11.9% | 83 | 11.7% | 82 | 11.8% | 68 | 9.9% | 66 | 9.0% | 69 | 9.2% |
| Black: | 94 | 13.3% | 93 | 13.2% | 103 | 14.6% | 100 | 14.4% | 97 | 14.1% | 117 | 15.9% | 110 | 14.6% |
| White: | 436 | 61.8% | 438 | 62.3% | 435 | 61.5% | 423 | 60.8% | 477 | 69.2% | 502 | 68.4% | 531 | 70.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 6.7% | 42 | 6.0% | 44 | 6.2% | 51 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 17.0% | 119 | 16.9% | 106 | 15.0% | 99 | 14.2% | 73 | 10.6% | 70 | 9.5% | 66 | 8.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.1% | 24 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.4% | 29 | 4.2% | 37 | 5.4% | 32 | 4.4% | 34 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.69 | 15.45 | 13.73 | 15.30 | 15.48 | 14.30 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 99.3% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 97.5% | 67.2% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 99% | 81.2% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98.5% | 78.9% | 63.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 61.5% | 50.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 78.3% | 65.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.0% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 86.4% | 75.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 86.3% | 77.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.4% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 89.1% | 81.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 90.6% | 83.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.6% | 77.1% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 74.8% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 77.5% | 70.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 81.0% | 71.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.7% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.1% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88.8% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 92.1% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 89.3% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 90.4% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.6% | 84.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 64.6% | 49.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 71.5% | 55.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 73.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 73.9% | 61.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 79.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 82.5% | 72.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.1% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.2% | 76.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 77.7% | 72.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 74.9% | 67.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.3% | 67.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.4% | 71.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 79.5% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 87.4% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.1% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.4% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.9% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 58.0% | 45.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 67.3% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.0% | 55.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.7% | 56.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 75.5% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 75.8% | 67.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 75.1% | 65.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77.9% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 80.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.8% | 67.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 72.0% | 63.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.8% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 79.5% | 67% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 79.6% | 68.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.0% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 87.7% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.8% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 91.0% | 82.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89.0% | 80.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.8% | 81.0% |
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* Ballenger Creek 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.