Ballington Academy For The Arts And Sciences Primary School
2298 Merrill Center Dr
El Centro CA, 92243, Imperial County
Phone: 760-353-0140
Ranking: 
(4,394 out of 6,930, bottom 37%)*
(4,394 out of 6,930, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: El Centro Elementary 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 13 | 10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | |||
| Total Students: | 275 | 238 | 140 | 109 | 80 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 19.6% | 44 | 18.5% | 28 | 20.0% | 19 | 17.4% | 37 | 46.3% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 17.8% | 48 | 20.2% | 25 | 17.9% | 37 | 33.9% | 16 | 20.0% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 18.2% | 37 | 15.5% | 32 | 22.9% | 17 | 15.6% | 13 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 36 | 13.1% | 37 | 15.5% | 19 | 13.6% | 19 | 17.4% | 14 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 14.9% | 25 | 10.5% | 18 | 12.9% | 17 | 15.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 24 | 8.7% | 24 | 10.1% | 18 | 12.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 21 | 7.6% | 23 | 9.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 129 | 46.9% | 110 | 46.2% | 64 | 45.7% | 58 | 53.2% | 38 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 146 | 53.1% | 128 | 53.8% | 76 | 54.3% | 51 | 46.8% | 42 | 52.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 249 | 90.5% | 215 | 90.3% | 123 | 87.9% | 89 | 81.7% | 63 | 78.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.4% | 3 | 2.8% | 2 | 2.5% |
| White: | 18 | 6.5% | 19 | 8.0% | 13 | 9.3% | 14 | 12.8% | 9 | 11.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.7% | 3 | 2.8% | 4 | 5.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 15.5% | 137 | 97.9% | 90 | 82.6% | 24 | 30.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 5 | 4.6% | 39 | 48.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.15 | 23.80 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 345.6 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 350.1 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 342.5 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 332.0 | 357.3 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.6 | 356 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 360.8 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 352.5 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.0 | 345.1 | 379.9 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 326 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 328.1 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.5 | 331.9 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 324.5 | 345.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 375.3 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 387.5 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.5 | 381.7 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.1 | 377.4 | 399.0 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.7 | 360.4 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.2 | 359.4 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.6 | 363.0 | 374.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.8 | 376.4 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.3 | 378.9 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.4 | 383.0 | 394.9 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 353.4 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 352.5 | 365.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 374.9 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 367.1 | 393.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 354.4 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 349.4 | 366.9 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.0 | 355.7 | 363.0 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 363.0 | 366.5 |
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* Ballington Academy For The Arts And Sciences Primary 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.