Ballard Middle School

As a medium-sized junior high in Huxley, Iowa, Ballard Middle School instructs 418 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Ballard Comm School District.

Across the 4 schools in Ballard Comm School District (1,872 students total), Ballard Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Ballard Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Ballard Middle School logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Story County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ballard Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.1%; this one delivers 83.9%.

Around the school, Story County reports that median household income runs about $69,685, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Ballard Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Story County (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students).

The closest other public school is Ballard High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ballard Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 79.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Ballard Middle School's enrollment has expanded 20% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 418).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.