Ballard West Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Slater, Iowa

Ballard West Elementary in Slater, Iowa enrolled 451 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

472 students in 2022-23, 456 students in 2023-24, 451 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Ballard West Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 45102004006002022-234722023-244562024-25451
Students enrolled at Ballard West Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 45102004006002022-234722023-244562024-25451
Students enrolled at Ballard West Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 45102004006002022-234722023-244562024-25451
Students enrolled at Ballard West Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 45102004006002022-234722023-244562024-25451
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347234.513.7
2023-2445633.913.5
2024-2545130.015.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 429 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ballard West Elementary enrolled 429 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 429 of the 429 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.9% of students were White, 5.1% Hispanic, 2.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White90.9%
  2. Hispanic5.1%
  3. Two or more races2.4%
  4. Black1.3%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Ballard West Elementary

  1. Big Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 7.2 miles away: 357 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  2. North Polk West Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.7 miles away: 396 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  3. Compare Ballard West Elementary with Big Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ballard Community School District spends per student$11,725 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,725
  5. The largest public schools in IowaBallard West Elementary is the number 142 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#142 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ballard West Elementary

  1. How many students attend Ballard West Elementary?
    451 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 472 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Slater, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ballard West Elementary?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ballard West Elementary a Title I school?
    Ballard West Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Ballard West Elementary in?
    Ballard Community School District, NCES district ID 1904200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190420000108 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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