Ballenger Creek Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Frederick, Maryland

Ballenger Creek Middle in Frederick, Maryland enrolled 777 students in 2024-25 with 47.5 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

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

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

805 students in 2022-23, 792 students in 2023-24, 777 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.5 to 47.5.

Students enrolled at Ballenger Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 77702505007501k2022-238052023-247922024-25777
Students enrolled at Ballenger Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 77702505007501k2022-238052023-247922024-25777
Students enrolled at Ballenger Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 77702505007501k2022-238052023-247922024-25777
Students enrolled at Ballenger Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 77702505007501k2022-238052023-247922024-25777
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380549.516.3
2023-2479248.016.5
2024-2577747.516.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Maryland middle schools

Among the 222 Maryland middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Ballenger Creek Middle 16.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherBallenger Creek Middle 16.4state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Ballenger Creek Middle 16.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherBallenger Creek Middle 16.4state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Ballenger Creek Middle 16.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherBallenger Creek Middle 16.4state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Ballenger Creek Middle 16.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherBallenger Creek Middle 16.4state median 14.4U.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 263 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ballenger Creek Middle enrolled 789 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 263 of the 789 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions70
  • Chronically absent24.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.3% of students were White, 26.4% Hispanic, 22.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White35.3%
  2. Hispanic26.4%
  3. Black22.4%
  4. Asian8.4%
  5. Two or more races6.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ballenger Creek Middle scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247%54%45.1%
Math, 2022-2321%34% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Frederick

5 public middle schools in Frederick report 2024-25 enrollment; Ballenger Creek Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Crestwood Middle99615.156.2%
West Frederick Middle82014.852.8%
Ballenger Creek Middle77716.433.1%
Monocacy Middle71013.047.7%
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle57315.538.0%

All public schools in Frederick →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ballenger Creek Middle

  1. Crestwood MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 996 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. West Frederick MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 820 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Ballenger Creek Middle with Crestwood MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Frederick County Public Schools spends per student$16,233 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,233
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandBallenger Creek Middle is the number 111 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 224
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.16.4:1
  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 Ballenger Creek Middle

  1. How many students attend Ballenger Creek Middle?
    777 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 805 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Frederick, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ballenger Creek Middle?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ballenger Creek Middle a Title I school?
    Ballenger Creek Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Ballenger Creek Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ballenger Creek Middle scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ballenger Creek Middle in?
    Frederick County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240033090446 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

Compiled from official source data by .