Balboa Middle School in Ventura CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Balboa Middle ranks better than 56.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Ventura Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Balboa Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Ventura Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.5%), White (35.9%), Asian (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Balboa Middle is 27.9. 2 middle schools in the Ventura Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Balboa Middle employs 40.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Balboa Middle is $6,467. 2 middle schools in the Ventura Unified School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Balboa Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Balboa Middle 390^th of 894 California public middle schools. (See Balboa Middle in the ranking list.)

Ventura Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ventura Unified 257^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Balboa Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.67	381^st	1769	78.5%
2005	80.54	275^th	1777	84.5%
2006	79.22	305^th	1804	83.1%
2007	80.64	292^nd	1999	85.4%
2008	79.17	310^th	2005	84.5%
2009	79.39	303^rd	2063	85.3%
2010	74.79	429^th	2179	80.3%
2011	71.65	500^th	2236	77.6%
2012	69.01	599^th	2259	73.5%
2013	68.35	642^nd	2379	73.0%
2015	67.83	691^st	2477	72.1%
2016	68.01	696^th	2497	72.1%
2017	68.68	698^th	2508	72.2%
2018	67.40	703^rd	2480	71.7%
2019	63.68	824^th	2715	69.7%
2021	50.41	390^th	894	56.4%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Balboa Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	666	9	40	200	15	n/a	n/a	0	930
1989	690	9	37	224	13	n/a	n/a	0	973
1990	666	9	39	249	9	n/a	n/a	0	972
1991	662	12	40	249	9	n/a	n/a	0	972
1992	681	18	43	233	9	n/a	n/a	0	984
1993	761	16	36	265	10	n/a	n/a	0	1088
1994	755	23	31	275	8	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1995	819	28	43	327	13	n/a	n/a	0	1230
1996	819	28	43	327	13	n/a	n/a	0	1230
1997	829	27	49	330	8	n/a	n/a	0	1243
1998	823	22	42	338	10	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1999	780	25	44	352	8	n/a	n/a	2	1211
2000	724	25	38	397	5	n/a	n/a	1	1190
2001	713	37	40	426	12	n/a	n/a	6	1234
2002	866	46	61	465	18	n/a	n/a	0	1456
2003	866	46	61	465	18	n/a	n/a	0	1456
2004	827	33	63	469	16	n/a	n/a	23	1431
2005	768	30	66	464	18	n/a	n/a	34	1380
2006	736	28	61	499	20	n/a	n/a	37	1381
2007	730	25	68	497	16	n/a	n/a	39	1375
2008	716	29	59	505	16	n/a	n/a	0	1325
2009	673	31	68	482	13	3	53	0	1323
2010	702	34	66	559	9	7	32	0	1409
2011	665	37	49	535	7	5	40	0	1338
2012	606	19	35	566	7	4	34	0	1271
2013	567	15	39	565	5	2	31	0	1224
2014	548	16	50	571	3	3	33	0	1224
2015	548	12	51	564	2	2	39	0	1218
2016	512	11	50	541	3	3	38	0	1158
2017	497	12	54	530	3	4	39	0	1139
2018	487	12	51	555	3	3	44	0	1155
2019	437	12	43	564	2	3	42	0	1103
2020	440	16	42	577	1	3	54	0	1133
2021	409	18	51	609	0	1	50	0	1138

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Balboa Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	930	36.8	25.2	n/a
1989	973	38.4	25.3	n/a
1990	972	40.6	23.9	n/a
1991	972	39.3	24.7	n/a
1992	984	39.9	24.6	24
1993	1088	36.9	29.5	21.2
1994	1092	36.3	30.1	24.7
1995	1230	41.2	29.9	27.8
1996	1230	41.2	29.9	27.8
1997	1243	41.0	30.3	27.3
1998	1235	40.7	30.3	28.8
1999	1211	39.7	30.5	26.8
2000	1190	40.6	29.3	28.7
2001	1234	41.7	29.6	25.8
2002	1456	47.7	30.5	26.4
2003	1456	47.7	30.5	26.4
2004	1431	46.1	31.0	28
2005	1380	45.8	30.1	29.8
2006	1381	45.3	30.5	32.9
2007	1375	43.6	31.5	31.7
2008	1325	35.0	37.9	32.4
2009	1323	42.8	26.5	31.6
2010	1409	45.8	30.7	38.8
2011	1338	n/a	n/a	41.9
2012	1271	42.4	29.9	n/a
2013	1224	40.0	30.5	47.6
2014	1224	39.5	30.9	44.9
2015	1218	41.0	29.7	43.8
2016	1158	40.0	28.9	37.1
2017	1139	40.9	27.8	44.5
2018	1155	40.9	28.2	49.1
2019	1103	42.0	26.2	49.9
2020	1133	n/a	n/a	50
2021	1138	40.6	27.9	50.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Balboa Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	930	36.8	25.2	n/a
1989	973	38.4	25.3	n/a
1990	972	40.6	23.9	n/a
1991	972	39.3	24.7	n/a
1992	984	39.9	24.6	24
1993	1088	36.9	29.5	21.2
1994	1092	36.3	30.1	24.7
1995	1230	41.2	29.9	27.8
1996	1230	41.2	29.9	27.8
1997	1243	41.0	30.3	27.3
1998	1235	40.7	30.3	28.8
1999	1211	39.7	30.5	26.8
2000	1190	40.6	29.3	28.7
2001	1234	41.7	29.6	25.8
2002	1456	47.7	30.5	26.4
2003	1456	47.7	30.5	26.4
2004	1431	46.1	31.0	28
2005	1380	45.8	30.1	29.8
2006	1381	45.3	30.5	32.9
2007	1375	43.6	31.5	31.7
2008	1325	35.0	37.9	32.4
2009	1323	42.8	26.5	31.6
2010	1409	45.8	30.7	38.8
2011	1338	n/a	n/a	41.9
2012	1271	42.4	29.9	n/a
2013	1224	40.0	30.5	47.6
2014	1224	39.5	30.9	44.9
2015	1218	41.0	29.7	43.8
2016	1158	40.0	28.9	37.1
2017	1139	40.9	27.8	44.5
2018	1155	40.9	28.2	49.1
2019	1103	42.0	26.2	49.9
2020	1133	n/a	n/a	50
2021	1138	40.6	27.9	50.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Balboa Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,467

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Balboa Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 824^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 390^th of 894 Middle schools	13.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Balboa Middle)	47	42	5%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)	48.8	40.9	7.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43.6	4.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Balboa Middle)	45.2	30.3	14.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)	38.2	27.8	10.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	30.8	7.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Balboa Middle)	57.5	54.6	2.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)	57	51.9	5.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	50	1.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Balboa Middle)	45.2	37.7	7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)	43.2	33.5	9.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	34.4	3.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Balboa Middle)	53.6	42.9	10.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)	55.9	44.7	11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	47.4	2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Balboa Middle)	40.2	21.9	18.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)	41.3	24.4	16.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	30.8	5.8%
8th Grade Science (Balboa Middle)	39.5	23.6	16%
8th Grade Science (Ventura Unified)	39.9	26	13.9%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	27	3.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1103	1138	3.2%
African American	12	18	50%
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	43	51	18.6%
Hispanic	564	609	8%
Pacific Islander	3	1	66.7%
Two or More Races	42	50	19%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	49.9%	50.1%	0.2%

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