High Schools in Ballard Community School District

Summary:

The Ballard Community School District in Iowa is home to one standout high school, Ballard High School. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 17% of Iowa high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Ballard High School boasts an impressive 88.3% graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. The school's students have also excelled academically, with test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science exceeding state averages. In 10th grade, 82.2% of students scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 80.9% scored proficient or better in Mathematics, demonstrating the school's ability to prepare its students for success.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is on the higher side, the relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 14.83% suggests the school serves a population with a higher socioeconomic status. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 to 1, Ballard High School appears to have sufficient staffing to support its students. Overall, Ballard High School stands out as a high-performing institution within the Ballard Community School District, providing a quality education to its students.

District Detail

509 N Main Ave
Huxley, IA 50124-9416

(515) 597-2811

SchoolDigger Rank:
57^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,872

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ballard High School	Public	9-12	701 Ballard Drive	Huxley	50124	Story County	Ballard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 597-2971	586	37	15.8	15.4%	544 (92.8%)	10 (1.7%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	73.1	68^th of 340 public high schools	80.0%		75.5	57^th of 338 public high schools	83.1%	11	85.9	82.2	76.4	79.6	80.9	82.9	71.7	$13,456	$266	$13,189

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Polk Community School District	5.73 mi	5	16^th
Ames Community School District	6.24 mi	8	145^th
Ankeny Community School District	9.57 mi	18	62^nd
Madrid Community School District	10.22 mi	4	91^st
Collins-Maxwell Community School District	11.33 mi	2	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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