Ballenger Creek Middle School in Frederick MD

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Compare Details Ballenger Creek Middle ranks better than 59.4% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 8^th among 13 ranked middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ballenger Creek Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.3%), Hispanic (22.5%), African American (20.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ballenger Creek Middle is 14.8, which is the 3^rd best among 13 middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Ballenger Creek Middle employs 53.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ballenger Creek Middle is $12,132, which is the 6^th highest among 13 middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District.

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SchoolDigger ranks Ballenger Creek Middle 123^rd of 303 Maryland public middle schools. (See Ballenger Creek Middle in the ranking list.)

Frederick County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Frederick County Public Schools 4^th of 24 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	37.87	166^th	252	34.1%
2005	17.36	214^th	255	16.1%
2006	23.50	198^th	254	22.0%
2007	27.23	193^rd	264	26.9%
2008	80.03	53^rd	283	81.3%
2009	74.45	81^st	301	73.1%
2010	80.05	60^th	324	81.5%
2011	69.71	99^th	309	68.0%
2012	81.14	57^th	314	81.8%
2013	71.73	93^rd	316	70.6%
2014	76.04	88^th	339	74.0%
2015	79.93	49^th	315	84.4%
2016	76.28	65^th	314	79.3%
2017	66.87	97^th	317	69.4%
2018	67.27	95^th	328	71.0%
2019	63.82	102^nd	316	67.7%
2021	52.49	123^rd	303	59.4%

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

Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ballenger Creek Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1991	500	57	12	6	1	n/a	n/a	576
1992	667	66	14	3	2	n/a	n/a	752
1993	823	87	9	11	4	n/a	n/a	934
1994	684	93	12	19	4	n/a	n/a	812
1995	780	106	26	20	1	n/a	n/a	933
1996	780	106	26	20	1	n/a	n/a	933
1997	833	111	31	19	3	n/a	n/a	997
1998	847	128	48	20	1	n/a	n/a	1044
1999	862	150	35	32	0	n/a	n/a	1079
2000	893	161	34	42	1	n/a	n/a	1131
2001	813	108	42	30	1	n/a	n/a	994
2002	864	158	57	43	6	n/a	n/a	1128
2003	864	158	57	43	6	n/a	n/a	1128
2004	856	197	51	50	4	n/a	n/a	1158
2005	573	100	31	37	4	n/a	n/a	745
2006	519	101	32	46	4	n/a	n/a	702
2007	548	113	39	58	4	n/a	n/a	762
2008	531	110	43	69	1	n/a	n/a	754
2009	502	117	47	66	2	n/a	n/a	734
2010	477	97	47	68	0	n/a	n/a	689
2011	423	100	37	82	2	1	51	696
2012	435	103	41	83	1	0	44	707
2013	438	93	45	84	1	0	42	703
2014	436	94	49	76	4	0	47	706
2015	415	105	51	86	4	0	52	713
2016	395	122	51	92	3	1	48	712
2017	420	118	62	129	1	2	44	776
2018	409	136	57	134	4	2	35	777
2019	397	173	63	156	1	5	45	840
2020	362	172	60	168	4	4	47	817
2021	338	161	51	180	5	3	62	800

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 Ballenger Creek Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	576	34.7	16.5	6.1
1992	752	42.3	17.7	6.6
1993	934	56.7	16.5	5.4
1994	812	53.7	15.1	9.2
1995	933	56.7	16.5	12.6
1996	933	56.7	16.5	12.6
1997	997	59.8	16.7	11
1998	1044	63.8	16.4	12
1999	1079	63.8	16.9	19
2000	1131	67.8	16.7	13.4
2001	994	62.5	15.9	9.2
2002	1128	63.0	17.9	9.8
2003	1128	63.0	17.9	9.8
2004	1158	65.5	17.7	12.2
2005	745	47.0	15.9	10.1
2006	702	48.0	14.6	10.7
2007	762	44.8	17.0	13.8
2008	754	49.0	15.4	13.3
2009	734	51.5	14.3	13.9
2010	689	44.5	15.4	16
2011	696	45.5	15.2	18.4
2012	707	51.5	13.7	18.4
2013	703	45.5	15.4	20.3
2014	706	45.0	15.6	20.1
2015	713	44.0	16.2	22.7
2016	712	46.0	15.4	23.6
2017	776	43.0	18.0	n/a
2018	777	48.0	16.1	23.8
2019	840	49.5	16.9	25.1
2020	817	51.0	16.0	27.1
2021	800	53.9	14.8	29.1

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

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Student/Teacher Ratio Ballenger Creek Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	576	34.7	16.5	6.1
1992	752	42.3	17.7	6.6
1993	934	56.7	16.5	5.4
1994	812	53.7	15.1	9.2
1995	933	56.7	16.5	12.6
1996	933	56.7	16.5	12.6
1997	997	59.8	16.7	11
1998	1044	63.8	16.4	12
1999	1079	63.8	16.9	19
2000	1131	67.8	16.7	13.4
2001	994	62.5	15.9	9.2
2002	1128	63.0	17.9	9.8
2003	1128	63.0	17.9	9.8
2004	1158	65.5	17.7	12.2
2005	745	47.0	15.9	10.1
2006	702	48.0	14.6	10.7
2007	762	44.8	17.0	13.8
2008	754	49.0	15.4	13.3
2009	734	51.5	14.3	13.9
2010	689	44.5	15.4	16
2011	696	45.5	15.2	18.4
2012	707	51.5	13.7	18.4
2013	703	45.5	15.4	20.3
2014	706	45.0	15.6	20.1
2015	713	44.0	16.2	22.7
2016	712	46.0	15.4	23.6
2017	776	43.0	18.0	n/a
2018	777	48.0	16.1	23.8
2019	840	49.5	16.9	25.1
2020	817	51.0	16.0	27.1
2021	800	53.9	14.8	29.1

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 Ballenger Creek Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$524 (4.5%)	$11,221 (95.5%)	$11,745
2020	$569 (4.7%)	$11,564 (95.3%)	$12,132

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ballenger Creek Middle

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Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 102^nd of 316 Middle schools	Ranks 123^rd of 303 Middle schools	8.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	840	800	4.8%
African American	173	161	6.9%
American Indian	1	5	400%
Asian	63	51	19%
Hispanic	156	180	15.4%
Pacific Islander	5	3	40%
Two or More Races	45	62	37.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	25.1%	29.1%	4%

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