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Ballard Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

912 18th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205 · (941) 708-8400 · Part of Manatee County School District

Bradenton’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ballard Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Florida’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bradenton kids: W. D. Sugg Middle School

On the path

Where Bradenton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ballard Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8W. D. Sugg Middle School1,017 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

912 18th St W, Bradenton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten53
Grade 170
Grade 259
Grade 365
Grade 470
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
414’20
376’21
400’22
417’23
421’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 25%White 18%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ballard Elementary School from Bradenton families.

Other schools in Manatee County School District

The district →
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
B
853 students18:1
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Bradenton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.