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B+

Ballard High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

701 Ballard Drive, Huxley, IA 50124 · (515) 597-2971 · Part of Ballard Community School District

Huxley’s School Grade A better than 90% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
586
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ballard High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 18.6% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Ballard Middle School418 students
9–12Ballard High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency71%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts78%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

701 Ballard Drive, Huxley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9146
Grade 10160
Grade 11132
Grade 12148
Enrollment over time
494’20
515’21
545’22
553’23
586’24

Up 18.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ballard High School from Huxley families.

Other schools in Ballard Community School District

The district →
Ballard West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Slater
451 students15:1
Ballard East Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cambridge
A−
417 students13:1
Ballard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Huxley
A
418 students15:1

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 Iowa’s other public schools; Huxley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.