Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Huxley

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Ballard Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

509 N Main Ave, Huxley, IA 50124 · (515) 597-2815 · Part of Ballard Community School District

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

Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Ballard Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Huxley kids: Ballard High School

On the path

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

3–5Ballard East Elementaryin Cambridge
6–8Ballard Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Ballard High School586 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency84%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

509 N Main Ave, Huxley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6149
Grade 7130
Grade 8139
Enrollment over time
412’20
427’21
432’22
409’23
418’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%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 Middle 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 High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Huxley
B+
586 students16:1

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.