📍 912 18th St W, Bradenton, Manatee County, 34205
Ballard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bradenton, Manatee County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rudy Keezer. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ballard Elementary School enrolls 400 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 192 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 24% |
| White | 88 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 400 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ballard Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 71.
Ballard Elementary School is one of 81 schools in MANATEE, based in BRADENTON, Florida. The district serves 54,215 students district-wide and employs 2,963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, Ballard Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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